STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: John Paul Kabuhat

“I believe in grace because that’s what sets us apart from how the world thinks and operates. I believe in grace because if I don’t, then what makes me a Christian?”

What made you decide to pursue seminary?

I preach almost on a weekly basis. I know full well that I would be held accountable by God in a stricter manner because I am teaching His Word. With that mindset of reverence to that strictness of how the Word should be preached, I began seeking further studies.

 

Why Grace?

It was very convenient for me to be able to take my classes online so I could do ministry. At the same time, I also value how I don’t have to go to the campus in the US because that would cost a lot, not only in finances but also in relationships, in emotional stress, going to a different place without your family. With Grace’s online platform, there’s no disruption when it comes to how things flow both in ministry and family.

 

How is your Grace education helping you as a minister to the youth?

I’m enjoying my classes. I love the books and the discussions with the professors and my classmates. I’m at least a decade younger than the youngest person in our class so their perspectives are different. It’s a privilege because I came to learn and this is where I could learn the most – in the company of people who have learned more than me. I felt humbled that I could be mistaken in many things that I thought before were solid truth. That affects me now such that whenever I deliver a message, I would deliver it with humility.

John Paul Kabuhat
DMin Student, Philippines
Youth Pastor, Greenhills Christian Fellowship

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