Learn more about our graduates
Learn more about our graduates
 

Name: Mary Jackson
Age: 30
Occupation: Stay at home Mom; Freelance Writer/Editor
Profile: Mary was a news and features reporter for one year at the The Lansing State Journal in Lansing, Michigan. Her experience includes a six-month internship at the Lansing newspaper, one year as an editorial assistant for World Magazine, and a four-month internship at the news desk of the Washington Times in Washington, D.C. She is an alumni of the World Journalism Institute and the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities Journalism Institute in Washington, D.C. She graduated Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, in May 2000, with a degree in history and political science. Mary currently lives in Santa Rosa, California, with her husband and three children, and does freelance editing and writing from her home. 

Testimony: "I began Strategic Life Training in college when the world was opening up to me in many new ways. I don't think I even realized how pivotal of a time it was, but I knew my faith was being tested. Though I had a desire to follow God, I realized I did not have a "backbone" to make it in the real world. Strategic Life Training gave me the invaluable gift of a biblical worldview, which drastically altered the remainder of my college years and my work as a journalist. This foundation is one I continue to build upon as a wife, mother and writer.

I am deeply indebted to this program as it also exposed me to a new level of relationship with others. Not only did I meet my husband through SLT, but I made lifelong friendships and some life altering decisions as a result that have set me on a course of learning and growing in Christ with others.

Name: Jon Pinkston
Age: 30
Occupation: Businessman
Profile: Jon Pinkston is employed as a management consultant for one of the major consulting firms. His past experience is in investment management in research, and he recently received a MBA from UCLA.

Testimony: "SLT has impacted mine and my wife's lives in ways that continue to bear fruit daily. While the curriculum is full of great teaching by some of the most articulate pastors and teachers, it is not the teaching that makes it great. SLT is built upon the foundation that truth and relationship go hand in hand. It was through this interaction with our mentors and those around us that we were able to process and apply what we learned. With this application, SLT produced a tool that we carry with us in our family today—a tool to examine our own hearts against the measure of God's word and then seek application in our family, our careers and everywhere we have influence."

Name: Karis Hall
Age: 25
Occupation: Teacher
Profile: Karis graduated from Texas A&M University in May 1997 with a BS in Early Childhood Education. She moved to Lansing, Michigan to be a part of New Covenant Christian School and learn about incorporating Christian worldview into education. Karis has moved home to teach at her elementary and high school alma mater. As her dad, Dudley Hall, and brother David are trying to reach parents and the present generation, Karis is beginning to write and speak about how we can impact the next generation in education.

Testimony: "It is hard to explain all that I have learned through the SLT course because it is so much more than just information learned. For me, it is a perspective broadened, a lifestyle embraced, and a relationship encountered. It has deepened the way I think, act, and relate to others.

"As a first year intern, I was orientated with the presentation of a whole new way of looking at Christianity, myself, and my life. I was introduced to something bigger than me, something worth being a part of, something worth dedicating my life to. Although I was reared in the church and educated in a Christian school, I had never really seen my specific role in the Kingdom of God."

Name: Michelle Kolinger
Age: 33
Occupation: Marketing
Profile: Michelle is a marketing manager and senior editor at MHN, the behavioral health subsidiary of Health Net, Inc. She also serves on a local school board, has mentored several students through SLT and helps lead worship at her church. Most recently, she has pursued songwriting and carries a passion for writing worship songs for the local church. 

Testimony: "Although SLT was more than 10 years ago for me, the teachings and foundational truths I learned have helped shape where I am today. SLT has definitely challenged me on new levels to be more intentional in the way that I live. God is always working around me if I have the eyes to see it. I'm more aware and interested in what He's doing each day and discovering the role that He wants me to play. SLT has helped me recognize that my view of Him affects everything that I do - it shapes how I live, how I make decisions, how I work, how I relate to others and how I see everything.
 
Having a solid framework of who God is and our mission on earth is essential – and SLT is a great tool in helping you get there!”

Name: Emily Hoornstra
Age: 27
Occupation: Stay at home Mom
Profile: Before becoming a stay at home Mom, Emily worked as a medical assitant and message therapist and also as a content manager for the AT&T website.

Testimony: "Through Strategic Life Training, my daily relationship with the Lord has reached a new level of trust and dependency on Him. I am able to analyze and pick apart issues and situations and get to the root level in a way that I could never dream of before. It was the difference of just getting through life brainlessly washed about by every wave of thought, versus engaging in life by challenging false ideas and questioning faulty character in both myself and others."

Events

SLT hosts and recommends a variety of events throughout the year to provide training, networking, and a chance to engage in changing the culture.

Resources

Our parent ministry, Strategic Christian Services, provides a variety of resources and events for those wanting to bring transformation.

Graduates

Graduates of the course have  unique opportunites for networking and further training, as a resulf of their graduate status.