After my job as a school chaplain was cut due to funding, everything fell perfectly into place to come to the SOT. The SOT family quickly embraced me as a part of them, and have continually encouraged my calling to ministry. Being here has enabled me to grow in ways I couldn’t have without all of these wonderful people around me.
— Alli Voorhees, MAIS/MTS Candidate
It is a blessing being part of the seminary community. Working as the chapel assistant has given me special experiences in preparing worship services. As a student from Egypt, being at Anderson University SOT has helped me accomplish God’s calling on my life as I work with training Christians to share the gospel with Muslims.
— Remon Samuel, MDiv Candidate
My experience in the M.Div. program at the Anderson University School of Theology has helped me grow spiritually and intellectually within a community of grace. The professors view students as partners in ministry and have challenged me to look at my faith and ministry in a new light.
— Derek Madinger, MDiv Candidate
I spent almost 20 years of my life in what I would now call an extreme fundamentalist cult. By God’s grace, I came to the School of Theology to begin the process of sorting through my beliefs. The SOT faculty helped me to understand what the Bible says — and what it doesn’t say! They have patiently listened to me process my thoughts. I found a wonderful community willing to help me heal.
— Kimberly Lyle-Ippolito, AU Professor of Biology and Allied Health Advisor; MTS Candidate
I did not come to the SOT to learn to articulate doctrinal propositions or gain a set of skills for pastoral ministry. I came to take responsibility for my calling, to submit myself to a community where I could invite others to speak into my life. This life together has sometimes been hard, but I have found that the SOT is a place where “agape love” can prevail in the midst of our struggling together when concern for God and Other is consistently put above self.
— Ashley Fletcher, MDiv Candidate
