“Spellbound” –Dr. Michael King
Seminary Dean, Dr. Michael King, opens the EMS fall semester with his convocation address, “Spellbound: Present at the Big Bang.” King writes: In many ways, it seems to me, church is unraveling, whether at broad cultural or denominational levels or in the decline of our personal loyalties to faith communities or structures. Yet amazing weavings....
2015 Seminary Baccalaureate
Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s 2015 Baccalaureate service includes reflections by Nate Yoder on the theme, “Call and Responsibility.”
“The Risen Christ” – Jake Kave and Seth Miller
Preaching Class students, Jake Kave and Seth Miller, preach from Luke 24:13-35 and Luke 24:36-49 in a pair of chapel sermons about the Risen Christ.
“Jesus, Risen, Walking With Us” – Darin Buse and Maria Hosler Byler
Preaching Class students, Darin Buse and Maria Hosler Byler, preach from Luke 24:1-7, 13-27, 28-31, and 8-12 in a set of four movements of a chapel sermon titled, “Jesus, Risen, Walking With Us.”
“We few, We happy few, We band of Believers” – Gordon Meriwether
Preaching Class student, Gordon Meriwether, preaches from 2 Samuel 11:14-17 and 1 Kings 10:14-18 in a chapel sermon titled, “We few, We happy few, We band of Believers.”
Inspiring the Next Generation for Mission Engagement – Nelson Okanya ’02
Nelson Okanya, EMS Alum, closes the annual Augsburger Lectureship in Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Okanya serves as President of Eastern Mennonite Missions and speaks on Inspiring the Next Generation for Mission Engagement. Nelson Okanya is president of Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM). He was born and raised in the Mennonite community in Kenya, where....
“The Woven Fabric of our Lives” – Gabriel Dodd and LaDawn Knicely
Preaching Class students, Gabriel Dodd and LaDawn Knicely, preach from John 19:16-25 and John 20:1-10 in a pair of chapel sermons titled, “The Woven Fabric of our Lives .”
Seminary Capstone Presentation – Brad Kolb
Brad Kolb, Think Again: How Imagination Leads to Transformation in Christian Worship 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....
“Ecumenical Snake Handling” – Dale Humphries
Preaching Class student, Dale Humphries, preaches from Numbers 21:4-9, John 19:31-37, and John 3:14-21 in a chapel sermon titled, “Ecumenical Snake Handling.”
“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.”