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After 20 years of ministering across the lines of social and racial division, pastor Tony Myles is more convinced than ever that the gospel alone has the power to heal and restore.

And [God] gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. – Ephesians 4:11–12

Rev. Doug Shepherd (MDiv '03) and his wife, Masha (MATS ‘02), have been serving in Lviv, Ukraine with Mission to the World (MTW) since 2006.

Caring well for others as a pastor or counselor requires both theological understanding and psychological insight, but as Dr. Dan Zink has spent a lifetime learning and teaching, the relationship itself is key.

Music can be a powerful means of artistic expression, but for Bekah Marsh it’s more—a gracious gift to help God’s people worship and glorify him well.

Science, linguistics, and faith may seem an unlikely combination of interests, but they led Dr. Jack Collins to a full and fruitful life of ministry.

Rev. Chad Brewer found a lifeline to faith through campus ministry; now he helps others do the same.

The Lord’s plans for us may be different than our own, but that’s okay—if we’re willing to listen and follow him faithfully wherever he leads.

For Sam Ivey (MDiv ’24), the path from pre-med to pastor led from Georgia to Peru to St. Louis—with lots of surprises along the way.

God uses all our experiences to shape us for ministry—and he never wastes a thing.