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Band Gives Old Hymns New Life

June 19, 2013Last updated August 18, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

The Walking Roots Band, a Harrisonburg, Virginia-based band made up of primarily Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) graduates, is taking centuries-old hymn texts and putting them to music that is accessible ... read more about Band Gives Old Hymns New Life

Students Earn Credits Off Campus, Learning in New Ways and New Places

May 15, 2013Last updated September 18, 2014 by Steve Shenk

Bekah Enns’ great-grandparents would not recognize the way she is pursuing an academic degree in 2013. For one thing, the senior history major at Eastern Mennonite University spent last semester ... read more about Students Earn Credits Off Campus, Learning in New Ways and New Places

Formerly Homeless and Drug Addicted, Father of Three Completes Master’s Degree

April 29, 2013Last updated June 11, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

In 2005 Nathaniel Daniel had lost everything. He was jobless, homeless, addicted to drugs, and involved in criminal activity. His wife had left him, taking their three children with her. ... read more about Formerly Homeless and Drug Addicted, Father of Three Completes Master’s Degree

Saner Named Seminary, Bible and Religion Professor

March 14, 2013Last updated April 3, 2013 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Andrea Saner will help Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) and undergraduate students find connections between the ancient texts of the Old Testament and our modern world and church life. The newest ... read more about Saner Named Seminary, Bible and Religion Professor

Egypt Trip Shows Common Ground of Seminary and Peacebuilding

February 25, 2013Last updated March 8, 2013 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Ever since 2011, Egypt has featured prominently in U.S. news. But what do U.S. citizens, especially Christians, really know about the country? Matthew Bucher and Greta Shenk are teaming up ... read more about Egypt Trip Shows Common Ground of Seminary and Peacebuilding

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On Churches Hearing, Holding, and Hoping Amid Mental Health Challenges

January 29, 2013Last updated February 18, 2013 by Michael A. King and Joan K. King

We tend to see mental illness as something that happens out there, to stigmatized strangers on the fringe of our churches, when in fact mental illness affects our families, friends, ... read more about On Churches Hearing, Holding, and Hoping Amid Mental Health Challenges

Seminary Focuses on ‘Healing Space’ for Mental Illness

January 24, 2013Last updated September 22, 2014 by Candace Sipos

After Bev Miller was institutionalized twice in the 1970s with bipolar disorder, not long after graduating from then-Eastern Mennonite College, a series of factors helped her to get back “in ... read more about Seminary Focuses on ‘Healing Space’ for Mental Illness

Seminary Prof Also Teaches Bee Keeping

January 15, 2013Last updated January 30, 2013 by Laura Amstutz

Kenton Derstine, director of field education at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, is not just mentoring future pastors, he is also mentoring future beekeepers. Contributing to the university’s efforts at sustainability, Derstine ... read more about Seminary Prof Also Teaches Bee Keeping

Shocked Beyond Words by Sandy Hook… We Must Pray and Act

December 17, 2012Last updated December 27, 2012 by Loren Swartzendruber

Dear Community and Friends of EMU: All of us in the EMU community mourn with the families and community of Newtown, Connecticut. We are shocked beyond words and we struggle ... read more about Shocked Beyond Words by Sandy Hook… We Must Pray and Act

School for Leadership Training focuses on Mental Illness

November 26, 2012Last updated September 22, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

“All congregations are touched in some way by mental illness,” said Linda Alley, coordinator for this year’s School for Leadership Training (SLT) at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. “Our goal is to ... read more about School for Leadership Training focuses on Mental Illness

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