Jennifer Hearson
Assistant Professor of Literature and Modern Languages, Coordinator of the Writer's Studio (Instructional Faculty)
At a Glance
Biography
Jennifer Hearson serves as Assistant Professor of Literature and Modern Languages and as Coordinator of the Writer’s Studio, the Writing Center at Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College. She holds a Master of Arts degree in French literature from the University of Cincinnati, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in French and secondary education from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. She began teaching at Midwestern in 2008, and she and her husband have been part of the MBTS community since 2006.
Mrs. Hearson came to Midwestern with more than a decade of experience in the classroom, most recently teaching French at an International Baccalaureate high school in the Cincinnati area. She has also volunteered in the children’s ministries of several churches over the years and served as a parent representative on the SAGE (Students in Academically Gifted Education) Advisory Board for North Kansas City Schools from 2016 to 2020.
Professor Hearson loves seeing God at work in the lives of her students. She takes particular joy in helping students become stronger and more confident writers, as well as in helping them connect with great literature.
She and her husband, Blake, have two daughters, Emma and Claire.
Education
B.A. in French and Secondary Education, Wheaton College
M.A. in French Literature, University of Cincinnati
Publications by Jennifer Hearson
Midwestern Style Manual 4th Edition
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After years of teaching in public schools, I love being able to have the classroom be a place of Christian community where we can freely talk about faith together and pray together. In addition, my classes often serve to provide students with key foundational skills (academic writing, analyzing texts, sharing stories) that they can then use in their other courses and in ministry.
I love getting to know my students and building a rapport with each group. In addition, it is fun seeing them grow in skill and confidence over the semester and witnessing those “aha” moments, whether it’s a newfound ability to express complex ideas in writing or an insight into one of the great stories of Western literature!
So many of the students I meet are both teachable, wanting to learn, and yet already engaged in ministry themselves and passionate about helping others know Christ.
