Seminary Spiritual Life Week speaker Mag Richer Smith grew up in Wauseon, Ohio. She is a graduate of Goshen College and Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Mag has just completed 30 years of pastoral ministry, having served congregations in Normal, Indianapolis, Lombard, IL and Iowa City. For 27 years she has co-pastored with her husband, Bob Smith. They have three adult children.
The Pastoral Assistants open the chapel series on “Following Jesus with Our Lives” with an emphasis on “Let Your Life Speak!”
Seminary Spiritual Life Week speaker Mag Richer Smith grew up in Wauseon, Ohio. She is a graduate of Goshen College and Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Mag has just completed 30 years of pastoral ministry, having served congregations in Normal, Indianapolis, Lombard, IL and Iowa City. For 27 years she has co-pastored with her husband, Bob Smith. They have three adult children.
During the week of the International Day of Prayer, EMU Students Jess Sarriot, Krista Johnson, Larisa Zehr and others bring a call for morally responsible investment as an expression of our faith.
David and Marie Works suffered the ultimate loss when their two daughters were killed at the hands of a gunman in their Colorado Church parking lot in Dec. 2007. At the time, David remembered a training experience at EMU where he learned about the cycle of violence. He chose then not to pursue revenge for his daughters’ murders, but to work toward reconciliation and healing.
David and Marie Works are co-authors of “Gone in a Heartbeat: Our Daughters Died … Our Faith Endures“
Paul wrote these encouraging words to the church at Philippi almost 2000 years ago, yet God still has something to say to us today through them. Senior, Grace Schrock-Hurst, and recent grad, Sarah Kalichman, recite the joyful book of Philippians in a fresh way!
Louis Yako, EMU professor of Elementary Arabic, speaks for a true peace out of his personal experience with wars in the Middle East. “As I share some of my personal experiences of war, I’d like to strongly make a case that, based on my real life experiences, of wars … that none of the wars we have had throughout history have succeeded to bring peace on this earth. Wars, I believe, are at best no more than temporary periods where one party gets the illusion of victory. Today, more than at any time of history, we need to reflect on what Francois Fenelon said ‘All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers [and sisters]‘” – Louis Yako
Jon Spicher and Lars Akerson share stories and reflections from their journey by bike from Harrisonburg, Virginia to Asuncion, Paraguay.
President Loren Swartzendruber addresses the campus community with the message, “Prepare to Serve and Lead,” followed by a sending blessing for the South Africa Cross Cultural group.
