Mentoring Students

Legendary churchman William Quayle once said: “The art of preaching is not the art of preparing a sermon and delivering that. It is the art of preparing a preacher and delivering him.” At its finest, dynamic ministry is the overflow of the preacher’s own relationship with God. It is more than hermeneutical and homiletical. It is spiritual. Spirituality cannot be taught. It must be caught. It is not learned by listening to lectures. It is learned by observing the lives of those who model unconditional love for God and sacrificial service to those in need.

For this reason I believe that best thing that we Biblical Studies professors can do for our students is to make themselves available to them in the form of a personal, mentoring relationship. This will help them become more than better preachers. It will help them become better people.

Stephen M. Hooks, Ph.D.
Professor of Biblical Studies


Mentoring allows me to build and strengthen relationships with students. I learn more about them and what is going on in their lives in and outside of school. I oftentimes find myself guiding/supporting them in more ways than I originally anticipated. We are always modeling Christian values and character for our students and mentoring is a way that allows us to do that on a deeper level and impact lives more broadly.

Simone Cox
Associate Professor of Counseling & Human Services

Legendary churchman William Quayle once said: “The art of preaching is not the art of preparing a sermon and delivering that. It is the art of preparing a preacher and delivering him.” At its finest, dynamic ministry is the overflow of the preacher’s own relationship with God. It is more than hermeneutical and homiletical. It is spiritual. Spirituality cannot be taught. It must be caught. It is not learned by listening to lectures. It is learned by observing the lives of those who model unconditional love for God and sacrificial service to those in need.

For this reason I believe that best thing that we Biblical Studies professors can do for our students is to make themselves available to them in the form of a personal, mentoring relationship. This will help them become more than better preachers. It will help them become better people.

Stephen M. Hooks, Ph.D.
Professor of Biblical Studies


Mentoring allows me to build and strengthen relationships with students. I learn more about them and what is going on in their lives in and outside of school. I oftentimes find myself guiding/supporting them in more ways than I originally anticipated. We are always modeling Christian values and character for our students and mentoring is a way that allows us to do that on a deeper level and impact lives more broadly.

Simone Cox
Assistant Professor of Counseling & Human Services

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