Steven Hovater
resume and VAlues
Resume
This document is a top level introduction to my ministry training, experience, and skills. The content of the two versions is identical.
Vision of Ministry
This document describes my personal philosophy of ministry. It describes a set of lenses through which I think about ministry.
Hovater Vision of Ministry.pdf
Statement of Faith
This lengthier document is a more systematic description of my beliefs. The document originated in a graduate class, and probably stretches the limits of pleasure reading. It does provide a thorough background on my theological commitments.
Hovater Statement of Faith.pdf
Adult Bible Studies
Over the past year, I’ve worked on developing a way to compile, archive, and distribute the materials I’ve developed for the Adult Education Ministry at Pleasant Valley. The result is an ongoing project, a website that is constantly growing and changing. It provides a glimpse of how I tend to read scripture, and might be helpful to you both for evaluating me as a ministry candidate, and if you are in need of some material to teach.
Influences
This is probably an odd place to link this, but I think you can learn a great about a person by looking at what kinds of things have influenced them over time. I’ve been working on developing a sort of reader’s history, in which I catalog and describe the various books that have captured my mind and imagination over time.