“Writing Moral Fiction” – Vic Sizemore
Vic Sizemore, novelist and shortfiction writer, speaks in chapel on the interesting dilemma that Christians face in writing “moral fiction.” Sizemore is on campus for the Writers Read program. Vic Sizemore is a writer of short fiction and novels in which characters wrestle with what it means for them to be Christians in all the....
“We Are Judas” – Lindsay Mustafa Davis
EMS Preaching Class student, Lindsay Mustafa Davis, preaches from Matthew 27:3-10 in a chapel sermon titled, “We are Judas.”
Seminary Capstone Presentation – Melissa Fretwell
Melissa Fretwell, Are You With Me? Students in the seminary’s Master of Divinity program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete their projects in the spring,....
Seminary Capstone Presentation – Matthew Bucher
Matthew Bucher, Residing in Menuha: Practices and Places for Sabbath Rest in Preparation for Ministry and Self-Care Students in the seminary’s Master of Divinity program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design....
“Parable of the Talents (Money)” – Spencer Cowles
Parables – everyday stories that invite us to confront our worldview, sense of self and God, without providing easy answers. Join Spencer Cowles, Director and Professor of Business and Economics, for a close look at the parable of the talents (money) from Matthew 25:14-30. Parables is the campus ministry theme for the year.
“John 9: Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind” – Melissa Fretwell and Matt Weaver
EMS Preaching Class students Melissa Fretwell and Matt Weaver dramatize the story of Jesus healing the man born blind in John 9. They invite the congregation to participate and imagine themselves as characters in the story.
Emulate & Y-Trip Sending
Listen in on the launch of Emulate* as they bring some of their music and reflections to chapel. There is also a time of sending for this musical ensemble and the Spring Break Y-Trip groups. *Emulate is a fresh and elite vocal ensemble from Eastern Mennonite University under the direction of Ryan Keebaugh. The group....
“A History Forgotten” – Reverend Basil Marin
As part of Black History Month, Basil Marin from New Song Anabaptist Church in Harrisonburg speaks in chapel on “A History Forgotten.”
Seminary Capstone Presentation – Pete Geoffrion
Pete Geoffrion, Our Lips & the Lord’s Word: Looking at 1 Kings 2:1-3 as Covenanting Hope Students in the seminary’s Master of Divinity program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of....
Seminary Capstone Presentation – Nick Meyer
Nick Meyer, Hatred or Forgiveness: Must We Choose? Students in the seminary’s Master of Divinity program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete their projects in....