Heidi Miller Yoder

Heidi Miller Yoder is currently teaching part-time and directing the Ministry Inquiry Program at Eastern Mennonite University. She also has served as a consultant in the areas of worship and spiritual formation for congregations, conferences and conventions for the Mennonite Church and beyond. Currently, Heidi is working on her dissertation entitled, The Spiritual Practice of Ritually Enacted Narrative: Expanding Pilgram Marpeck’s Understanding of the Lord’s Supper.

In her ample spare time, Heidi enjoys jogging, reading, hiking, flower gardening, connecting with friends, learning about church architecture, and conversing with her seven-year-old son.

B.A., Goshen College
M.Div., Eastern Mennonite Seminary
Ph.D., Candidate, Catholic University of America

“Practicing Rituals and Rites of Passages with Youth.” In, Do Not Let Your Hearts be Troubled. Anticipated publishing date August 2009.
“Worship as Action.” Plenary forum for Spiritual Life Week at Bluffton University. Bluffton, OH. February 6, 2007.
“Drinking from the Well of the Liturgy: Confessions of an Anabaptist.” Worship, Art, Liturgy and Preaching Conference at Asbury United Methodist Seminary. Wilmore, KY. March, 2005.

Worship Arts for MC USA Convention. San Jose, CA. July 2-6, 2007 (Created in a team with Barbara Gaucher and Alicia Horst).
Biblical Storyteller for MC USA Convention. San Jose, CA. July 2-6, 2007
“What do you Expect?” (Drama based on Acts 3.1-10) for MC USA Convention. Charlotte, NC. July 4-9, 2005.
“Risking.” (Drama based on Acts 4.13-18) for MC USA Convention. Charlotte, NC. July 4-9, 2005.
“Petitioning.” (Drama based on Acts 4.13-18) for MC USA Convention. Charlotte, NC. July 4-9, 2005.
“Remembering.” (Drama based on Acts 3 & 4) for MC USA Convention. Charlotte, NC. July 4-9, 2005.
“The Great Story.” Created and led feature worship gathering and worship arts at the Worship, Art, Liturgy and Preaching Conference at Asbury United Methodist Seminary. Wilmore, KY.

Worship Leading. Mennonite University Faculty Conference, “Creation, Christ and the Classroom.” Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA. August 7-9, 2008.
“Healing within Worship.” Teaching Sunday School. Harrisonburg Mennonite Church. Harrisonburg, VA. Summer 2008.
Consulting for Glade Mennonite Church. Glade, MD. May 30-June 1, 2008.
“Visioning and Practices at Glade Mennonite: Crossing Over the Jordan as Beloved People of God.” Sermon at Glade Mennonite Church. Glade, MD. June 1, 2008.
Sermon at Ridgeway Mennonite Church. Harrisonburg, VA. May 11, 2008.
Speaking at licensing for Rachel S. Gerber. First Mennonite Church. Denver, CO. April 6, 2008.
Speaking at licensing for Mary Jo Bowman. Community Mennonite Church. Harrisonburg, VA. November 18, 2007.
Worship Team training and equipping for Ridgeway Mennonite Church. Harrisonburg, VA. Sept. 30, 2007
“Entering into the Story of Jesus.” Retreat for Big Spring Mennonite Church. Highland Retreat, VA. Sept. 15, 2007
Co-Chairing a team of persons developing a Covenant of Worship at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church. August 2006-current (some curriculum design and writing).
Consulting and Chairing Worship Committee for MC USA Convention. San Jose, CA. Throughout 2006-07.
“From Despair to Hope.” Sermon at Forest Hills Mennonite Church. Lancaster, PA. April 15, 2007.
“Worship as Action.” Plenary forum for Spiritual Life Week at Bluffton University. Bluffton, OH. February 6, 2007.
“Brokenness and Hope.” Sermon in chapel for Spiritual Life Week at Bluffton University. Bluffton, OH. February 8, 2007.
Worship planning for Mennonite Church USA/Canada Youth Convention. Charlotte, NC. Throughout 2004-05.
Chairperson of Worship Commission at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church. Harrisonburg, VA. 2004-06
“Table Companions of Jesus.” A series of four sermons for Mennonite Women of Virginia Retreat. Roanoke, VA. October 7-9, 2005.
Using a Mentoring Approach to Teaching Students How to Plan, Design, Lead and Implement Spiritually Formative and Transformative Worship Scholarship Practice 2006-07

John Quasten Scholarship. The Catholic University of America

Virgina Mennonite Conference licensed minister (1997)

The Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality
The American Academy of Religion
Spiritual Directors International