What is your current job and what have you been doing since graduation from GC? After graduating from Goshen, I spent a year serving with the Moreau College Initiative, a college-in-prison program at Westville Correctional Facility. Through the program, Notre...
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John David Thacker ’95
May 27 2021
MAJORS: chemistry; Bible and religion
Church planter with Virginia Mennonite Missions
How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and or approach to ministry?
My Bible and religion classes started me on my course to seminary and then Christian ministry. The Ministry Inquiry Program helped me test my sense of calling, and Study-Service Term gave me confidence to minister in new cultures.
What gives you the most satisfaction in your work?
Studying scripture, theology and church history, and then applying that to our corporate lives as the church.
What advice would you have for GC students interested in ministry?
Start now with you fellow students. Start a small group where you encourage one another weekly with prayer, Bible study, fellowship and service to others. Don’t wait.
Jenae Longenecker ’18
Johnny Gerig Meyer ’08
What is your current job and what have you been doing since graduation from GC? After graduating from Goshen College in 2008, I received an MA in Theological Studies from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and then taught philosophy and religious...
Arvis Dawson ’76
After graduating from Goshen College, Arvis Dawson ’76 worked as a social worker and then as a teacher for 31 years in Elkhart Community Schools. He is serving his eighth term on the Elkhart City Council, a total of 28...