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Meet The Prof, with Shane & Spence

Meet The Prof, with Shane & Spence

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Meet The Prof, with Shane & Spence is a religion podcast hosted by Shane Hartley. It has 76 episodes, with the latest published March 2026.

Shane Hartley and Spence Hackney receive questions from college students and ask them to Christian professors in a fun, insightful interview format.Our mission: to encourage Christ-centered conversations on the college campus.We hope these interviews will help college students, inspire professors, and encourage parents and grandparents of college students.

religion ·en-us ·76 episodes

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MTP 75: Anita Stephen, Why Do So Many Christian Professors Limit Their Faith to Sundays?

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MTP 74: "Why do many Christian professors feel alone on campus?" Dr. Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

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MTP 73: Is it safe for Christian professors to talk about their faith in class? Charles Kemp, Part 2

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MTP 72: Charles Kemp Part 1, How Can Professors Share Jesus Naturally with their Students?

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MTP 71: Kara Powell Pt 2, humble leadership, sharing Jesus, not judging, and Future-Focused Church

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MTP 70: Kara Powell, Part 1, Christian Professors Are in Full-Time Ministry, Building Community & Leading With Humility

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MTP 69: Karen Liller Pt 2, Why a student called her brave, & Christian USF profs launch a community

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MTP 68: Karen Liller Part 1, How to Build Resilience and Encourage Compassion

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MTP 67: “And I Will Give You Rest”: Finding Your True Identity in Jesus through Sabbath Keeping, Roundtable Part 2

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MTP 66: Roundtable Discussion, How to Recenter Your Identity on Jesus Instead of Work, Part 1

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MTP 65: Denis LaClare Pt 2, How to Launch Ministries at Community Colleges and More

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MTP 64: Denis LaClare Part 1, How to Step Into Disciple-Making by Launching a Student or Faculty Ministry

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MTP 63: Sara Myers Part 2, How to Launch a Campus Fellowship and Pray for Your Students

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MTP 62 Sara Myers Pt 1, How do you surrender your professional identity to Jesus? 🧑‍⚕️🧑‍🏭🧑‍💼👨‍💼👷

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MTP 61: Jonathan Boreyko Pt 2, How to Reject War Mindset, Worship in Fog Harvesting & God's Tenure

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MTP 60: Jonathan Boreyko Part 1 on Why Your Kid’s College Years Matter, Faith, Fluids and Grade Anxiety

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MTP 59: Jane Zhang Part 2, God & Government Policies for Colleges, Faculty Prayer, & Natural Witnessing

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MTP 58: Jane Zhang Part 1, How God's Love Embraces International Students Apart from Performance

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MTP 57: Jon Walker Part 2, How One Professor Started a Christian Student Group on His Campus

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MTP 56: Jon Walker Part 1 on Teaching as a Calling

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MTP 55: Jeff Colbert Part 2 on Classroom Debates, Praying for Students, and Professors’ Faith Steps

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MTP 54: Jeff Colbert Part 1, How One Professor Bridges Beliefs & Politics in the Classroom

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MTP 53: Jonathan Pettigrew, Part 2, Going Deep with Worldviews & Professors’ Evangelism

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MTP 52: Jonathan Pettigrew Part 1, From Campus Minister to Professor, learning to profess Christ through faith-learning integration

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MTP 51: Ashlee Balena, Part 2, How a Syllabus Link Led to Saving a Woman’s Life in a Guatemalan Dump

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MTP 50: Ashlee Balena, Part 1, UNC Wilmington, Sharing Christ as a Professor While Keeping Your Job

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MTP 49: Janet Reed, Part 2 on Teaching Controversial Topics While Staying True to Your Faith 🤔

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MTP 48: Janet Reed, Part 1 on Finding Christian Faculty & Staff on Your Campus 🔭

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MTP 47: Derek Crews Part 2 on A Professor’s Prayer List: How to Minister to Students Online

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MTP 46: How to Enjoy Your Job as a Ministry, Derek Crews, Part 1, from Texas Woman's University

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MTP 45: How The “Overlap Principle” Can Help You Avoid Burnout, Steve Hall, NC State, Part 2

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MTP 44: Steven Hall, Part 1, NCSU – Integrating Faith into Academic Life with Boldness and Grace

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MTP 43: End-of-Year Recap - Integrating Faith with Academia

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MTP 42: Host Interview! Part 2, Shane & Spence, Why they love professors and believe God will use professors

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MTP 41: Host Interview! Part 1, Shane & Spence interview each other for this special edition of Meet The Prof

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MTP 40: Micah Green, Part2, why Christian professors often hesitate to speak about their faith

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MTP 39: Micah Green, Part 1, on why every professor wants to be a Gandalf, walking through seasons of doubt, and why God doesn't do miracles willy-nilly

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MTP 38: Faith in the Classroom: Professors and Students Share Real-Life Stories from Coastal Carolina University

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MTP 37: Pamela Kelly on Encountering a Murderer, Christian Professors and the LGBTQ+ Community, and Career Advice.

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MTP 36: Faith in the Fray, Jonathan Kladder Part 2 on Navigating Classroom Conflict and the Purpose of Music

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MTP 35: Jonathan Kladder Part 1, on Punk Rock, Worship Music, Dealing with Doubts about God, and Risk-Taking Environments

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MTP 34: Shelly Meyers Part 2, on The Multiverse as a Metaphor for Spiritual Reality, Helping Students Engage in the Real World, Emotional Intelligence, Grief, Teaching and Parenting

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MTP 33: Shelly Meyers on Football, Faith, and Family

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MTP 32: Jhon Figueroa Part 2, Encouraging Curiosity in Students

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MTP 31: Jhon Figueroa Part 1, From Refugee to Professor, on Failing, Fatherhood, and Faith-Infused Chemistry

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MTP 30 Karen Petersen Part 2, The Role of Joy and Doubt in Christian Life

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MTP 29: Karen Petersen PART 1, Bringing one's whole self into leadership & getting criticism for it.

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MTP 28: Bill Fisk on wrestling with God about sharing his faith with students and responding to hostility.

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MTP 27: Marcus Kilpatrick, From Small Town to Academia: A Journey of Faith and Fitness

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MTP 26: Rob Niewoehner, Top Gun Teaching: A Journey of Flight and Faith

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