Chapel Gathering in the Seminary: Suzy Kanode
“Hope in this Time and Place” Reflections on Psalm 22 by Eastern Mennonite Seminary student Suzy Kanode.
“Attending to God” – Janeen Bertsche Johnson
“Attending to God,” reflections on Isaiah 42 by Janeen Bertsche Johnson, campus pastor of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminaries, Elkhart, IN.
Advent Hymn Sing – Matthew Hunsberger
Matthew Hunsberger takes us on a musical journey through the weeks of advent and Christmas in a single University Chapel. Other participants include Brian Martin Burkholder (candle lighter); Elizabeth Resto and Anali Martin (readers); David Berry (piano); Sara Halteman (violin); and Katie Derstine, Ranene Schrock, Selah Shenk, and Jessica Hostetler (women’s vocal quartet).
“The End of Lament” – Andrea Dalton Saner
Dr. Andrea Dalton Saner, Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew Language at EMS, addresses Chapel Gathering around Psalm 88 and Romans 8:18-39. Context: Romans 8 is not an Advent text, but perhaps it could be. Advent is a season of waiting–perhaps of groaning–and repenting, preparing ourselves to be awake and ready for the coming....
“Coates, Hope, Bible” – Dr. Kevin Seidel
What is the connection between Coates, Hope and the Bible? Hear the thoughts of Professor Kevin Seidel as part of the Common Read (Between the World and Me) Chapel Series. Emulate opens the chapel with music. Dr. Kevin Seidel serves as Associate Professor of Language and Literature. A native of California, Seidel came to EMU from....
“Movements of Faith, Geography of Hope” – Lindford Stutzman & Eric Trinka
Movements of Faith, Geography of Hope (Genesis 4:12-16, Hebrews. 11:8-10, 13-16) Linford Stutzman, Director of John Coffman Center and BLESS program Eric Trinka, EMS Alum, Catholic University PhD student and collaborator with the BLESS program Human history is a story of movements – migrations, invasions, escapes, captivities and trade.The biblical story is no exception for....
“Hope in the World of Herod and His Clan” – Dorothy Jean Weaver
Dorothy Jean Weaver, Professor of New Testament, Eastern Mennonite Seminary shares “Hope in the World of Herod and His Clan: Matthew 2:1-23 for the Real World”
Opening Seminary Convocation Worship “Whispering Hope in a Time of Chaos”–Dr. Fred Kniss
Dr. Fred Kniss, EMU Provost and Seminary Interim Dean, opens the Seminary Fall 2017 Semester with his convocation address: Whispering Hope in a Time of Chaos. Psalm 3310-22 and Romans 5:1-5
Seminary Capstone Presentation: Sarah Payne
Sarah Payne, “The Painful Practice of Hope” 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 projects in the spring, producing....
Seminary Capstone Presentation – Phil Kanagy
Phil Kanagy, “Invitation to Hope: Pastoral Leadership in Anxious Times” 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 projects in....