Religion & Ministry Roundtable
Featuring Faculty Josh Sumpter, D.Min. and Jayne L. Wilcox, Th.D.Share
In this roundtable conversation, Ashland faculty from the Religion & Ministry pathway explore what it means to be equipped for a calling that goes far beyond the classroom and into every place a student is sent next.
Their discussion moves through the power of honest doubt, formation that happens in community and the kind of mentorship that sends students into the world carrying everyone who shaped them. For students still asking what this pathway is really about, this is a window into the people and the process behind it.
Other Conversations
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An Ocean Away and Right Where They Belong
NICK ROBERTS, HEAD MEN’S SOCCER COACH, AND TOM WOODWARD, STUDENT, FORWARDMarch 5, 2026In this conversation, Head Men’s Soccer Coach Nick Roberts and Sophomore Tom Woodward talk about crossing an ocean to pursue the game they love, what it takes to build something from the ground up and why the people around them have mattered more than anything else along the way.
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The Culture that Outlasts the Scoreboard
DOUG GEISER, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, AND JACK TALKINGTON, STUDENT, LINE BACKERMarch 5, 2026In this conversation, Doug Geiser and Jack Talkington discuss the chain of people who believed in them, the standard set by those who came before and the pursuit of a legacy that outlasts any season.
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The Questions That Shape A Calling
CATHERINE WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT PROVOST OF STUDENT SUCCESS, AND PAYTON O’TOOLE, STUDENTJanuary 22, 2026In this conversation, Catherine Williams and Payton O’Toole discuss mentorship, the courage to step outside their comfort zones and the pursuit of meaningful work.
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