Students Flock to Seminaries, but not to Churches

The New York Times has an article talking about the increasing numbers of students going to Protestant seminaries. But they are not going into churches after graduation:

Across the country, enrollment is up at Protestant seminaries, but a shrinking portion of the graduates will ascend the pulpit. These seminarians, particularly the young ones, are less interested in making a career of religion than in taking their religion into other careers.

One reason for this not mentioned in the article: there are fewer and fewer churches that can pay a living wage. Four years of college and three years of seminary to take a part-time job? Many seminaries have adapted their marketing and their program offerings in response.