Mary Margaret Flook ’23
Posted on: December 2, 2025
Telling the Stories of God at Work.
“I love meeting people, writing and sharing incredible stories of God at work.”
For Mary Margaret Flook, telling stories is a joy and a passion.
Flook, a 2023 NGU School of Communication graduate, currently serves as a reporter and social media manager for The Baptist Courier.
“I’m a journalist that tells stories of God at work throughout South Carolina and beyond. Most of my interactions are with pastors, church members, and Christian organizations,” said Flook. “My job is to tell their stories.”
She first got connected with The Baptist Courier when her multimedia class professor, Shurajit Gopal, connected her with internship in 2023.
During her two years at The Baptist Courier, Flook has heard so many inspiring stories that have helped strengthen her own faith.
“I have grown a lot in wisdom and maturity in my faith through hearing other’s stories. For example, the latest story I wrote was about a woman who had stage four lung cancer and 30 brain tumors. She said that four words got her through her cancer: ‘Do not be afraid,’” Flook recalled. “If I ever got cancer, I’d certainly remember her story. When I write stories of people who’ve gone through hardship or who are rejoicing and testifying of His work, I internalize the truths that they’re sharing, and it grows and strengthens my own faith.”
As she reflects on her career thus far, she sees how God was present from the start.
“I did not plan this career for myself. It feels like God just dropped The Baptist Courier into my lap because I’d never heard of The Baptist Courier before. I also did not expect to be paid to write full time,” she said. “It is all a gift of God. I didn’t really do anything to earn or work up to this job. God just placed me here and I feel peace about being here.”
Flook says her time as a student at NGU prepared her spiritually for the career she has, and her professors played a key role in that spiritual formation.
“I left NGU with a solid biblical foundation. The professors of NGU taught me how to think, reason, and persuade,” she said. “The communication department taught me how to write clear, unbiased stories. And the Christian studies department formed and shaped my character and beliefs. I love the professors at NGU and I’m still friends with a lot of them.”
