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Seminary graduates head to diverse ministries, from Methodist pastorates to counseling

May 1, 2014Last updated May 16, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

“This is a beginning disguised as an ending,” Jon Swartz told his classmates at Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s baccalaureate worship service. Swartz and 16 others received degrees and certificates on April

Seminary grad publishes book on similarities between parenting and the faith journey

March 18, 2014Last updated March 31, 2014 by MennoMedia

Managed chaos. That’s how Rachel Gerber [MDiv ’05] describes parenting three young sons. Herald Press has recently published the Eastern Mennonite Seminary alumna’s first book, a devotional memoir, Ordinary Miracles:

Congregational leaders flock to seminary program on how to do “discernment” in the face of difficult issues

February 7, 2014Last updated February 24, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Hundreds of people filled to capacity the 2014 School for Leadership Training at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, interested in exploring “discernment processes” to address difficult issues in congregations, conferences and denominations.

Worship in acknowledgment of the “elephant in the room”

February 7, 2014Last updated February 24, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Participants in the 2014 School for Leadership Training at Eastern Mennonite Seminary did not tiptoe for three days around the “elephant in the room” – that is, the anguish felt

EMU trustees recommend six-month “listening process” regarding same-sex relationships and employment at EMU

November 18, 2013Last updated December 12, 2013 by Bonnie Price Lofton

In its regularly scheduled meeting Nov. 15 and 16, the Eastern Mennonite University board of trustees heard upbeat reports on the status of a multi-year fundraising campaign to renovate the

Discovering ‘dynamic, changing, moving’ God when gathered ’round The Table

November 13, 2013Last updated December 5, 2013 by Sarah Stacy

On a Sunday morning in an upstairs classroom at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, a group of people gather in a circle around a table. Though the setup isn’t immediately indicative of

School for Leadership Training to focus on navigating touchy issues via discernment

November 6, 2013Last updated September 22, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Immigration, racism, sexuality, biblical authority, and politics are just a few of the issues that threaten to tear churches apart. How do churches and leaders find their way through these

Seminary alum named to Mennonite Church USA post

October 10, 2013Last updated October 31, 2013 by Joanna Shenk

Rachel Springer Gerber, a 2005 Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) alum, was named as the new half-time denominational minister for youth and young adults by Mennonite Church USA. She begins this

Students Reflect Changing Face of Church

March 25, 2013Last updated April 16, 2013 by Stephen Kriss

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been dispatched to diverse contexts in relationship to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). This included Spanish conversations in Sarasota, Fla., gathering around a ping-pong table

The Cost of, and Returns on, a Mennonite Higher Education

January 28, 2013Last updated February 11, 2013 by Andrew Jenner

The first two sentences, set in large font, on the financial aid page of Hesston (Kan.) College’s website cut right to the chase: “Let’s be clear, college is expensive. There’s

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