Phi Alpha Chi 2025

Mason Hunter Myers (MATS ’25)

Through wonderful alumni, the Lord brought me to Gordon-Conwell for hybrid seminary formation as a way to shape me for ordained ministry and for future theological research. As one called to local church pastoral ministry and theological research, Gordon-Conwell has been an excellent seminary for my particular vocation! I understand my calling as connecting the dots between big questions and people’s longings for new life in Christ.

Lord-willing, I will be ordained as an Anglican priest in the months after graduation. As I step into this new season of ministry, my wife and I will prayerfully discern the timing and place of study for my future doctoral research into St. Augustine of Hippo’s theology. Until then, I will continue in my role as the youth pastor at my parish and as the Canon for Student Ministry for the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina.

Chanmin Jeong (MATS ’25)

My experience in China has brought me to this journey. Back then, I had an opportunity to study the Bible. It was a powerful moment to meet God through the Scripture, and it has led me into a deep desire to understand his Word more fully and to dedicate my life to serving others through theological study and ministry.

After graduating, I am planning to apply for a ThM program here at Gordon-Conwell, continuing my academic journey to be equipped with a deeper understanding of the ancient biblical context. I am particularly interested in the Ancient Near Eastern context and hope to teach the Bible with relevant and well-grounded knowledge wherever God calls me to serve.

Dane Rich (MATS ’25)

My journey to residential seminary education was a slow process. I began taking classes online at Southern Seminary shortly after completing my undergraduate degree and continued to do so for several years. When I finally decided to attend seminary full time—a career shift from my engineering background—I chose Gordon-Conwell for several reasons, including its multi-denominational make-up, academic reputation and rigor, and CACREP accredited MACO program.

My near-term goals are to complete my MACO degree here at Gordon-Conwell and apply for PhD programs in New Testament. My long-term hope is to use my background in STEM, biblical studies, and mental health counseling to explore faithful, healthy, and robust gospel practice in the modern world.

Jordan Franco (MDiv ’25)

I became a Christian when I was 20 and quickly the Lord brought forth serving opportunities in youth ministry. After a year of serving as a volunteer, my church created a part-time junior high coordinator position, which I have been serving in for nearly seven years. After working in that role for about a year, my senior pastor encouraged me to attend seminary (even though I didn’t have a desire to go back to school). I am currently in the ordination process with the Anglican Church of North America to become a deacon, and upon graduating from Gordon-Conwell and, God-willing, being ordained, I still have a deep desire to invest in the younger generation.

I hope to serve as a deacon, tending to pastoral care of parishioners of all ages while leading the youth ministry. I also hope to invest in the wider community by volunteering as a football coach and potentially a long-term substitute teacher in the school system. I’m still discerning the call to the pastorate and to potentially plant a church down the road.

Logan Cato (MACC ’25)

After sixteen years as an elementary school teacher, I felt God’s call to help children and their families in a new way. I have spent the last few years growing my clinical counseling skills and deepening my faith at Gordon-Conwell. I am so grateful for the incredible support of my family and friends, who have encouraged me along the way!

After graduation, I plan to become a licensed professional counselor. I look forward to working with individuals of all ages on their path to healing.

Samuel Uhland (MDiv ’25)

Growing up, all I wanted to do was play professional golf, but as I was experiencing the height of my success in golf, I felt most miserable. I knew that the Lord was calling me to something different, so I talked with my pastor and discussed what a life of vocational ministry could look like. Since that season, I have continued to grow in my awareness of my pastoral calling and giftings. I now work full-time for my church as the finance coordinator and director of young adult ministry.

Proverbs 16:9 has been a life-verse for me for several years now; I tend to plan out the direction I believe God is calling me while submitting that plan to the Lord and seeking his direction as I walk along the path. As of this moment, I feel called to be a lead pastor someday, but I’m not sure what the road looks like to get there. I’m grateful for the opportunities given to me by my pastor to begin exercising different skills and learning more about what it means to shepherd God’s flock well. What the future holds, only God knows.

Francis McDonnell (MATS ’25)

My goals may be summed up most basically in words which echo those of our Savior in Mark’s Gospel: simply put, I desire to serve the Lord with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength (12:30). My entire life is oriented around this overriding objective, along with its corollary in Mark 12:31. I believe that Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has played a key role in enabling me to carry out this mission through the development and maximization of my God-given abilities, particularly in the academic arena. After serving as a Christian minister for over a decade in both domestic and foreign contexts, principally in Europe, in 2022 I decided to respond to a long-time calling to develop my academic qualifications in order to further my service within God’s kingdom—not only pastorally, but also through advanced scholarship.

