Meet Hudson, a senior who says one particular class at TMU changed his entire career path!

Growing up in Washington state, Hudson heard about TMU from pastors at his church. And after seeing the impact that TMU had on friends who had attended, he wanted to experience it for himself.

When he arrived in 2023, he never could have predicted the influence that Dr. Greg Gifford’s Intro to Biblical Counseling course would have on him.

“I saw the effect the gospel had on my own heart and the encouragement it brought,” Hudson says. “It got me excited to share that with others.”

Because of the class, Hudson became a biblical studies major with an emphasis in biblical counseling. In each subsequent class he took, he says he first and foremost felt counseled himself. “And that compelled me to share it with others,” he says.

Hudson says that he was especially encouraged by a class on the book of Isaiah with Dr. Todd Bolen (“It showed me the bigness and greatness of God in His ultimate sovereignty and put my little problems into perspective”) and Gifford’s Marriage and Family course (“where I saw how the gospel impacts relationships”). Overall, Hudson says that his classes and time at TMU have helped him develop a deeper passion for helping people and showing them the light of Christ. This passion has led Hudson to pursue a Master of Divinity after graduation through The Master’s Seminary.

“What I’ve learned in the classroom, on the whiteboard, in the textbooks, I get to apply to life,” Hudson says. “As soon as I step out of the classroom I get to talk to and care for the people in front of me. I’ve come to learn that relationships are about pointing people to Christ and giving, since I already have everything I need in Christ. Now I can walk into any situation thinking, ‘How can I serve people in love and show them Christ?’” ...

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