Halle Steingass participates in Goshen College's Ministry Inquiry Program

2015 Jun 4

Halle Steingass, a senior Social Work major from Pandora, OH, is serving at Zion Mennonite Church in Hubbard, Oregon. Steingass is the daughter of Amy Freeman and Bruce Steingass and attends First Mennonite Church of Bluffton.

Goshen College's Ministry Inquiry Program (MIP) gives students the opportunity to spend three months in a church with the goal of exploring the intersection of faith and vocation, while also developing skills for leadership. These goals are achieved through active participation, observation of others, intentional reflection and the tutelage of an on-site supervising mentor.

MIP provides students with opportunities to work in many different areas of the church setting. Student participants can experience different activities and duties such as worship planning, worship leading, teaching in Bible school and Sunday school, leading music, pastoral visiting, community service and preaching.