Graduate Ministries
M inistry to graduate students at the University of Virginia has been a major focus of the Center’s efforts since its earliest days. The need for a fellowship setting that emphasizes the desire to think Christianly is  especially relevant for students who are pursuing advanced degrees in preparation for employment in significant fields. In addition, graduate school presents its own set of challenges and opportunities that require a ministry directed specifically toward these students. Through our varied fellowship groups, lectures, discussions, courses, and other programs, we seek to help graduate students grow in Christ and better prepare for the personal and professional challenges of contemporary American culture.
If you are a graduate student at UVa, get in touch with our Director of Graduate Ministries, Justin Holcomb, or our Director of Educational Ministries, Bill Wilder, and they will help you find out about the variety of opportunities we offer for ministry and growth.
Graduate Ministries Staff
Justin Holcomb
Director of Graduate Ministries
justin@studycenter.net
Justin received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Emory University and has an M.A. in Theological Studies and an M.A. in Christian Thought from Reformed Theological Seminary (Orlando, Fla.). His edited volume, Theologies of Scripture: A Comparative Introduction (New York University Press, 2006), explores various views of the authority and nature of scripture throughout the Christian tradition. Justin also teaches part-time at the University of Virginia and Reformed Theological Seminary. For the past four summers, he has traveled to southern Sudan to teach chaplains in the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army.
Bill Wilder
Director of Educational Ministries
bill@studycenter.net
Bill Wilder received an undergraduate degree in English and German from Guilford College and an M.Div. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He completed his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. He is the author of Echoes of the Exodus Narrative in the Context and Background of Galatians 5:18 (Peter Lang, 2001). Before coming to Charlottesville, Bill and his family spent two years in Ogbomosho, Nigeria, where Bill taught Biblical languages, history, and theology at the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary. Bill and his wife, Nicolien, have four children. |
