Here is an interview with Andrea Cruz, a 2021 graduate. What did you do right after graduation? I got married! I then started working at Goshen Health as an Account Coordinator for the Get Fit Get Healthy department, coordinating and...
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Malinda Berry ’96
May 27 2021
Elkhart, Indiana
MAJORS: history, English
Associate professor of theology and ethics, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry?
Attending GC was very instrumental in shaping my work in theological education. Experiences both inside and outside the classroom expanded my understanding of violence raising important questions about how we are and aren’t “people of God peace.”
What gives you the most satisfaction in your work?
I approach scholarship as a form of what we Mennonites call “discipleship,” so I’m interested in how Christian faith makes it possible for us to live meaningful lives because it’s an interesting topic AND my scholarship helps me do my personal work.
What advice would you have for GC students interested in ministry?
We think of ministry as something we do to help others, but it’s really a dialogue between me (and my stuff), those I “minister to” and how we’re all trying to meet our needs for connection. So, be as curious about yourself as you are about others!
Alum Feature: Andrea Cruz
Jenae Longenecker ’18
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...
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...