“Friendship as Missional Practice: Lessons from History” – Dr. Dana Robert

Dr. Dana Robert speaks on the topic,  Friendship and Mission: past and present for the annual Augsburger Lectureship

Dr. Robert is the Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission and the director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission, Boston University.

The Augsburger Lecture Series, or the Myron S. Augsburger Annual Lectureship on Christian evangelism and mission for Eastern Mennonite University, provides resources to annually bring to campus a noted lecturer(s) to address pertinent topics in the area of Christian evangelism and mission for the stimulation and development of a vision for evangelism and missions for the students, faculty and staff of EMU.

Dr. Myron Augsburger was the fifth president of what is now Eastern Mennonite University, serving from 1965 to 1980.