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....
“Ministry in Context” – Dr. Ervin Stutzman
Dr. Ervin Stutzman, Executive Director of Mennonite Church USA speaks in Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary about navigating pastoral ministry in the present context.
“Living the Resurrection with Scarlet Letters” – Amy Yoder McGloughlin
Amy Yoder McGloughlin, Pastor at Germantown Mennonite Church, Germantown, PA, reflects on the Emmaus story as she tells her own story about fellowship and pastoring in a church that was excommunicated from the denomination. Germantown Mennonite Church is the Oldest Mennonite Congregation In North America.
“Songs of the Church: My Musical Journey through Seminary” – Seth Thomas Crissman
Graduating Senior Seth Thomas Crissman shares some of the original songs that have emerged out of his coursework at EMS.
“Love and Leadership: Hand in Hand Towards A Healthy Community”
“Love and Leadership: Hand in Hand Towards a Healthy Community” led by Seminary Community Council members about what it means to be engaged in the EMS community and beyond. Seminary student Charlie Tinsley preaches.
“Journey into Failure” – Les Horning
Les Horning, Associate Director for Seminary Development and Admissions shares from his personal “journey into failure” during Chapel Gathering in the Seminary.
Prayer for Christian Unity
Chapel Gathering in the Seminary incorporates an order of worship jointly prepared by a group of representatives from different parts of Brazil for The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and The Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches. This service joins the annual celebration in the Northern Hemisphere of the....
SLT Opening Keynote: “Fear and Courage in a Tiny Church: Reflections on Life in a Small Parish” – Lauren Winner
Lauren Winner has written of her personal faith journey and is familiar with the issues raised by the School for leadership Training theme of A Church for All Generations in an Age of “Nones”. She opens the 2015 SLT by addressing the intersections and challenges of these two in her keynote, “Fear and Courage in....
Chapel Gathering: Civil Disobedience/Divine Obedience: Jesus & MLK’s vision of the Beloved Community
Civil Disobedience/Divine Obedience: Jesus and MLK’s vision of the Beloved Community – A sermon based on Mark 1:4-11, Anton Flores-Maisonet examines the baptism of Jesus as a defining moment when Christ modeled the call for his followers to consider the cost involved in building the Beloved Community. www.alternacommunity.com www.facebook.com/alternacommunity