MTP 76: How Jesus reached a professor through a Christian student and rescued her from imposter syndrome, Dr. Kate Fogarty-Read, Associate Professor in Family Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida

In this interview, Dr. Kate Fogarty-Read shares her journey to faith in Christ during graduate school through the influence of one of her undergrad students, how Jesus sustained her through academic challenges, her involvement in mentoring graduate students, and her experience leading a faculty mission trip to Italy. She also discusses how faith and science can work together and offers practical advice for Christian faculty who want to make an impact on campus.Read more about Kate Fogarty-Read online:https://meettheprof.com/view/professors/entry/kate-fogarty-read/Main TakeawaysGod often uses simple relationships and integrity to draw people to HimselfAcademic success without Christ can feel overwhelming and unsustainablePride and competition are real challenges for faculty, especially early in their careersMentorship is one of the most strategic ways professors can invest spirituallyFaculty can play a key role in global missions and ministry multiplicationFaith and science are not in conflict—discovery can deepen awe of GodStudents are more open to faith conversations than professors often assumeStarting ministry can be simple: find one partner and take one stepResources from Faculty Commons, a Cru ministry:Find 500+ Christian professors at https://meettheprof.com/Faculty Commons – https://www.facultycommons.org/A Grander Story – https://a.co/d/8VoYXSVEveryStudent.com – https://www.everystudent.com/Watch MTP on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@MeetTheProfOfficial/videosYou can support Shane Hartley's ministry with Faculty Commons, a Cru ministry, at this link: ⁠⁠https://give.cru.org/0424344⁠⁠