Steven A. Corbett, D.Min.

Training:

Ministry:

I trusted Christ as my Savior May 13, 1968, in my dorm room at the University of Illinois. Don Clark, a Navigator, presented the gospel to me. I believed, and Don began to disciple me. I was baptized by immersion in the Twin Cities Bible Church in Urbana, Illinois.

In July of 1972, my ship was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea for a six-month cruise. While in the "Med," I was reading J. Dwight Pentecost's Things to Come. I was not that familiar with Dallas Seminary, but my interest in prophecy spurred me on. As I saw how this dear man handled the Word of God, my heart was again drawn toward more in-depth training and pastoral ministry.

As soon as I got home to Rockford, I applied at Dallas Seminary. I did not apply anywhere else. I knew that the school had a reputation for a strenuous education in the biblical languages. That's what I wanted, so that's where I applied. Thank God I was accepted!

Pastor Steve delivered his final sermon at the church he had pastored since 1977. Parkinson's and dementia prevented him from continuing to serve as senior pastor. But God wasn’t finished with Steve. He just kept doing what God made him passionate about doing: reaching the people around him with God’s truth. Steve simply and sincerely loved people, and they felt it. And he loved his Savior. When God’s plan involved living in care facilities for his final three years, Steve trusted His plan even in suffering. He continued to love people, point them to Jesus, and lead Bible studies with residents, staff, and others right up to his final days. He never stopped “fishing for men” (Matthew 4:19).

"The Master said, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant'" as Steve went Home to Jesus (Matthew 25:23).