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What is your Winebrenner program? I’m in the Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling program What was your immediate thought when you read the good news about the $300/month tuition rate being affirmed by the Board? Thanks be to God! What does this decision mean for you right now? It means that I can continue...Read More

What was your immediate thought when you read the good news about the $300/month tuition rate being affirmed by the Board? That’s so exciting! What does this decision mean for you right now? I’ve been on the fence about continuing in my program for a few different reasons. One of those reasons is the financial...Read More

What was your immediate thought when you read the good news about the $300/month tuition rate being affirmed by the Board? PRAISE GOD! I felt such relief and joy that I was not sure what to do except shout the good words from the rooftops. I immediately started singing the hymn “How great thou art.” ...Read More

After finishing her undergrad at the University of Toledo with a major in psychology and a minor in counseling, Maddy Mooney entered the Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling (MACC) program at Winebrenner Seminary fall 2019. Maddy had previously thought she would go into occupational therapy. But after interacting with missionaries at a Christian retreat,...Read More

“God has used my life experience and my pain to teach others and especially to help others through counseling.” That, in a nutshell, is why Nicole Walker is pursuing her Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling (MACC) degree. Thanks to the incredible healing God has achieved in her own life, Nicole now wishes to come...Read More

On Wednesday June 22nd I sat down to speak with the Teaching Pastor from Celina First Church of God, Craig Flack. We spoke for close to 2 hours, and in that time Pastor Craig spoke to me about his successes, his struggles, and his beliefs. At risk of giving the rest of the story away,...Read More

This blog entry is the second in a series on our students and alumni at Marion Correctional Institution (MCI). Because this unique community of learners cannot represent themselves through this platform, other voices will share about their journeys, both to faith in Christ and into ministry. This second entry, written by Winebrenner volunteer Mary Jo...Read More

For the first 18 years of Tim Eding’s life, I don’t believe anyone would have guessed he was called to ministry. Not his family, not his friends, not even himself. By his own admission, he said “I grew up a heathen”. While Tim’s mother had been involved in the church, and had even had Tim...Read More

On April 20th I sat down for a phone call with Paul Rutledge, the Pastor of Risingsun First Church of God, in Risingsun, Ohio. During our hour and a half long call, Pastor Paul spoke candidly about his life, with occasional injections of humor. Pastor Paul’s story has been at times conventional, at other times...Read More

I love teaching. Growing up, when my cousin and I would “play school,” I always wanted to be the teacher. I started tutoring kids when I was in the 6th grade, mostly in math, and I really never stopped through high school, college, and beyond. Since earning my Master of Divinity from Winebrenner in 2010,...Read More