Senior Reflections on Faith and Spiritual Growth – Amanda Chandler
Senior Amanda Chandler, Theater & History, reflects on her faith journey related to her experiences at EMU and the university mission, vision and values.
Student Recognition Chapel
University Chapel Gathering emphasizes the university’s vision of being a Learning Community as faculty and staff in several departments celebrate significant achievements of students during the Spring semester.
Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC)
Come to the table and hear from the WCSC Interns what’s been happening in D.C. this semester.
“The Sword of the Spirit” – Larry Friedland
Larry Friedland, EMS student, leads a meditative and experiential exploration of Ephesians 6:10-17 combining the elements of theatre and mindful movement with lectio devina and interaction with physical representations of the images from the text. This is an opportunity to engage this scriptural passage in a new and interactive way. Larry is a visiting acting....
“Love One Another as I have Loved You” – Andy Miller, Jess Kraybill
Pastoral assistants (PAs) lead a final chapel on the campus ministries theme for the year, “Love One Another as I have Loved You” (John 15:1-17). Faculty members Andy Miller and Jess Kraybill offer reflections on the theme. Chapel opens with a selection by the EMU Women’s Choir and concludes with a special announcement about a....
Loving Self to Love Neighbor – Esther Nafziger ’12
Come reflect on how the commandment “Love your neighbor as yourself” is a call to interconnectedness and not just selflessness. Looking at the commandment as an equation, with integral parts, how have we failed to emphasize loving ourselves in order to love our neighbors? Esther Nafziger works as an admissions counselor. In her free time,....
“Make Space for Ruth” – KrisAnne Swartley
KrisAnne Swartley, Minister for the Missional Journey, Doylestown Mennonite Church, Dolystown, PA KrisAnne (EMU ’98) is on campus as a part of EMU’s visiting pastor program The entire campus community is invited to every chapel worship service on campus. Eastern Mennonite Seminary hosts chapel gatherings in Martin Chapel every Tuesday and Thursday; EMU Campus Ministries hosts chapel gatherings....
“Voices for Peace” – C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
In this chapel sampler, consider various perspectives on peace as students offer portions of their speeches for the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical contest. The speeches will be given in their entirety on Friday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in Martin Chapel (Seminary Building). Jordan Luther “Are Y’all Listening?: An Apology” Chris Yoder “The Scaffolding....
“Women Doing Theology” – Alexa Short, Emily Hodges, Alyssa Weaver, and Andrea de Avila
Alexa Short, Emily Hodges, Alyssa Weaver, and Andrea de Avila, hosted by Nancy Heisey and Carmen Schrock-Hurst, share reflections from their recent involvement in the Women Doing Theology conference. One goal of conference organizers was to reflect on God, academically, relationally, prayerfully, actively and also contemplatively, from the multitude of contexts from which participants came.....
“A Year of Biblical Womanhood” – Rachel Held Evans
The magazine FAITH: History, Mystery & Challenges Revealed — printed annually — just ranked Rachel Held Evans as the 4th rated “doer, thinker, pastor, and passer who is shaping the next generation of Christians.” We are delighted to host Rachel Held Evans on campus. She is an evangelical Christian columnist, blogger and best-selling author who....