Mentoring

In 2019 the ICS inaugurated a mentoring program, designed to pair younger statisticians with more "seasoned” members. Our goal is to strategically network Christ-following Statisticians, “…for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ ( Ephesians 4:12-13)."

Mentors are supported by the opportunity to participate in our monthly "Share & Prayer". ICS mentoring is unique in that we get to operate at the intersection of professional statistics and Christian discipleship.

If you think you might want to be a mentee or a mentor, please complete our ICS Mentoring Program Info Form, or email the mentoring program coordinator, Dr. Jason Wilson, your questions at jason.wilson@biola.edu to find out more information.

Testimonies from 2025

Quote 1: “I’ve been truly blessed by [my mentor]. I’m deeply grateful for [her] time, [her] openness, and [her] faith in the Lord. [She] has been a wonderful mentor, and I’ve learned so much from her.”

Quote 2: “From my perspective meeting over the past 2 years has been very fruitful. Over that time I finished my PhD in the US and returned to [my home country], and [my mentor] also had a career/geography transition. I don't have many other Christian connections in quantitative academic fields, let alone fellow statisticians, and I very much value our chats even though they're not frequent. We usually manage to touch on all of statistics, family, and theology, and to pray for each other.”

Quote 3: “The International Christian Statistician’s mentorship ministry connected Novie and me in 2019. Since then, we met monthly over Skype to share life updates, discuss what was on our minds, and exchange prayer requests. Shortly after we began meeting, I had to deal with a family situation that took a couple of years to resolve. It was a hard couple of years—hard on the heart. Much of the social support I had withered during the COVID-19 pandemic as well, which didn’t make things any easier. Novie became the constant I needed. She started as a mentor but grew to be more than that. Over time, she felt more like family—an older, wise sister and a friend—who stood by me through a rough patch and encouraged me with her prayers, kindness, and compassion to be strong and steady in facing my troubles.

These days, our relationship has reached a point where we no longer feel that regularly scheduled calls are necessary to maintain or grow our friendship. Novie and I now connect more on an ad hoc basis, sending quick emails to say hi and setting up calls when our schedules align. I’m very grateful for the ICS mentorship program that brought us together and for Novie’s faithful commitment to cultivating our relationship over the years. As the world becomes increasingly fractured and the love of many grows cold (Matt. 24:12), the ICS mentorship program remains a place of solace, connection—and, honestly, quiet rebellion—against the prevailing trends of the world. It offers like-minded statisticians a space to find and encourage one another to grow in faith and serve those around us well.”