With the benefit of my education at Gordon-Conwell, I aim to labor on behalf of the Lord with a three-pronged approach, which includes writing (on both academic and popular levels), pedagogy, and pastoral ministry within the global church. To this end, upon completion of my master’s degree, I aspire to begin doctoral work in the fields of New Testament and early Christianity.

Timothy Buchanan (MACM ’25)

I was encouraged by the balance between orthodox theology and academic rigor at Gordon-Conwell. I have a desire to be intellectually thorough while maintaining a commitment to the gospel I have experienced as true. Sometimes I see people prioritize one over the other. I was thrilled to discover that Gordon-Conwell struck a really beautiful balance between the two!

I am working with a team that serves pastors and church leaders with coaching, spiritual direction, training, and encouragement. We host retreats for pastors and offer training seminars for them and their teams in addition to providing one-on-one coaching. Having my MACM will add some needed intellectual credibility to what I’m doing with a group of generally well-educated people.

Laurie Lawliss (MATS ’25)

God directed my path to Gordon-Conwell after I experienced a calling to pastoral care in my teenage years. Even though I had to wait several years to enroll, I learned to trust His perfect timing. During that waiting period, I worked vocationally in local church ministry for over twenty years. In addition, I used my abilities and gifts to serve as a long-term caregiver to several relatives, including both of my parents and my daughter, Julia, who has a disability.

With the love and support of my husband, Bill, I will continue to serve as the Pastoral Care Minister of Free Christian Church in Andover, MA. In this role, I oversee the church’s care ministries, shepherd its leaders, and provide spiritual support to the congregation through Christ-centered compassion and holistic support. My passions are ministering to senior adults (aged 50 and older) and individuals at the end of life. For over two decades, I have facilitated the Senior Link Bible Study. This weekly gathering fosters discipleship and community among senior adults through fellowship, prayer, worship, teaching, and small group Bible study.

Jeongbin Lee (MDiv ’25)       

After undergraduate study at the Bible College in upstate NY, I entered the ministry. However, without depth of study with biblical languages, I noticed that I was merely parasitizing someone else’s work by agreeing or disagreeing. I came to Gordon-Conwell to be equipped with biblical languages so I can share the Word of God with people in depth.

I want to share God’s words with people wherever God calls me. Currently, I am serving the local church in the greater Boston area, but I am open to being sent wherever God sends me. I hope to continue to study and share, whether in full-time, part-time, volunteer, church, or parachurch.

Tyler Beggs (MDiv ’25)

Just after college I began working as a ministry intern. After that internship ended, I wondered if the Lord wanted me to be in the business world, so I began working in a marketing role. After just a handful of months working in marketing, I felt the Lord calling me back to vocational ministry. After others affirming that call, I began my seminary journey at Gordon-Conwell.

I am still working in marketing, although in a different role and at a different company, but my desire is vocational ministry. My hope would be to share my heart for discipleship with others as well as training and equipping the people of God for ministry where the Lord has called them.

Anson Chan (MDiv ’25)

From my experiences with talking to friends about Jesus, leading Bible discussions at church, and serving in outreach ministries, I believe that God has placed in my heart a desire to share the gospel of Christ. So, I decided to pursue an education with Gordon-Conwell to become better trained in the Bible and theology. I wanted to learn, and help others to learn, the value of the Bible and the gospel for living well in Christ.

By God’s grace, I plan to use my theological training to serve in my local church, ministering through evangelism, teaching, counseling, or any other work to which I am called. I have also been working as a school psychologist for seventeen years. I am praying about whether to continue serving in the public schools, aiming to be a faithful witness for Christ in a secular setting, or to work in a Christian school or organization in which I can more directly minister the gospel day-to-day.

Catherine Corbin (MATS ’25) 

After completing undergraduate degrees in history and biblical studies and a graduate degree in systematic theology, I came to Gordon-Conwell looking for a space and time to define my research trajectory and refine my linguistic capacity. As a native of New Hampshire and Gordon College alumna with many friends, professors, and pastors who are affiliated with the seminary, it was a natural fit.

Enlivened by the enterprises of the academic, I will eagerly proceed with my studies in pursuit of such a vocation. In particular, I hope to further illuminate the writings of the early fathers, their hermeneutical methods and theological musings alike, for the modern reader. To that end, beginning this autumn, I will pursue a DPhil in Theology and Religion (Patristics) at the University of Oxford.

