Rick Ostrander

Rick Ostrander

Episode 25 [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678e7713c20cb92b6a3968ac/690a9127-a16f-482c-b7c3-d375bfad8cde/Rick+Ostrander+Podcast+Cover.png?format=1000w] This week, it is our executive director, Rick Ostrander’s turn to be in the interview chair. Rick sits down with the center's Julie Magro, director of operations and advancement, for a summer conversation. Julie questions Rick about the nature of a Christian study center, how the Michigan Christian Study Center came to be, and what life is like as the director of a relatively new startup organization. If you're a fan of the Michigan Christian Study Center, or just curious about the movement in general, I think you'll enjoy the conversation. Rick Ostrander - Thinking Christianly, Living Faithfully Michigan Christian Study Center

Stephanie Goetz

Episode 24 [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678e7713c20cb92b6a3968ac/6f484341-eb65-464e-b5f3-c85fc086360b/Goetz+Podcast+Cover.png?format=1000w] This week, we feature an engaging conversation with Stephanie Goetz, a lecturer in Spanish at the U of M. Stephanie shares her fascinating story of how traveling to Spain as a college student led to her own spiritual reawakening. She also explains how she views teaching Spanish as a way to minister to students spiritually and to extend the love of Christ to others. Stephanie Goetz - Thinking Christianly, Living Faithfully Michigan Christian Study Center

Michael Buist

Episode 23 [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678e7713c20cb92b6a3968ac/e9a035e0-1284-4538-95ef-310713335396/Buist.png?format=1000w] Michael Buist, clinical assistant professor of anesthesiology at Michigan Medicine, is intimately familiar with human suffering. In our conversation, Michael shared how his Christian faith motivated his interest in alleviating human pain and how it enables him to minister to patients in some of their most vulnerable times in life. Michael Buist - Thinking Christianly, Living Faithfully Michigan Christian Study Center

Sean White

Episode 22 [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678e7713c20cb92b6a3968ac/b3a7aacf-307c-49c6-a74b-d4e02cfd4aa0/White.png?format=1000w] This Good Friday, we had a conversation with Sean White, a UM alum who serves as the Director of Strategy and Partnerships at Michigan Central. Sean shared about his time as a student at Michigan, how God called him back to himself, and his eventual move to Detroit and work at Michigan Central. Sean White - Thinking Christianly, Living Faithfully Michigan Christian Study Center

Brian Min

Episode 21 [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678e7713c20cb92b6a3968ac/6c8f0a50-c84d-4502-a73b-1e728d474316/Min.png?format=1000w] This week, we welcomed political science professor Brian Min, who spoke about how his experiences growing up and working on his PhD led to his current work studying the relationship between energy access and poverty. Brian Min - Thinking Christianly, Living Faithfully Michigan Christian Study Center