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

In this episode, Shane and Spence talk with Jon Walker, a history professor at Forsyth Tech Community College. Jon shares about his spiritual journey, how he wrestled with the decision between full-time ministry and teaching, and what it means to integrate faith in the classroom. He opens up about trauma in his early professional career, how God used those moments to redirect him, and how he now views teaching as a true calling and ministry. This episode will especially encourage Christian professors who are trying to discern their vocational path or how to express their faith naturally on campus.

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Main Takeaways:

• Teaching history can be deeply personal and transformative for students
• Embarrassing moments in the classroom can become teachable moments
• Faith became personal for Jon through discipleship in college
• Jon wrestled between teaching and vocational ministry, but found both can be ministry
• Professors can integrate faith by listening well and offering prayer when appropriate
• Boldness grows over time when representing Christ publicly on campus

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• EveryStudent.com – https://www.everystudent.com/

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