{"id":49333,"date":"2021-05-10T10:48:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T14:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=49333"},"modified":"2021-05-10T14:47:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T18:47:26","slug":"seminary-celebrates-2021-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/seminary-celebrates-2021-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminary celebrates 2021 graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/seminary\">Eastern Mennonite Seminary<\/a> celebrated the graduation of 16 students earning Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Religion, and Master of Arts in Christian Leadership degrees and the graduate certificate in Christian Leadership.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming from different denominational backgrounds and returning to ministry and work with new credentials, the group\u2019s experiences and various gifts were honored during Saturday afternoon\u2019s Baccalaureate ceremony. View the ceremony at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1155948711538182\/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22page_admin_bar%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22page_id%5C%22%3A112642959273%7D%22%7D%2C%7B%22surface%22%3A%22events_admin_tool%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22recommended_actions%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22[]%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\">EMU\u2019s Facebook Live page<\/a> [you do not need an account to view.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates were also offered the opportunity to participate in an in-person Commencement walk on Saturday, May 1. EMU\u2019s official Commencement ceremony was online Sunday, May 9. [Both ceremonies can be viewed at <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/commencement\/2021\">EMU\u2019s Commencement webpage.<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/10095822\/SeminaryGrads_feature-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/10095822\/SeminaryGrads_feature-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/10095822\/SeminaryGrads_feature-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/10095822\/SeminaryGrads_feature-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/10095822\/SeminaryGrads_feature-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/10095822\/SeminaryGrads_feature-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>From left: Seminary graduates who participated in the May 1 Commencement Walk: Carrie Moffitt, Mike Evans, MaryBeth Moore, Bob Michalides, Mark Stancil, Carmen Miller, Joanna Friesen, Tho Ncube, Amber Baker, Dawn Reidy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>MA in Christian Leadership<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mark Stancil<\/strong>, Stephens City, Virginia<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>MA in Religion<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>William Jones<\/strong>, Broadway, Virginia<\/li><li><strong>Joel Nofziger<\/strong>, Ephrata, Pennsylvania<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Master of Divinity<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Amber Baker<\/strong>, Morgantown, West Virginia<\/li><li><strong>Ryan Cobb<\/strong>, Lancaster, Pennsylvania<\/li><li><strong>William Evans<\/strong>, Lignum, Virginia<\/li><li><strong>Joanna Friesen<\/strong>, Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/li><li><strong>Paul Merchant<\/strong>, Lexington, Virginia<\/li><li><strong>Robert Michalides<\/strong>, Lynchburg, Virginia<\/li><li><strong>Carmen Miller<\/strong>, Rockingham, Virginia<\/li><li><strong>Carrie Moffitt<\/strong>, Staunton, Virginia<\/li><li><strong>MaryBeth Heatwole Moore<\/strong>, Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/li><li><strong>Dawn Reidy<\/strong>, Bunker Hill, West Virginia<\/li><li><strong>Emily Tolbert<\/strong>, North Dinwiddie, Virginia<\/li><li><strong>Lori Witmer<\/strong>, Newville, Pennsylvania<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Graduate Certificate in Christian Studies<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Shirley LaVerne Steward-Jones<\/strong>, Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More on the Baccalaureate Ceremony<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Baccalaureate ceremony, with a theme selected by the graduates of \u201cDrawn by Love: Jesus Calls Us,\u201d\u00a0 included a scripture reading, musical selections, benediction and a commissioning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean <strong>Sue Cockley <\/strong>welcomed the gathered and thanked those watching for their support for students. \u201cIt takes a lot of people, a community really,\u201d she said, \u201cto get each seminary student to this happy milestone.\u201d The theme that the graduates had selected was especially appropriate to the tumult of the year, she noted, calling to mind lines of the hymn \u201cJesus Calls to Us, O\u2019er the Tumult\u201d: <em>Jesus calls us o\u2019er the tumult of our life\u2019s wild, restless sea \/ Day by day his sweet voice soundeth, saying \u201cChristian, follow me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nancy Heisey,<\/strong> associate dean and professor of biblical studies, gave the main address on the theme \u201cOf Panic and Love,\u201d both being part of the full human experience and that which links us with Jesus and the Father:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>So, John\u2019s gospel starts out with \u201cGod becomes us,\u201d and ends up with \u201cyou, the new humans, are going to be me.\u201d Maybe you think I\u2019m pushing that latter part of the equation a bit too far. But I offer that ordinary women and men have been called into love by Jesus, and sent as the Father sent Jesus. Throughout the centuries they have stared down the ruler of this world with their true humanity. They have experienced panic\u2014not just the sudden terror of one event, but the long terror of the power that seeks to destroy God\u2019s creation. But they and we are <strong>one<\/strong> with the One who has conquered the world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants in the ceremony also included <strong>Courtney Joyner, <\/strong>UMC liaison and instructor, musical prelude and postlude;<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>current seminarian <strong>Caleb Schrock-Hurst and Perry Blosser, <\/strong>hymns;<strong> Joanna Friesen, <\/strong>graduate, invocation,<strong> Carrie Moffit,<\/strong> graduate, the scripture reading. <strong>Bob Michalides<\/strong>, the class vice president, introduced the speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professors <strong>Andrea Saner <\/strong>and <strong>David Evans <\/strong>anointed and blessed the graduates.<strong> Kevin Clark, <\/strong>assistant professor and seminary pastor, and <strong>Sarah Ann Bixler, <\/strong>incoming associate dean and professor, provided the commissioning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Mennonite Seminary celebrated the graduation of 16 students earning Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Religion, and Master of Arts in Christian Leadership degrees and the graduate certificate <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/seminary-celebrates-2021-graduates\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Seminary celebrates 2021 graduates<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17562,8845,265],"tags":[9392,15734],"feature":[17427,17425,17426,17241],"class_list":["post-49333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digest","category-emu-at-lancaster","category-seminary","tag-nancy-heisey","tag-sue-cockley","feature-emu-home-page-feature","feature-featured-seminary","feature-myemu-feature","feature-news-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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