Losing that Loving Feeling–Leonard Dow

In this chapel gathering in the Seminary connected with  the University’s  Spiritual Life Week, Pastor Leonard Dow references the 1964 song by the Righteous Brothers, “You’ve lost that loving feeling” as he speaks from the heart, reflecting  on Revelations 2:1-7. Each semester, campus ministries hosts Spiritual Life Week, an engaging series of events aimed at....

Seminary Convocation – “Sabbath: a freeing discipline”

In the Seminary Spring semester convocation address Lonnie Yoder invites students, faculty, staff, and guests to consider the discipline of sabbath amidst frenzied schedules.  Dr. Yoder serves as Associate Dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary and Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling.  In this convocation, he draws on Matthew 11: 25-30.

Taking Root Downward: A Call to Bio-regional Discipleship

Elaine Enns and Ched Myers speak for this third event in the annual Augsburger Lecture Series on “Taking Root Downward: A call to bio-regional Discipleship.” Their work is in the faith-based peace and justice movement. For information about their organization, check out Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries. The 2010 Augsburger Lecture Series is co-sponsored by the Augsburger....

Cultivating Life in the Spirit–Willi Hugo Perez

Willi Hugo Perez wraps up  Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s Spiritual Life Week with this third of three chapel addresses.  Perez,  a 2004 graduate of EMS, is the current rector (president) of SEMILLA, the Latin American Anabaptist Seminary in Guatemala.  In this chapel, he speaks in Spanish and is translated by Marvin Lorenzana, Director of Multicultural Services.

“Reimagining the Church for Changing Times,” Tom and Christine Sine

Tom & Christine Sine, founders of Mustard Seed Associates in Seattle, Washington, begin a conversation in the Seminary Chapel Gathering, offering possibilities for faithful living during their presence on campus for EMU Spiritual Life Week. Each year, the campus ministries department presents Spiritual Life Week, an engaging series of events that facilitate deepening faith in....