Are you weary of conflict? Disagreements in the public square? Disharmony in meetings? Lean in to listen, learn and love …Join Rev. Michael Gulker, of The Colossian Forum, for his presentation, “Leaves of the Tree of Life: Remembering Our End During the Very Messy Middle.” Reading Revelation 22 (especially, vv1-5) could be helpful preparation. We are....
Chapel Gathering: Seminary
Mennonite pastor Rev. Michael Gulker, President, Colossian Forum will be preaching on Revelations 22:1-5 in a sermon entitled: “Leaves of the Tree of Life: Witnessing to Our End During a Very Messy Middle,” In the face of complex cultural issues, the Colossian Forum equips Christians to transform these conflicts into opportunities for spiritual growth and witness. Striving to....
Chapel Gathering: Seminary
Join us for a time of prayer from the Anabaptist Prayer Book with readings from Father Richard Rohr
Campus Worship: Where are we in God’s story?
Given layered dynamics of the COVID-19 health pandemic, racial injustice/systemic white supremacy, class oppression, climate change and a global economic crisis, where are we in God’s story? Several area Christian pastors respond. Stephanie Sorge, Trinity Presbyterian ChurchMoriah Hurst, Park View Mennonite ChurchScott Harris, Greenmount Church of the BrethrenAmanda Miller Garber, Rise Faith CommunityChris Johnson, Divine Unity Community....
Writers Read: Pádraig Ó Tuama
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian and conflict mediator from Ireland. His work centres around themes of language, justice, story and religion. In this hour, Pádraig will explore stories of the past — of the garden of Eden, of Ireland, of gayness — and consider strange vantage points to narrate strange corners of those....
University Colloquium: Pádraig Ó Tuama
Reading can save your life: living our lives in conversation with received narratives In the Shelter can be understood, in a way, as an homage to reading: reading poetry, reading religious texts, reading the story of your own life. This colloquium will explore the practice of reading, and the question about normative narratives in personal....
Convocation – Pádraig Ó Tuama
In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World Hello to Language. What does it mean to use language today? — in a time of pandemic, in the latest racist decade of a racist era, in a time where truth is questioned and language is fake if it’s labelled fake. Taking an approach from his....
Seminary Chapel – Pádraig Ó Tuama
Our special guest Pádraig Ó Tuama will be speaking on, Jesus of Nazareth: Strange Man in Strange Times. This chapel will take a fresh exploration at some stories of Jesus of Nazareth. Taking a literary approach to the gospel texts, we will consider — through story, poetry, literary analysis and imagination — the character of this man....
Chapel Gathering: Seminary
Join us for a service of liturgical prayer (adapted from the Book of Common Prayer), with readings on suffering from Henri Nouwen.
Campus Worship: Imago DEI-Cmin team
Join the campus ministries leadership team for the first campus worship service of the semester launching this year’s campus ministries theme, Imago DEI which is often defined as image of God. (here’s more) We will be exploring how diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) provide unique lenses into reflecting the character (image) of God. Professor Jerry Holsopple will....