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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Shawn Gerber ’99
May 27 2021
Bloomington, Indiana
MAJOR: Bible and religion
Director of spiritual care and chaplaincy services, Indiana University Health- South Central Region
How did your experience at Goshen College inform your vocational calling and/or approach to ministry?
I am deeply grateful for professors that were not only interested in academic education, but they took an interest in me as a person. My Study-Service Term experience in Costa Rica helped shape my worldview in how God was experienced and faith was practiced.
What gives you the most satisfaction in your work?
To see how God provides hope, meaning and wholeness to people who are facing the pain and challenges of illness, and even suffering. I am also blessed in developing meaningful pastoral relationships with employees of all disciplines and walks of life.
What advice would you have for GC students interested in ministry?
Take advantage of the opportunities to serve and explore your calling through ministry experiences: all-campus worship, drama/worship teams, Ministry Inquiry Program, etc.
Develop various prayer practices that sustain you and help you discern.
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...