Michael Racine (M.Div.) was raised in the musical oasis of Traverse City, MI, where he studied guitar and sang in choirs large and small, capping off high school with a run as Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables” and a choir tour of Europe. While studying religion at Brown University (A.B. ’07), Michael led music and co-facilitated small group Bible studies at College Hill for Christ. A call to international missions took him to China upon graduation, where he taught English for two years and fell into leadership of a small house church. He has since taught in Haiti (2010–11) and Spain (2011–12), and he is grateful now for the chance to pause and feed both his musical and spiritual growth at the ISM while discerning his next steps in ministry.