Nabila Hijazi is a Graduate Writing Fellow at the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. candidate with a focus in English and a Concentration in Composition & Rhetoric. She is an ESL expert and has published in this field. In this colloquium address, Nabila speaks to us about strategies for promoting multicultural voices on our....
Praise Worship – Celebration
Gather with Celebration for praise worship featuring singing and exploring what is our true and proper worship (Romans 12:1-2). Romans 12:1-2 – New International Version (NIV) 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true....
“Radical Anabaptist Womanism: Daring Daughters from Margin to Center” – Melody Pannell
Melody M. Pannell, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Chairperson for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, speaks in Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary on the topic of, “Radical Anabaptist Womanism: Daring Daughters from Margin to Center.”
“Take Back the Night–A Voice from the Community” – Sabrina Dorman
This TBTN chapel, “A Voice from the Community,” is sponsored by the EMU Counseling Center and features guest speaker, Sabrina Dorman with New Creation, Inc. speaking on sex trafficking.
“Like Every Other: It Happens Here” – Take Back the Night
Gather with the Take Back the Night (TBTN) committee for a chapel entitled “Like Every Other: It Happens Here.”
“Love from the center of who you are” – Anton Flores-Maisonet
Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. (Romans 12:9 MSG) Most of us spend most our lives hiding behind masks of fear and shame. But that’s not who we are, and definitely not who we were created....
“Love Crosses Borders” – Anton Flores-Maisonet
Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. (Romans 12:11-13 NRSV) When fear seeks to erect walls in our hearts, laws, and borders, the call of the Church is to an even fiercer love. For over 15 years, Casa Alterna co-founder, Anton....
“Contagious Resilience: God With Us” – Trina Trotter Nussbaum
Trina Trotter Nussbaum is currently on research leave from the Center for InterFaith Engagement in order to finish work for her master’s degree in Conflict Transformation from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at EMU. She is writing a thesis and conducting a research study which is entitled: Self-Care May Not Be Enough: Secondary Traumatic....
“Homeward Bound – A Safe Space”
Homeward Bound: A Safe Space Chapel Gather with leaders and friends of Safe Space for a chapel focused on welcome and genuine hospitality. Luke 14:7-14
“Of Idols & Emperors (and Our Lives among Them)” – Mark Thiessen Nation
Of Idols & Emperors (and Our Lives among Them) (Psalm 96.1-13; Matthew 22.15-22; and 1 Thessalonians1.1-10) Dr. Mark Thiessen Nation