Faculty Spotlight with
DR. NATHAN LeMASTER HOW D I D T HE LOR D SAV E YOU?
I am thankful for my parents, who were themselves saved in college, and began going to a community church in Colorado. It was at that community church that I was saved, at a Vacation Bible School summer program, when I was eight. The Lord worked through my family and the church to show me my need for Him. My salvation bore fruit in my life, especially in my desire to study God’s word. AT W HAT PO I N T DI D YOU DE V E LOP A DESI R E FOR PASTO RA L M I N I STRY ? HOW DI D THAT DESI R E BRING YO U TO T M S ?
My desire for pastoral ministry developed when I was young. I was influenced by associate pastors at my church who would meet with me and consistently talk with me about theology and church ministry. Before finishing
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high school, I knew that I wanted to go into pastoral ministry. I decided to complete an undergraduate degree in linguistics, knowing that I was going to look for an M.Div. program that valued God’s word. What brought me to TMS was the high view of God’s word demonstrated in consistent, faithful preaching and teaching in the local church. YOU S ERVED AS A PASTOR IN COLORADO AN D KURDISTAN. HOW DID YOUR TRAINING AT TMS EQUIP YOU FOR MINISTRY ?
Before going to seminary, God was teaching me the importance of the local church. I moved away from home for my undergraduate degree and learned at that time the importance of serving in the local church. As I have moved several places in my life, I have always looked for a strong church in which I can serve. This is true of
