Youth Ministry: Shanshan Ruth Tao (青少年事工：陶珊珊傳道)
Shanshan (Ruth) Tao, was born in Zhejiang province in China in 1988. She grew up in a Christian family, however she did not start to have her own personal relationship with Jesus Christ until she went to college. After graduating from college in 2010, Ruth became a high school music teacher. In 2013, she came to the U. S. to study English. During that time, she became more convinced of God’s calling on her life. In 2015, Ruth began pursuing a Master of Church Music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, majoring in Voice Performance. In 2019, due to health issues, she could not sing anymore, and she had to give up her studies at SWBTS. So she transferred to Dallas Theological Seminary, and pursued her Master of Arts in Christian Studies. She met her husband Zhihao Xiao in 2021, and they got married in June of 2022. Two months later, she graduated from DTS and came to the Greater Boston area. Ruth started to serve at CBCGB as the Interim Girl’s Youth Minister in October. Since college, she has been actively serving in fellowships and churches, working in worship ministry, children’s ministry, young professional ministry, and college students’ fellowships. She desires to follow the Lord’s lead and become more equipped, so she can serve His people better.
陶珊珊，1988年，出生在中國浙江。雖然，她從小在基督徒家庭長大，但是，直到大學時，才建立了她與基督深刻的關係。 2010年，她大學畢業後，擔任高中音樂老師。2013年，她赴美留學。在美留學期間，她更加堅定神對她的呼召。2015年，陶珊珊進入西南浸信會神學院，攻讀教會音樂碩士學位，主修聲樂表演。 2019年，由於健康原因，她無法唱歌，在即將完成學位的最後一個學期時，她不得不放棄在西南的學習，轉學至達拉斯神學院，攻讀基督教研究碩士。2021年，她結識了她的先生肖之昊，他們於2022年6月結婚。兩個月後，她從達拉斯神學院畢業，來到波士頓地區。同年10月份，她開始擔任CBCGB約聘青少年傳道。從大學開始，她就積極地參與團契與教會各項事工的服侍，例如：敬拜、兒童、職青、大學生事工等。她盼望繼續順服神的帶領，接受更多的裝備，從而更好地服侍神，建造祂的百姓。
