Candy Tharpe, “Grace Buddies: Integrating Children with Special Needs into the Church.” 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....
“Speaking for Peace” – C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Sampler
Hear students speaking for peace in preparation for the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest to be held Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m. Hannah Chappell-Dick – “Beyond Fight or Flight: Becoming Mennonite in an Adrenaline-soaked World” Bethany Chupp – “Standing at the Door” Ethan Herman – “Active Pacifism and Using Conflict as a Tool”....
“Time Travel: Heading Home the Long Way Around” – Charlie Tinsley
“Time Travel: Heading Home the Long Way Around” Ecclesiastes 3: 1-14 Charles Tinsley, seminary student
“Sending Y-Trip Groups to Serve Others in Faith”
What does it mean to serve others in faith? The Y-Serve student organization and campus ministries will reflect on this and hear from each group departing campus to serve and learn with others. Y-Trip Locations for 2016 Civil Rights Learning Tour with Multicultural and International Student Services, the Gospel Choir, Y-Serve and the Black Student....
“Blessings in disguise: Living with a disability”
Candy Tharpe, EMS Student
“Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery” – Erica Littlewolf
Re“placing” ourselves and modern day realities: where do we go from here? – Erica Littlewolf ——- For more than five centuries, the Doctrine of Discovery and the laws based upon it have legalized the theft of land, labor and resources from Indigenous Peoples across the world and systematically denied their human rights. This Doctrine originated....
“A Turnaround at Three Taverns” – Sarah Bailey and Larry Aikens
“A Turnaround at Three Taverns” Acts 28:1-15 EMS Preaching Class students, Sarah Bailey and Larry Aikens
“Blessed are Those Who Haven’t Seen and Still Believe” – SLW Chapel
As Spiritual Life Week comes to a close, the campus community gathers in Martin Chapel for music, drama, ritual and prayer on the theme blessed are those who haven’t seen and still believe. Christian Parks offers the monologue of Thomas, and all participants are invited to join in a prayer practice, a time of sharing....
“Grains of Sand” – Charlie Tinsley
“Grains of Sand” – A Worship experience planned by the Seminary Community Counsel Care Committee (and others), drawing from John 1:1-5; Matthew 14:22-23; Matthew 4:1-11 Homily – Charlie Tinsley
“You are invited” – Emily Nyce and Matt Nyce
“You are invited” – Psalm 86:1-13 Preaching Class Students Matt Nyce and Emily Nyce Lent, wilderness, and welcome – exploring the Christian theme of confession and assurance (there is room for our whole self in God’s presence)