pastoral ministry Archives

Haiti Trip Moves Seminary Dean

June 4, 2010 by Tom Mitchell, Daily News Record

Dr. Lonnie Yoder, associate dean HARRISONBURG – Lonnie Yoder will long remember the story told him by a young woman from Haiti who survived the country’s horrific earthquake. “She was

Theologian Greg Boyd Headlines Packed-Out Leadership Training

January 25, 2010Last updated September 22, 2014 by Marcy Gineris

‘We need to distinguish the kingdom of the world from the kingdom of God,’ said Dr. Greg Boyd, an internationally known speaker and author, throughout the seminary’s annual School for

Pastors on sabbatical find ‘oasis’ at EMS

July 28, 2009 by Laura Amstutz

Grad gets scholarship for theological study

June 1, 2009 by Jim Bishop

Nicholas L. (Nick) Detweiler-Stoddard, an entering master of divinity student at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, has been recognized as a young leader who demonstrates exceptional gifts for ministry by The Fund

Endowed Scholarship to Honor Nursing Alum Matt Garber

March 26, 2009Last updated September 19, 2014 by Jim Bishop

Matt Garber, a well-loved student leader, musician, and 2008 nursing graduate, was known for his strong faith and good sense of humor. EMU hopes the new Matthew Garber Endowed Scholarship

Media Authority to Speak at SLT

January 12, 2009Last updated September 22, 2014 by Jim Bishop

How does the pervasive and changing electronic media distract and enamor us to the point of shaping how we think and act, often without our awareness? Shane Hipps (www.shanehipps.com) of

Seminary Dean to Open ‘Writers Read’ Series

September 14, 2008 by Jim Bishop

The language and literature department will hold its first “Writers Read” program of the new school year Thursday, Sept. 18. Ervin R. Stutzman, dean and professor of church ministries at

Mennonite Professors Gather in Harrisonburg

August 18, 2008 by by Chris Edwards

At the fourth annual conference of Mennonite higher-education faculty – held this year for the first time at EMU – two keynote speakers approached the theme, “Creation, Christ and the

EMS Lancaster Offers Evening and Weekend Classes

July 21, 2008 by Laura Amstutz

Lancaster Program Holds Second Commencement

May 13, 2008 by Laura Amstutz

Dr. Beryl Brubaker STEP graduation speaker EMU’s Study and Training in Effective Pastoral Ministry (STEP) program will hold its second annual graduation at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24, in the