Bible and Ministry faculty
Email: micheleh@hesston.edu
Phone: 620-327-8292
Office Location: Kropf Center Bible and Ministry Center
Affiliated Departments
Educational Background
A.A., Hesston College, 1981
B.A., Goshen College, Goshen, Ind., 1983
M.A.T.S. in Biblical Studies, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind., 2000
B.A., Goshen College, Goshen, Ind., 1983
M.A.T.S. in Biblical Studies, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind., 2000
Personal Statement
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.
Professional Affiliations
Courses Taught
Relg 100 Biblical Literature
Relg 202 Biblical Studies: Psalms and Epistles
Relg 208 Biblical Studies: Prophets and Revelation
Relg 121 Introduction to Youth Ministry
Relg 131 Faith and Discipleship
Relg 224 Christian Education
Relg 228 Youth Ministry Seminar I
Relg 260 Jesus and the Gospels
ThAr 211 Drama in the Church
In Addition …
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-
Taught Introduction to Bible (2 semesters), Christian Education and Intro to Youth Ministry at LCC International University, Klaipeda, Lithuania in 2009-2010.
Presented an academic paper for "Responses to Cultural Homogeny: Engagement, Resistance or Passivity," an international conference on interdisciplinary research at LCC International University, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
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.
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-
Taught Introduction to Bible (2 semesters), Christian Education and Intro to Youth Ministry at LCC International University, Klaipeda, Lithuania in 2009-2010.
Presented an academic paper for "Responses to Cultural Homogeny: Engagement, Resistance or Passivity," an international conference on interdisciplinary research at LCC International University, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
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.
