2018 Seminary Baccalaureate
Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s 2018 Baccalaureate service includes reflections by Erin Dufault-Hunter on the theme, “Peter’s Witness: Loving Christ as Faithful Failures.”
“Reflections on a Silent Retreat” – Sue Cockley
Psalm 42:1-5 Romans 5:1-5 Matthew 6:1-4
“Holy Week” – Biblical Storytellers
The Shenandoah Valley Biblical Storytellers join Chapel Gathering in the Seminary to commemorate Holy Week through scripture recitation.
Seminary Capstone Presentation: Lorrie Aikens
Lorrie Aikens, “Pastoral Response to Trauma” 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, producing a....
“Consider Your Own Call…Not Many of You Were Wise” – Mark Thiessen Nation
In Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Dr. Mark Thiessen Nation, retiring Professor of Theology at EMS, shares reflections on an Unexpected Vocation.
“I always knew I would be a teacher” – Dorothy Jean Weaver
In Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Dr. Dorothy Jean Weaver, retiring Professor of New Testament at EMS, shares reflections on her vocational journey leading her to teach at EMS.
“Reclaiming Our Power” – Andrew Suderman
Andrew Suderman, Instructor in the EMU Bible and Religion Department, addresses Chapel Gathering at EMS with his message, “Reclaiming our Power” drawing from Acts 1:1-8.
“Shining Like Stars in the World!” – Bruce Campbell Janz
Bruce Campbell-Janz, Executive Director of Mennonite Central Committee, East Coast, addresses the gathered community in Martin Chapel at Eastern Mennonite Seminary with a message based on Philippians 2:1-15.
“God’s Own People: Re-imagining the Community of Jesus” – Earl Zimmerman
Earl Zimmerman, pastor at Daniel’s Run Peace Church in Fairfax, VA, addresses Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary with his message, “God’s Own People: Re-imagining the Community of Jesus.”
“Attending to God” – Janeen Bertsche Johnson
“Attending to God,” reflections on Isaiah 42 by Janeen Bertsche Johnson, campus pastor of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminaries, Elkhart, IN.