Zhaoyang Wang (MDiv ’25)

My journey to Gordon-Conwell began at CUME in the Spring of 2020, after I sensed God’s calling to ministry at the Chinese Mission Conference in Baltimore at the end of 2019. I grew up in China and came to Boston for graduate school after college. I accepted Jesus and became a Christian in 2002 at a Chinese heritage church in the Greater Boston area.

With the encouragement and support of my family and church pastoral staff, I embarked on a five-year journey at CUME while serving in my church and working a full-time engineering job. The learning and experiences at CUME were enriching and memorable. I gained so much from the Gordon-Conwell faculty and my fellow classmates, and I was able to apply the skills and knowledge I gained directly to my church ministry work.

Now that I have completed my MDiv program, I am serving the Chinese Bible Church of Greater Lowell as a bi-vocational minister. My primary responsibilities include leading the church’s local cross-cultural outreach and the international student ministry at UMass Lowell.

Timothy McCollum (MDiv ’25)

I came to Gordon-Conwell after receiving a rejuvenating love for Scripture during the difficult times of the pandemic. Through this time, the Lord generated a renewed love for him and commitment to Christian living. Soon afterward, the call came through these experiences to go to seminary. I chose Gordon-Conwell because of my love for the New England area and its commitment to rigorous Biblical scholarship and training.

I am discerning a call to some form of pastoral ministry, as well as whether to pursue chaplaincy in the United States Navy in the next couple of years. I am also pursuing further academic studies at the ThM level to deepen my sophistication in New Testament studies and theology.

Abigail Duffield (MATS ’25)

I came to seminary because of my experience living in Czechia for almost five years. Over the course of two years, I learned to speak Czech. I discovered that words in each language are not always easily translated, and there is not always a one-to-one correlation. This sparked my interest in biblical languages. I wanted to learn what nuances I was missing while reading the Bible only through translation. When life circumstances brought me back to the U.S., I decided it was the perfect time to start seminary, learn biblical languages, and gain exegetical skills to interpret the Bible better.

While in seminary, I discovered that I am a teacher. One day, I hope to research and teach the New Testament in higher education, ideally in Europe. Regardless, if that comes to pass, I hope to steward my teaching to equip the Church to read, interpret, and apply Scripture wisely.

David (Shinyoung) Lee (MDiv ’25)

From a young age, I have aspired to become a pastor. I have long desired to equip and shepherd the next generation of Jesus’ disciples—through well-crafted teaching, a godly example, and a love for the Lord that kindles the hearts of others. I believe the Lord has led me to Gordon-Conwell to prepare for this calling.

After graduation, I hope to serve God’s people as a pastor, whether in the United States or abroad. Wherever he leads, I will follow!

Joseph Bartels (MDiv ’25)

I chose to come to Gordon-Conwell because I wanted an interdenominational and international seminary training for my discerned call to ministry. I come from the Christian Reformed Church (a Dutch Reformed denomination), and I look forward to bringing what I’ve learned at Gordon-Conwell into that ecclesial body.

I’ve accepted a call to be a pastor of discipleship and outreach at a Christian Reformed Church in Anaheim, California. I discern a call to form long-term relationships for the sake of witness and discipleship.

Lance Pan (MDiv ’25)

My journey as a follower of Christ began in the early 2000s, and it wasn’t long before Gordon-Conwell’s evangelical commitment and global reach captured my attention. As I watched friends grow through their seminary studies here, I felt a growing desire to deepen my own preparation for ministry. A defining moment came at a missions’ conference, where God clarified my calling to cross-cultural ministry and theological education—a calling that led me to pursue my MDiv at Gordon-Conwell in 2018. Through his unwavering faithfulness, God has guided me every step of the way, often through the wisdom and encouragement of this community.

As I conclude my theological training here, my prayer is that God will use me to advance his kingdom—whether on the mission field or in mentoring the next generation of church leaders.

Risha Flannagan (MDiv ’25)

While serving in various ministerial leadership roles, I first sensed a call to ministry and my journey to Gordon-Conwell began. The Holy Spirit impressed me with a desire to shepherd with “integrity of heart” and “skillful hands” like David in Ps. 78:72 and to “correctly handle the word of truth” as exhorted by the Apostle Paul to Timothy in 2 Tim. 2:15. The Lord then provided Gordon-Conwell as training ground for all of this, and I am now forever changed. Thank you, Gordon-Conwell, for your dedication to Christ and his Kingdom and faithfulness to God’s Word.

