Seminary Capstone Presentation: Phil J. Yoder

Phil J. Yoder, “Integrating Past, Present, Future: From Mockupation to Re-Inventing Dutch Blitz” Students in the seminary’s Master of Divinity program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete....

Seminary Capstone Presentation: Gabriel Dodd

Gabriel Dodd, “Discovering God: Spiritual Formation in Youth and Adolescents” Students in the seminary’s Master of Divinity program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete their projects in....

“In Defense of Life”

Hear from a volunteer “Peace Team” member visiting Harrisonburg today. Their shared work is the celebration and defense of life and all that’s beautiful – addressing the stuff of decolonization, our grappling with white supremacy and patriarchy, our journey together with regards to race, gender, and many other constructions and expressions tied to our identities.....

“Meet Menno Simons” – an impersonation by Gerald Brunk

Hear History Professor Emeritus Gerald Brunk share an impersonation of Menno Simons.* Brunk’s rendition will challenge you to deepen your own life of faith, and to pursue your own calling. * “Menno Simons (1496 – 31 January 1561) was a former Catholic priest from the Friesland region of the Low Countries who became an influential Anabaptist religious leader. Simons was a contemporary....

“Hope and History in King, Obama and Coates” – Peter Dula

Powerpoint Slides Peter Dula offered a similar version of this Chapel Gathering at University Chapel on January 24. Does the arc of history really bend towards justice as King and Obama liked to say? Think theologically about hope and history with Professor Peter Dula as part of the Common Read Chapel Series on Between the....

“Kicked Out of the Comfort Zone” – Kirk Hanger

Visiting Pastor Kirk Hanger focuses on themes of diversity dynamics and the vocation of faith communities looking at the Tower of Babel, Pentecost and Revelation to show that God’s plan from the beginning has always been diversity, however, like those at Babel, we still tend to want to stay in our comfort zones with people....