About DTS  Art Ringger  Art RinggerWhat do you get when you
cross a veterinarian and a minister? Answer: DTS alumnus Art
Ringger. Having worked as a vet for 17 years, Art changed
careers in 1988 and came to Dallas Seminary for a Master's in
Christian Education.  "It actually wasn't as big a leap as you
might think," Art said. "As a vet, I dealt with life-and-death
issues and with the emotional struggles of people who had
attachments to their animals because of painful personal
relationships. In ministry, you deal with many of the same
issues—it's just a different context."  Art had become a
believer in college and quickly involved himself at a local
church. Soon he was teaching middle school and high school
students, and he began to realize that he was drawn more to the
ministry he was doing on the side than to the work he did during
the day.  "My vet practice soon became sort of a tent-making
venture," he said. "It was how I made my money so I could
support the ministry I was doing."  But he says he has neve