I hope to continue serving in family ministry, church leadership, and discipleship ministry through the local church. I sense a call to help the church navigate these challenging times with strong faith in Christ and courageous leadership.

Iris Antonucci (MATS ’25)

In 2012 my husband Rob and I moved back to the US after twenty years of mission work in Central Asia. Before we left, I was asked to join a New Testament translation project as an exegetical consultant. So, as I needed to learn biblical languages, I started an MA in New Testament studies in 2014. During these last eleven years, every single class at Gordon-Conwell has helped me in finishing the first translation of the NT into a Central Asian language, which our team completed in 2023.

After the completion of that translation, I joined the Old Testament team to help finish their final books, a project which started over twenty-five years ago. My classes at Gordon-Conwell have enabled us to complete a Bible translation for the ‘AfPuks’ who are part of a first-generation church soon to have a complete Bible in their language and dialect, hopefully by 2026. After the completion of the Bible translation, we hope to continue serving this Central Asian diaspora community.

Benjamin Loftis (MDiv ’25)

For years I believed I would enjoy the knowledge gained by a seminary education, and at times I would even consider a career in ministry. However, in my denominational context, a career in ministry never felt right, and, professionally, I felt I needed to remain in my previous career in public libraries until restrictions resulting from COVID lightened. As things began to return to normal after the pandemic, I made a change in denominations that placed me in a tradition that was more liturgical and placed a greater emphasis on pastoral care, intensifying my belief that ministry was a career possibility for me. I chose Gordon-Conwell because of a bridge program with the denomination I was a part of as well as the convenience of the Networked Education program.

My goal is to pursue ordination to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church where I hope to serve in parish ministry.

Kirstyn Wright (MATS ’25)

I’ve been in ministry for over thirty years, mostly in music and ministering to children. I entered Gordon-Conwell after a time of great difficulty and grief. I desired to study Scripture in its original languages and become better informed in theology, doctrines of the church, and church history. I’ve fallen in love with the Hebrew language and have enjoyed serving as a TA. I’ve also had the privilege of being a student success representative. It’s been a great joy to meet and advise our wonderful seminarians. I couldn’t have succeeded in graduate school if it weren’t for the unwavering support and encouragement of my husband and our six amazing children.

I’m thrilled to start a DMin degree in Faith and Culture at Houston Theological Seminary in Fall 2025. I’m fascinated with the intersection of theology and the arts. I’ve been working with The Visual Museum of Women in Christianity for almost a year and will continue with this important project during my Doctoral studies. I plan to continue writing about art, theology, pilgrimage, and women in the history of leadership in the church. My greatest hope is to be obedient to the Lord for each next step. Soli Deo Gloria.

Alexis Donnelly (MATS & MACM ’25)

I came to Gordon-Conwell to be further equipped to disciple others and teach God’s Word. As a language enthusiast, I had fallen in love with biblical Greek through a course taught at my local church. I hoped to learn more about biblical exegesis in order to steward the text well and show others its beauty and depth. As a college ministry leader, I also sought to understand how to more intentionally care for people’s souls.

After graduation, I plan to rest well and enjoy time with family and friends in upstate New York. Vocationally, I hope to apply the exegetical tools I have gained at seminary to help Christians grow in biblical literacy (whether through publishing, Christian education, or local church ministry).

Eliezer Perez (MACM ’25)

I began working in vocational ministry while attending Bible college. I couldn’t participate in seminary immediately after graduating, but I kept the idea in my heart for many years. As soon as I had the opportunity, I applied to Gordon-Conwell at CUME, to work towards a degree that would help me define twenty years of full-time urban ministry.

I currently serve as the lead pastor of a growing, ethnically diverse church on the North Shore of Massachusetts. I desire to continue growing in education and experience that will help raise other ministers who will serve the cities of our country and world, beginning here in the Boston area.

Susanna Im (MACO & MACM ’25)

I had been working in the research field of neuroscience for many years when God used COVID to open my eyes to the mental health needs of various communities. Gordon-Conwell offered me the ideal opportunity to study counseling which integrated faith with clinical excellence. In seminary, I was transformed not only by my counseling classes but also through discipleship and spiritual formation. I was blessed to meet my fiancé Abraham Goh through chapel and church.

