“From the halls of EMS to the halls of Washington” – Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach
“From the halls of EMS to the halls of Washington” Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach, Director of Mennonite Central Committee’s US Washington Office and an EMS alumna shares from Matthew 10: 16-20.
“Prayers of Lament…Refugees are We” – Ahmed Tarik, Jordan Detwiler-Michelson, Myriam Aziz
In Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, three students in the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding program at EMU reflect on their experiences in Syria and offer a personal context through which to understand some of the current refugee crisis in the region.
Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Beyond: Stories from the Journey
Participants in the May 2015 Seminary Cross-Cultural to Israel/Palestine engage us in worship, stories of their experience, and prayer.
“Body Life” — Seminary Community Council
Chapel Gathering in the Seminary led by Seminary Community Council members – who they are and what it means to be engaged in the EMS community and beyond.
“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....