Praise Worship – Celebration

Gather with Celebration for praise worship featuring singing and exploring what is our true and proper worship (Romans 12:1-2). Romans 12:1-2 – New International Version (NIV) 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true....

“Radical Anabaptist Womanism: Daring Daughters from Margin to Center” – Melody Pannell

Melody M. Pannell, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Chairperson for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, speaks in Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary on the topic of, “Radical Anabaptist Womanism: Daring Daughters from Margin to Center.”

“Love from the center of who you are” – Anton Flores-Maisonet

  Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. (Romans 12:9 MSG) Most of us spend most our lives hiding behind masks of fear and shame. But that’s not who we are, and definitely not who we were created....

“Love Crosses Borders” – Anton Flores-Maisonet

Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. (Romans 12:11-13 NRSV) When fear seeks to erect walls in our hearts, laws, and borders, the call of the Church is to an even fiercer love. For over 15 years, Casa Alterna co-founder, Anton....

“Contagious Resilience: God With Us” – Trina Trotter Nussbaum

Trina Trotter Nussbaum is currently on research leave from the Center for InterFaith Engagement in order to finish work for her master’s degree in Conflict Transformation from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at EMU.  She is writing a thesis and conducting a research study which is entitled: Self-Care May Not Be Enough: Secondary Traumatic....

“About Spiritual Gifts” – Micah Hurst

How do you know your spiritual gifts and what are they for? Join Pastor Micah Hurst in exploring spiritual gifts in light of sharing God’s love with the world. Micah Hurst serves as Pastor of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at Weaver’s Mennonite Church here in Harrisonburg, Va. His previous roles at Eastern Mennonite University....