I am currently working at Shoreline Counseling Group with an amazing team of clinicians serving both Christian and non-Christian clients in New Hampshire. At work, I’m trying to establish neuroscience-informed group therapy. In church, I’m interested in opportunities to integrate counseling and spiritual formation in youth ministries. I will always be passionate about reducing stigma and increasing access to Christian counseling particularly within the Asian and Asian American communities.

Rachel Lohia (MAGL ’25) 

My family came to Gordon-Conwell when we relocated from India. My husband was going to pursue a degree in counseling, but God had other plans for us. I ended up starting a degree in Intercultural Studies, but switched to the MAGL when we moved off the Hamilton Campus so that I could finish my degree online/hybrid.

God is equipping me to teach, encourage and lead others wherever I am—most often using those gifts he’s given to teach children, but also could be used for teaching adults as well. I have done a lot of work around spiritual formation/discipling of children, and I hope to continue that research and curriculum development so that not only my kids benefit from a strong foundation with the Lord, but others as well.

Christina Solis (MAGL ’25) 

I came to Gordon-Conwell in order to equip myself for missional service. I have a heart for East Asia, but I am open to anywhere the Lord wills me to be.

Brian Larrabee (MACM ’25)

After founding and leading the non-profit, Good City Mentors in Los Angeles, CA and the second largest school district LAUSD in the nation—since its inception in 2014, my family (Camden 7, Jordan 3, Haven 6 months) and I moved to my wife Allyssa’s home-state, North Carolina. Around the same time, I enrolled at Gordon-Cowell. Still leading Good City Mentors while in seminary and having the longest commutes in the history of commutes, I listened for God’s call, asking: “what’s next, God, and how can we participate in it?” About midway through seminary while in Dr. Ducasse Celestin’s class, “Pastoral Care in the Urban Church,” I remember him saying, “If the living God has called you to be a pastor, you pastor.” It was as if God was speaking directly to me.

Aside from giving my life to Jesus and marrying my wife, Allyssa, attending Gordon-Conwell has been the best thing I’ve done in my entire life. Our family has been cared for by the entire seminary community and especially CUME. They have prepared me, given me the tools and depth to do exactly what I’ve sensed for a long time, pastoring a church community. Thank you, Gordon-Conwell!

Paul Coogle (MATS ’25)

In my teenage years, the Lord made it clear to me and my church that he was drawing me into ministry. Since then, I have been doing my best to discern the vocational aspects of my calling. I came to Gordon-Conwell because I wanted an interdenominational seminary experience. God’s financial provision through the Partnership Program was the final determining factor.

Upon graduation, my church is going to hire me as a part-time associate pastor. Prayerfully, the plan is that my family will be sent out to plant a church in the near future.

Rachel Sleeper (MACC ’25)

I worked in youth Bible ministry for most of my twenties and gradually realized that the deep discipleship I really wanted to do meant I’d have to become a counselor. I was also aching for richer conversations around faith and sexuality, religious trauma, and the intersection of our faith and American culture. I found the MACC program through Gordon-Conwell alumni and immediately knew that the hybrid design and Partnership Program were the open doors I needed to pursue this new path forward.

I plan on counseling underneath a well-established Christian supervisor for the next few years. In the long term, I am very interested in providing missionary care, starting a non-profit, and/or launching a church-based counseling center.

Alexandra Cist (MATS ’25)

From serving God as an acolyte as a child and in college ministry, and through serving him as a physician and ethicist, I have been drawn over a lifetime into his courts with praise! I began at Gordon-Conwell eight years ago— to prepare for hospital chaplaincy—to make a transition, as I like to call it, “from internal medicine to eternal medicine.” I give thanks for and marvel at the many friends and family members who have participated in the Holy Spirit’s nudging during this wonderful lifetime journey.

I feel called to be an assistant to the Good Shepherd in pastoral care, possibly through church and hospital ministry. And, as I discovered through Dr. Gwenfair Adams’ course, Dynamics of Spiritual Life, I am one who is designed to “de-befuddle in the cuddle huddle”—that is, to solve problems, reduce conflict, and reconcile relationships in collaboration with others under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Zach Ellis (MACO ’25)

The road which has brought me to study, learn, and grow at Gordon-Conwell has been anything but straight. A prolonged season struggling with addiction and hopelessness made space for the seeds of humility, curiosity, and restoration to take root. What grew from that time became passionate service in recovery ministry, particularly that of supporting individuals caught up in jaws of sexual brokenness. Recognizing the great need for therapeutic care and my God-given gifting to that end, doors were opened to study at Gordon-Conwell, a stone throw from my hometown; the additional gift of inclusion into the Partnership Program was a blessing beyond words.

