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.

Covenant grad Rev. Davis Mooney (MDiv ’19) received the gift of faithful pastoring during his childhood and college years—now he continues that tradition by serving the Lord as a youth pastor.