Dr. Mark Thiessen Nation, professor of theology at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, will present a lecture, “Bonhoeffer the Assassin?: Challenging a Myth, Recovering Costly Grace” Wednesday, February 23, 3:30-5 at Eastern Mennonite University, Martin Chapel. Nation will challenge the long-held assumption that Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian and pastor, was arrested, im ...More
Nancy Sims doesn’t hesitate to raise her hand in class at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. She also doesn’t mind taking the lead in small-group discussions. Sims, a part-time student, looks comfortable jotting down notes and engaging her professors and classmates, even if some are less than half her age. The 65-year-old social worker from Sugar Grove, W.Va., humbly ack ...More
When Dr. Dorothy Jean Weaver, professor of New Testament at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, planned her sabbatical a year ago she intended to be teaching at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (ETSC) this week. In ...More
HARRISONBURG, Va. – “How do we as human beings discern the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit in our midst?” Nathan E. (Nate) Yoder, associate professor of church history at Eastern Mennonite Seminary and university archivist, reflected on that questi ...More
HARRISONBURG, Va. – Where is the Holy Spirit working today? The nearly 200 people attending the annual School for Leadership Training at Eastern Mennonite Seminary Jan. 17-19, 2011, heard Cheryl Bridges Johns, a professor and pastor from Cleveland, Ky, explore the theme, “The Work of the Holy Spirit: Pent ...More
Brian Gumm of the EMU School of Leadership Training offers insights into spreading the church’s message in the digital age during a seminar at Eastern Mennonite Seminary on Tuesday. Gumm discu ...More
Eastern Mennonite Seminary received an unexpected gift this holiday season. United Service Foundation(USF), a private foundation in New Holland, Pa., sent a check for $21,000 for EMS Lancaster’s Studies and Training in Effective Pastoral Ministry (STEP) ...More
The 2011 School for Leadership Training (SLT) at Eastern Mennonite Seminary will explore the third member of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. “The Work of the Spirit: Pentecost Remixed” is the theme for the January 17-19 event for pastors and church leaders. “The Spirit is real and working in many different ways,” said Linda Alley, SLT director. “What is excit ...More
Eastern Mennonite Seminary offers 5-8 seminary courses online each year. “We are most like God because of our ability to communicate,” said Julie Gochenour, instructor of the newly developed online course in communication offered by Easter ...More
Professor Wendy Miller engages students in conversation about deepening faith during the Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation. “I see and hear of so many people who are exhausted, befuddled and a little resentful as they sense ...More
