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Bible and Ministry Department
- Box 3000, Hesston, KS 67062
- 620-327-8292
- micheleh@hesston.edu
Office location: Kropf Center, 142
"I love teaching at Hesston. I get to work with students taking their first Bible class and students preparing for pastoral ministry. And anytime you combine young adults and the Bible, you are in for an exciting time. Every day we struggle with the paradoxes, the tough questions, every day we practice what it means to be the People of God together. And we grow—together. It's a great place to be."
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Faculty Profile
Education
- A.A., Hesston College
- B.A., Goshen (Ind.) College
- M.A.T.S. in Biblical Studies, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind.
Courses Taught
- Jesus and the Gospels
- Biblical Studies: Prophets and Revelation
- Biblical Studies: Psalms and Epistles
- Biblical Literature
- Biblical Literature for Nurses
- Introduction to Youth Ministry
- Faith and Discipleship
- Christian Education
- Drama in the Church
- Youth Ministry Seminar I
Research interests
- Biblical hospitality
- Youth ministry and postmodern culture
- Catechism practices within the Anabaptist tradition
- Drama in the church
- Preaching
Church experience
- Project Associate for The Giving Project for Mennonite Church USA, 1996-2000.
- Youth Pastor, Zion Mennonite Church, Hubbard, Ore., 1989-1996.
- Conference Youth Minister for Pacific Northwest Conference of the Mennonite Church, 1990-1995.
- Speaker at church-wide conventions for Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada including Philadelphia 93, St. Louis 99, Atlanta 03, Charlotte 05 and San Jose 07.
- Playwright for church-wide conventions, including Oregon 91, Wichita 95, Orlando 97, St. Louis 99, Nashville 01, Atlanta 03.
Teaching experience
- Head of the Bible Department at Western Mennonite School, Salem, Ore., 1995-1996.
- Adjunct instructor in youth ministry, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind., 2003.
- Director of Youth Ministry and Chair of the Bible and Ministry Division at Hesston College, 2000-
Major Publications
- Now It Springs Up, (with Carol Duerksen and Laurie Oswald Robinson), Willowspring Downs, 2007.
- God's Story, Our Story: Exploring Christian Faith and Life, Faith and Life Resources, 2003.
- A Christian View of Hospitality: Expecting Surprises, Herald Press, 1999.
- Articles in various professional and church periodicals.
Professional Organizations
Favorite Links
- YMRoadTrip.org, a site filled with Bible studies, youth group lessons, and discussion topics that were created by my youth ministry and Christian education students.
- theooze.com, a fun site to catch up on the emergent church.
- sermonspice.com, a source for film shorts to use in worship. The films connect well with sermon themes.
- youthpastor.com, for youth ministry info.
Personal Information/Background
- born in Garden City, Mo.
- Wife to Del Hershberger (the Director of Christian Service for Mennonite Mission Network), mother to Tara (a student at Goshen (Ind.) College), Erin (also a student at Goshen) and J.D. (an eighth-grader at Hesston Middle School).
- Hobbies and interests: reading, camping, putting up with old pug dogs and all things theater
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