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Meet The Prof, with Shane & Spence — 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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MTP 25: Doug Matthews, Part 2, Faith-Filled Science and Spiritual Darkness on the College Campus

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MTP 24: Doug Matthews, Part 1, On Faith, Fumbles, and Finding your Purpose

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MTP 23: Irene Hatsu on LGBTQ+ questions, authenticity, career guidance for students, & resilience.

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MTP 22: Linda Gurganus, The Influence of an Approachable Professor

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MTP 21: John Chen on Redefining Success: Living According to God's Will

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MTP 20: Moorad Alexanian from Cuba to Mexico, knowing yourself, CS Lewis, nothingness, and arming students with the truth.

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MTP 19: On empathy, distraction, finding purpose and connections in college, and her Hoopty!

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MTP 18: Joe Brazel, Christian Professor of Accounting on dealing with adversity & serving students.

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MTP 17: Stephanie Thomason on adoption, servant leadership as Christian professor, student trauma

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MTP 16: Will Sparks on self-awareness, imposter syndrome, healthy technology, finding your calling.

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MTP 15: Nate Callender on public speaking, recognizing God-given gifts, how to overcome fears, science and belief in God, struggling with your faith Christian apologetics, and the value of students and professors building relationships with one another.

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MTP 14: Rachelle Beckner, on identity and faith in career transitions and teaching communication skills to engineers.

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MTP 13: Phil Bishop, Naval Academy to academia, students' struggles with loneliness, compatibility of faith and science, and healthy skepticism.

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MTP 12: Robbie Quinn on finding mentors, taking risks to broaden friendships, new opportunities.

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MTP 11: Aba Ebong, his upbringing in Nigeria, divine intervention, personal transformation, power of prayer and fearless faith

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MTP 10: PARENTS’ EDITION, Laurie Kubicek on Joy in the Classroom, College Send-offs, Perseverance, and the Power of Prayer

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MTP: 09 Isaac Loh, on How to Approach Friends Without Judging and Breaking Barriers Between Students and Professors

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MTP: 08, Marianella Jara, How to Welcome College Students Into Christian Communities, The Reward of Taking College Students Overseas, Advice for Students to Not Rush Important Decisions; Nella is a Senior Lecturer of Spanish at UNC Wilmington

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MTP: 07, Greg Williams, Part 2, on Emotions as an Engineer, Sharing His Christian Faith with his Students While Respecting Their Spiritual Journeys, Creating an Approachable Classroom Environment, and The Value of Making Mistakes and Overcoming Challenges

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MTP 06: Greg Williams, Part 1, How is Engineering Compatible with the Christian Faith? The Importance of Embracing Doubt and Seeking Understanding. Greg is a Lecturer of Coastal Engineering at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

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MTP 05: Rick Olsen on Freedom Found in Christianity More Than in Hedonism, Understanding God's Will, Finding Peace in Decision-Making, and Faith in the Classroom

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MTP 04: Elise Thompson, on Losing Her Father When She was 15, Stopping Conversation with God, and Coming Back to Him

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MTP 03, Len Lecci, Part 2, Can Students Initiate Spiritual Conversations with Professors? And do professors ever feel conflicted about having to teach something against their faith?

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MTP 02: Len Lecci, Part 1, on the Rational Trust in Jesus, the Healthy Role of Doubt, and the Pathway to Trust in Dating Relationships

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MTP 01: Anka Roberto on How to Trust God through Trials

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MTP: Pilot Episode: Heather Holleman, Penn State, How to help friends struggling emotionally, how to have quality conversations, and how she has Christ-centered conversations with students.