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Becoming the Youth Pastor He Wished He’d Had
When Giovanny Panginda opens up about his work as a youth pastor—as well as for the Fuller Youth Institute—it’s easy to see his passion for serving and shepherding the church’s emerging generation. He ministers to youth at not one, or two, but four churches in the LA area, explaining that such an arrangement isn’t unusual…
Do Pastors Need to Know Greek and Hebrew?
Do pastors need to know Greek and Hebrew? Fuller professors share their answers. Studying Greek and Hebrew Equips Us as Lifelong, Discerning Readers of Scripture You don’t need to study biblical languages, but your ministry will benefit from doing so. Studying Greek and Hebrew will enable you to draw continuous refreshment in your Christian thinking,…
Why Should You Go to Seminary?
Why should you go to seminary? Fuller professors share their answers. Seminary Allows Us to Think Critically and Carefully in Community There are two major reasons to choose to go to seminary. The first is to learn to think critically about who God is, who we are as human beings, and what the created order…
Doing Theology Through the Arts with W. David O. Taylor
W. David O. Taylor is associate professor of theology and culture. He is co-editor, with Daniel Train, of Naming the Spirit: Pneumatology Through the Arts (IVP 2025), which won IVP’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Award in Arts and Humanities. He is also the author of a number of other books, including the forthcoming To Set the…
How Do I Know I’m Called to Be a Pastor?
How Do I Know I’m Called to be a Pastor? Fuller professors share their answers. You Are Already Being Called If you’re already asking whether you’re called to be a pastor, there is something behind the question that means you are called to pastoral work. So whatever that is, in whatever context, and based on…
Welcoming the Foreigner Is Faith in Action
Ashley Glimasinski (MAICS ’18) helps others show the love of Christ to immigrant neighbors. She is the administrative director and education manager of We Choose Welcome, which empowers people to have brave conversations about immigration and to advocate for just immigration policies; she is also cohost of Hope in Action, a podcast helping Christians navigate…
Addressing Mental Health is Integral to Holistic Ministry
Rachel Sing-Kiat Ting is professor in clinical psychology and chair of the MA in Mental Health and Ministry (MAMHM) program. Fuller’s new MA in Mental Health and Ministry degree prepares ministry and nonprofit leaders to support mental health and holistic well-being in diverse settings such as churches, faith-based and humanitarian NGOs, prisons, rehabilitation centers, addiction…
Do I Need a Degree to be a Missionary?
Do I need a degree to be a missionary? Fuller professors share their answers. Be Equipped to Face Challenges Involved in Crossing Cultural Boundaries A degree equips you to face the challenges as well as the dangers that are involved in crossing cultural boundaries as someone who is speaking for the gospel. There are so…
Letting God Lead
Jeffrey Keuss (MDiv ’95) was no stranger to Fuller when he stepped into the role of School of Mission and Theology dean in Spring 2025. A graduate of the MDiv program, Keuss first came to Fuller as a student at the encouragement of his pastor, who had told him, “Everything you seem to be looking…