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Prepare for Ministry Excellence: A Virtual Table Talk on the Need for Education
Dean Willie Gaines
Pastor Erick Hoskin

Prepare for Ministry Excellence

A Virtual Table Talk on the Need for Education

June 16 (Thursday) • 6:00 pm CT

Restarting your education or pursuing a degree can be daunting, especially if you have been out of school for awhile. You may be filled with anxieties and fears. You may have doubts.

Can I afford pursuing a degree?
Can I commit to being a full-time student?
Will I be able to apply my learnings to my ministry?
Is this really where God is leading me to?

Grace School of Theology has students from different walks of life all over the world. We ensure that each and every one of them has the opportunity to learn and grow in the Truth and be equipped with practical ministry skills.

Sit down with Dean Willie Gaines and Pastor Erick Hoskin as they have a dialogue in our free virtual table talk, Prepare for Ministry Excellence, on how Pastor E’s seminary education has prepared him for what he’s experienced in his ministry. Hear about his life and his journey in fulfilling God’s calling for him.

In this virtual table talk, Pastor E will tell how he came to learn about Grace School of Theology and why he decided to pursue his Master of Arts in Biblical Studies degree. He will also share how earning his degree has helped him in developing his church and his ministries. In addition to the quality education he received, Pastor E will also share some of the valuable insights he took away during his matriculation at Grace. Find inspiration through Pastor E’s story and see if God is leading you to a theological education.

About the Speakers

Dean Willie Gaines
Willie Gaines

Dean Willie Gaines is a passionate, hardworking, intelligent, and humble Houstonian native. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Prairie View A&M University and decided to further pursue an education with Grace School of Theology where he gained his Master of Divinity degree. Dean Gaines also serves as Pastor at Champion Community Baptist Church and is the current Dean of Students at Grace School of Theology where he is fulfilling God’s call by equipping spiritual leaders to share the Truth wherever they are in the world.

Dean Willie Gaines
Erick Hoskin

Pastor Erick Hoskin is a family man who enjoys doing activities with his four children. With his calling to preach the Gospel, he was guided and licensed to do so by Pastor John B. Hollmon. He completed his Master of Arts in Biblical Studies degree from Grace School of Theology, which has been instrumental in enabling him to grow his church and in his ability to provide holistic, biblically-rooted leadership to people. Pastor E is a founder and senior pastor of the Word of God Christian Fellowship Church in Texas where he has touched the lives of many through his ministries in the areas of marriage, youth, health and wellness, and finance. He is able to effectively communicate and minister to the blue collar worker to the CEO of a Fortune 500 company to everyone in between.