Meet The Prof
by Shane Hartley
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About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 85 episodes
- MTP 84: How to Help Students Find Jesus Through Small Steps of Faith, Len Lecci and Michelle Messer · 25 min · Episode 84Have you ever shared some of your spiritual story, given someone a Christian book, or invited a friend to church, and wondered whether it made any difference? In this episode, I…
- MTP 83: How to Trust God When You Don’t Know What’s Next | Spence Hackney · 19 min · Episode 83My friend and original Meet The Prof cohost, Spence Hackney, joins me again to share what God’s been doing in his life. After selling the business he led for about 25 years…
- MTP 82: How God Is Awakening Spiritual Hunger on a Secular Campus, Doug Allen and Jason Huang · 29 min · Episode 82From New Atheism to a New Openness to God For years, Professor Doug Allen and other Christian faculty members at Simon Fraser University struggled to generate meaningful…
- MTP 81: Lane Weaver, How to Make Yourself Available for Spiritual Conversations with Students · 27 min · Episode 81I was inspired by my interview with Lane Weaver, a faculty member in Utah State University’s music department and director of its marching band. He discusses how professors can…
- MTP 80: Jay Northington & Mathew Nelson, How 2 Simple Steps Can Connect Christian Professors and Students & Change a Campus · 31 min · Episode 80Professor Jay Northington (Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University) and graduate student Mathew Nelson share a simple 2-step strategy any campus can use to start a Bible study…
- MTP 79: Dr. Kim Shorter, Hitting Rock Bottom in Postdoctoral Years, Until God Rescued · 37 min · Episode 79Dr. Kim Shorter is a Full Professor of Biology at University of South Carolina Upstate. Her research focuses on epigenetics and neuroscience, and she recently received a National…
- MTP 78: Robert Kaita, Princeton, Creatively Integrating Faith and Field, and a Response to a Hostile Student That Leads Another Student to Jesus · 28 min · Episode 78Dr. Robert Kaita is Senior Physicist Emeritus at the Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton University, where he conducted nuclear fusion energy research for nearly four decades…
- MTP 77: Gbola Adesogan on How to Surrender Fully as a Christian Professor and Spark Revival on Campus · 50 min · Episode 77Dr. Gbola Adesogan is a professor of Ruminant Nutrition at the University of Florida and serves as Associate Vice President and Director of the Global Food Systems Institute. In…
- MTP 76: How Jesus reached a professor through a Christian student and rescued her from imposter syndrome, Dr. Kate Fogarty-Read, Associate Professor in Family Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida · 41 min · Episode 76In this interview, Dr. Kate Fogarty-Read shares her journey to faith in Christ during graduate school through the influence of one of her undergrad students, how Jesus sustained…
- MTP 75: Anita Stephen, Why Do So Many Christian Professors Limit Their Faith to Sundays? · 32 min · Episode 75In this episode, we interview Anita Stephen, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Florida. Anita challenges professors not to compartmentalize their faith…
- MTP 74: "Why do many Christian professors feel alone on campus?" Dr. Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) · 56 min · Episode 74Lanny Griffin is a longtime professor of mechanical engineering at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). Over the course of his career he has served as a department…
- MTP 73: Is it safe for Christian professors to talk about their faith in class? Charles Kemp, Part 2 · 31 min · Episode 73Dr. Charles Kemp, Associate Professor of Teacher Education at Shawnee State University, talks about being a Christian professor and integrating his faith on campus, on Meet The…
- MTP 72: Charles Kemp Part 1, How Can Professors Share Jesus Naturally with their Students? · 31 min · Episode 72In this episode, we talk with Dr. Charles Kemp, Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Program Coordinator and Intervention Specialist at Shawnee State University in Ohio…
- MTP 71: Kara Powell Pt 2, humble leadership, sharing Jesus, not judging, and Future-Focused Church · 29 min · Episode 71Dr. Kara Powell, Chief of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary and Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute, unpacks humble leadership in academic…
- MTP 70: Kara Powell, Part 1, Christian Professors Are in Full-Time Ministry, Building Community & Leading With Humility · 27 min · Episode 70In part 1 of this inspiring interview, Dr. Kara Powell, Chief of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary and Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute, shares…
- MTP 69: Karen Liller Pt 2, Why a student called her brave, & Christian USF profs launch a community · 30 min · Episode 69Dr. Karen Liller, Distinguished University Health Professor in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida, shares how consistent, respectful openness about…
- MTP 68: Karen Liller Part 1, How to Build Resilience and Encourage Compassion · 27 min · Episode 68Spence and I were impressed by Karen's compassion for her students. In part 1 of this interview, Dr. Karen Liller, Distinguished University Health Professor at the University of…
- MTP 67: “And I Will Give You Rest”: Finding Your True Identity in Jesus through Sabbath Keeping, Roundtable Part 2 · 15 min · Episode 67This episode is part 2 of our roundtable discussion with Christian professors from around the country. We explore themes of Sabbath rest and identity in Christ, and professors…
- MTP 66: Roundtable Discussion, How to Recenter Your Identity on Jesus Instead of Work, Part 1 · 19 min · Episode 66In this unique roundtable format of Meet The Prof, we gather over a dozen Christian professors from campuses across the country to discuss a timely and personal question: how do…
- MTP 65: Denis LaClare Pt 2, How to Launch Ministries at Community Colleges and More · 32 min · Episode 65Dr. Denis LaClare, Professor of Education at Porterville College in California, shares his inspiring journey of launching both faculty and student ministries. With experience in…
