Mission & Service Day
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Join the EMU community for a day of conversation around Mission and Service!
(Additional info for Mission & Service Organization Representatives)
Events
1. Chapel: Linford Stutzman, “Do Not Get Into a Boat with Jesus (If You Want to Stay Dry!)” (10 am, Lehman Auditorium)
Be challenged to live life abundantly by following Jesus in mission and service into an unstable, unpredictable, beautiful and perilous world. This is a high-risk, high-reward invitation. Hear real-life stories of how sailing the sea with Jesus is the definition of life in abundance. View photos and videos of Linford and EMU students sailing on the Mediterranean.
2. Snack and Conversation with Service Organization Representatives (10:40 am, Campus Center Greeting Hall)
Continue the conversation after chapel with friends and meet with representatives about opportunities to serve both locally as well as overseas.
Organizations Represented:
- Amate House (materials only)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Catholic Volunteer Network
- Christ House
- Christian Appalachian Project
- Discipleship Year
- Eastern Mennonite Missions
- Franciscan Community Volunteers (materials only)
- Generations Crossing
- Lasillian Volunteers (materials only)
- Mennonite Central Committee
- Mennonite Disaster Service
- Mennonite Mission Network
- NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center
- Our Community Place
- Paxton Ministries
- PULSE Pittsburgh
- Virginia Mennonite Missions
- Washington Community Scholars Center
- Wycliffe Bible Translators
- Young People’s Christian Association
3. Lunch Roundtable Conversations (Lunch hour(s), Dining Hall)
Choose a marked round table and join students, faculty, staff, and service organization representatives for informal conversations about mission and service (i.e. What do we mean by these words? Are they related? Is it possible to have a desire for one and an aversion to the other? What does faithfulness to God look like?)
4. Coffeehouse: “Doing Good…What Good Is It?” (8 pm, Campus Center Greeting Hall)
Sharing food, drink, music, questions and stories. Snacks and drinks are focused on where people have lived and/or served. If you would like to contribute, we’d love for you to include a card identifying from where the food/drink originates! Carl Stauffer will facilitate this sharing space – EMU community welcome!
5. Bulletin Boards will be placed in the Campus Center Greeting Hall and University Commons 2nd floor hallways for your opinions, ideas, stories and thoughts.
Additional Mission & Service Related Activities
Perspectives Class (Thursday, Sept. 29, 7-9:45 pm, Seminary, 123)
“Unleasing the Gospel” with focus on the story of the Christian Movement in Acts.
Chapel (Friday, 9/30, 10 am, Lehman Auditorium)
Ken Sensenig, Associate Director of Mennonite Central Committee East Coast