Jennifer Southers came from a strong Christian background, including 30 years spent in a Quaker community that helped form her in her relationship with Jesus. When her husband died, she
Though baptized Catholic, the music that Dustin Quick listened to as a teenager got him exploring Muslim history and thought, first through the Black Hebrew Israelites, and then through the
Deb Scaravilli grew up as a preacher’s kid in a dispensationalist congregation. She went on to be part of an Evangelical Free church, and was satisfied there for many years.
Matt Gerald was raised in a faithful family of Methodist Protestants, a small denomination in Mississippi of which many of his extended family were ministers. When he left the area
Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan was not particularly interested in religion as a teenager, but when he found out an ex-girlfriend of his was involved in a Catholic youth group, he decided
Erik Baldwin was baptized in a Presbyterian church, but became serious about his faith in his teens, getting involved in the Christian music scene, which was experiencing enormous growth at
Lawain McNeil grew up in a strong Christian home, and early on, felt a call to ministry. He pursued a degree in Biblical studies and ended up serving in the
Kevin Shinkle was baptized in the Church of the Nazarene, but his family left the church when their pastor told his parents they had to stop smoking, and that brought
David Dean came from a Presbyterian background, and went on to college at Kansas University. At the time, it had an Applied Humanities program that focused on classical studies. Through
Kathryn Whitaker was baptized in a Methodist church as an infant in Texas, but after her pastor left, her family skipped around churches looking for a fit, including time spent
Mother Petra was raised in a family full of Wesleyan ministers, missionaries and church planters, and went on to study at Indiana Wesleyan. She became increasingly frustrated by divisions in
Dr. Kathryn Wehr grew up in a strong Christian family, attending Sunday services and AWANA classes, and even wondering if she was called to be a missionary. She went on
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