Following graduation, I am delighted to be continuing as the new programs director at the regional ministry, Nathan Project. Additionally, I will be serving as a mental health counselor at Willowdale Counseling Center, both in their main office as well as establishing a new location in the Boston region. My hope and aim are to serve those struggling with unwanted sexual behavior, the impact of trauma, and spiritual crisis, both as a therapist and a ministry leader supporting the local church.

Jeffrey Banks (MACO ’25)

My family and I feel called to live and serve in Cambridge, MA, and I was glad to know that there was a local seminary with a robust counseling program. I wanted to pursue the MACO degree at Gordon-Conwell because of the emphasis on integrating clinical skills with spiritual formation. I knew that there would be students with a diverse range of opinions on faith and psychology, which also appealed to me.

Based on my experience at Gordon-Conwell, as well as my own life story, I feel called to work as a counselor in the areas of trauma and addiction. I want to help wounded men heal so that they might flourish in their lives and relationships. I hope to be a bridge between church and therapy so that particularly, Christian men might experience healing and freedom.

Christopher Sieggen (MDiv ’25) 

I had been in vocational ministry for over ten years when my wife and I discerned a call to move to Athens, GA to help be a part of a new Anglican church plant. I also discerned a call to ordination and the need for a robust theological foundation that comes from a seminary experience. Gordon-Conwell has been a rich formational experience well beyond what my initial hopes and expectations were initially. I look with humble gratitude to where the Lord is leading us in the coming years!

As a transitional Deacon in the Anglican Church of North America, I look forward to how the Lord wants to use me to shepherd his people for his glory.

Sean Breazeale (MACM ’25)

I started working in high school ministry out in San Diego when I was 19 and I had been a Christian for about two years. Over the next five years I wrestled with God’s calling to pursue academics and my insecurities about past school failure. In 2020, I enrolled in Gordon-Conwell and discovered a community that intentionally stewarded my soul while guiding me into a deeper knowledge of God. It is to God’s glory and the support of his body, that I get to share this story! 

I am 10 years now into my time with high school ministry in San Diego and see myself doing this for a bit longer. My team is excited about the culture of discipleship that has been built here, and it gives us so much joy to watch the youth pursue their Savior. My wife and I currently are expecting our first child, and this has consumed our immediate and long-term future vision. I hope to pursue a degree in counseling when the Lord gives us permission. 

Oliver van Ruth (MDiv ’25)

After four years of student ministry in Australia, God opened a door for us to come to Gordon-Conwell. We came with a heart for being well formed and equipped in a residential, gospel-centered, diverse seminary community to be a pastor/teacher. 

I am enrolled in the ThM at Gordon-Conwell for the coming year and will be applying for PhD programs in Theology in the future. We hope to continue this journey of theological and spiritual formation and are slowly discerning the vocation of Pastor Theologian and the contexts in which He might use us to serve the church in her maturing to be like Christ. 

Andrew Rim (MDiv ’25)

Having a great internal aspiration to preach and teach the Gospel and having received the external affirmation and support of my local church, I came to Gordon-Conwell, wanting to grow in my Biblical and theological knowledge, and to train toward pastoral ministry in the local church. I could not have made it this far without the support of my family, friends, and local ministries over the years, who helped me and encouraged me toward seminary education.  

I hope to pursue pastoral ordination through my church denomination (Sovereign Grace Churches), and to continue to serve as a minister in the Cambridge/Greater Boston area. Lord-willing, I plan to go through the pastoral residency and ordination process at my current church in the next two or three years and continue to serve as an elder and pastor at Trinity Cambridge Church. 

Natalya Bebikh (MACC ’25)

I came to Gordon Conwell in response to God’s calling to provide access for Slavic immigrants to mental health and counseling services. After graduating, I hope to continue to gain experience as a counselor and provide care for individual clients and couples. I hope to also use these skills in ministry. 

Ethan Muller (MATS ’25)

I was drawn to Gordon-Conwell for its interdisciplinary focus and dedicated faculty. Coming from a charismatic background, I knew I would receive top-tier theological training while maintaining an emphasis on effective ministry. My wife and I moved here in 2023 to pursue our respective master’s degrees, and it has been a wonderful experience. 

After graduating, I will pursue a PhD in theology at Villanova University, specializing in Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics. My goal is to serve both the academy and the church, particularly as a resource in the field of social ethics.