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Like many Summit Bible College students, graduate Dr. Michael Mannia has traveled a long road to find his niche in God’s plan.
His journey began in the corporate world of advertising in Texas, where Mannia says he found himself merely drifting… until 2001, when he heard from God what he was to do with the rest of his life.
“God told me in a calm voice that He wanted me to help the members of His body who were hurting both spiritually and emotionally,” Mannia said. “God’s voice sounded so real to me, I think if others had been in the room, they’d have heard it too.”
After that, Mannia started a home Bible study, where participants praised his counseling skills, thus confirming God’s call in his mind.
In time, Mannia moved his family to Bakersfield, where the direction of his life turned to education in 2003.
“I felt God was calling me into the ministry to counsel,” he said. “I...
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