Chapel Gathering in the Seminary
Seminary SLW3: “A Bridge To God” – Conrad and Donna Mast
Seminary SLW2: “A Bridge To Others” – Conrad and Donna Mast
Seminary SLW1: “A Bridge To Self” – Conrad and Donna Mast
“Still Holding On” – David Evans
New EMS Assistant Professor of History, Mission, Intercultural, and Interfaith Studies David Evans draws from the following scripture texts as he engages us in our Chapel Gathering on the topic, “Still Holding On:” Psalm 22:1-15, Mark 15:33-37, John 10:27-30. The entire campus community is invited to every chapel worship service on campus. Eastern Mennonite Seminary… Read more »
“Finding God between time and infinity” Les Horning
Les Horning is the Seminary Associate Director of Development, Admissions and Church Relationships. The entire campus community is invited to every chapel worship service on campus. Eastern Mennonite Seminary hosts chapel gatherings in Martin Chapel every Tuesday and Thursday; EMU Campus Ministries hosts chapel gatherings every Wednesday and Friday in Lehman Auditorium. Specifics and occasional… Read more »
“From Position Statements to Communities of Discernment” — Dr. Michael King
Seminary Dean, Dr. Michael King, opens the EMS fall semester with his convocation address, ” From Position Statements to Communities of Discernment: EMS as Discernment Training Center.” Dr King’s comments and reflections to close this chapel offer a helpful summary of his address: “I know only in part—only as if through a mirror dimly. That… Read more »
Linden M. Wenger Anabaptist Studies Award
In the last Chapel Gathering in the Seminary of the current academic year, Professor of Church History Nate Yoder presents the Linden M. Wenger Anabaptist Studies Award to Seminary student Jonathan Swartz for his paper “Pilgrim Marpeck and Martin Bucer: Christology and Consequences in Strasbourg, 1528-1532″ written for Christian Traditions II. The Linden M. Wenger… Read more »
“Banqueting in Corinth” – The Augsburger Lectures
“Our Journey into Worship and Mission” is the theme Alan and Eleanor Kreider will bring to the campus community as guests for the Augsburger Lecture series this spring. Their theme for seminary chapel on April 12 is “Banqueting in Corinth.” Alan and Eleanor Kreider The Kreiders bring scholarship, storytelling, and experience to incarnational missiology. The… Read more »
“Teach us to number our days” – Don Yoder
On his 69th birthday, and approaching retirement, Don Yoder, Director of Seminary Admissions at EMS, reflects on the calling that brought him to EMS, as well as some of the things he’s learned during his time here. The entire campus community is invited to every chapel worship service on campus. Eastern Mennonite Seminary hosts chapel… Read more »