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Eastern Mennonite Missions president discusses challenges of global mission engagement in Augsburger Lecture series

March 30, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

To explain the dramatic changes in missions engagement over the last half-century, Nelson Okanya, MDiv ’03, president of Eastern Mennonite Missions, utilizes a stark image: a sturdy bridge, spanning a

Psychiatrist connects deep, meaningful connections with God, each other, to healthier minds, healthier communities

February 19, 2015Last updated February 24, 2015 by Robert Propst

As knowledge in the field of neurobiology advances, the human mind can be increasingly described by science and decreasingly explained by faith. Psychiatrist Curt Thompson shattered this notion during a

Church leaders discuss challenges of ministering to ‘nones’ and millenials at annual School for Leadership Training

January 23, 2015Last updated February 6, 2015 by Laura Amstutz

Author, scholar and Episcopal priest Lauren Winner opened the annual School for Leadership Training at Eastern Mennonite Seminary with succinct advice for those seeking to understand the changing dynamics affecting

$2.2 million renovation of Roselawn now complete, offering pleasant office, class and interaction spaces

October 9, 2014Last updated January 6, 2016 by Kara Lofton

After more than six months of intensive construction work and a $2.2 million investment, the Roselawn renovation project at Eastern Mennonite University is complete. The former residence hall now houses

Distinguished Service Award: From Vietnam, to NYC, to Lancaster to home, Sensenig serves

September 12, 2014Last updated September 24, 2014 by Paul Souder

Donald Sensenig’s journey of service as a missionary, pastor, refugee advocate, interpreter and restorative justice volunteer has taken him to the Bronx streets of New York City and the heart

Four students explore various forms of ministry in summer program

September 3, 2014Last updated November 10, 2016 by Steve Shenk

When 20-year-old Hanna Heishman arrived at her assigned church this summer in Philadelphia, she wondered if she would have anything to offer the congregation. “I was definitely intimidated,” she said.

Peacebuilding and development major Seth Stauffer wins annual peace oratory contest

April 22, 2014Last updated May 5, 2014 by Aaron Kishbaugh

“The Christian peace position is a radical thing,” began Seth Stauffer in his winning speech, “The Danger of MCC’s Own Single Story,” at Eastern Mennonite University’s C. Henry Smith Oratorical

EMU’s Center for Interfaith Engagement promotes friendship and understanding among those who believe differently

February 14, 2014Last updated March 3, 2014 by Steve Shenk

Why would an explicitly Christian university go out of its way to bring Muslim and Jewish scholars to its campus to teach entire courses and interact every day with students?

EMU, Seminary alumnus named president of Virginia Mennonite Missions

October 21, 2013Last updated November 5, 2013 by Jon Trotter

Aaron M. Kauffman of Harrisonburg, Va., was chosen by Virginia Mennonite Missions’ (VMM) 15-member Board of Directors as their next president at the October 18-19 meeting. Kauffman has extensive local

Mennonite professor and Israeli philosopher debate pacifism, violence and resistance to evil

October 4, 2013Last updated November 5, 2013 by Andrew Jenner

In front of a packed audience at the Common Grounds coffeehouse, an Israeli philosopher and a Mennonite theologian sat down to debate the ethics of pacifism and violence, approaching the

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