Welcome Support Staff: Jen Welch

God is growing Emmaus Ministries. After many requests for a 2nd year to our Bible school, this fall we created two new ways for students to continue studying with Emmaus. Alumni can now apply as a second-year student OR as support staff for our Bible school. The support staff role is designed to allow students to continue studying all 66 books and use the gifts and talents of our alumni to serve different aspects of the ministry.

Jen was a graduate last year. Join us in welcoming her by reading about her journey to continue at Emmaus.

Jen Welch

“As my last semester of Emmaus was coming to an end, I felt unsure of what was next, but had a clear desire to stay connected to the ministry. The year had been so rich growing in understanding the Bible, experiencing intentional community, and having Holy Spirit encounters — the season just felt unfinished.

As I prayed for direction, the opportunity to apply for Support Staff was presented and my heart started to leap. I remember sitting in class thinking: “this ministry has impacted me so greatly, I’d love to pour back into it somehow.”

Over the summer, I went back and studied some of the books that really stood out to me and I stumbled on Deuteronomy 30:15-16: “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.” I felt the Holy Spirit remind me that every choice I make to obey Him and walk in His ways, will produce Life. I know being a part of Emmaus has brought that kind of life to me and that it will continue to.

So, it’s an honor to say I’ll be on Support Staff this year helping develop students through discipleship, leading the community in Worship, and communicating stories & ministry through social media. I’m more excited than ever to see what God is going to do, because of what I’ve already seen Him do and how I know Him to be so faithful.”

Thank you for helping us celebrate and welcome our new staff. If you would like to learn more about our School of Biblical Studies, click here.