{"id":52660,"date":"2022-08-23T13:46:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T17:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=52660"},"modified":"2022-08-29T08:37:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T12:37:16","slug":"african-american-mennonite-association-and-eastern-mennonite-seminary-offer-scholarships-for-grad-certificate-in-faith-based-peacebuilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/african-american-mennonite-association-and-eastern-mennonite-seminary-offer-scholarships-for-grad-certificate-in-faith-based-peacebuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"African American Mennonite Association and Eastern Mennonite Seminary offer scholarships for grad certificate in faith-based peacebuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS)\u00a0and the African American Mennonite Association (AAMA) have teamed up to provide scholarships for Black ministry leaders interested in completing EMS\u2019 new graduate certificate in faith-based peacebuilding<\/a>, beginning this fall. AAMA, a recognized racial ethnic group of Mennonite Church USA, is providing support through a matching grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAAMA is elated to partner with EMS to provide scholarships for Black ministry leaders,\u201d said Bishop Leslie Francisco, III<\/strong>, president of AAMA. \u201cThe need for trained and informed leaders in our communities is imperative, particularly in these perilous times. Our hope is that this partnership will equip our leaders to be proactive and relevant in their ministry assignments. I would strongly encourage all of our ministry leaders to take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen our witness as a peace church in our communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n