Student Staff
Pastoral Assistants (PAs)
Pastoral assistants serve the EMU campus community in a variety of roles. Most PAs support and mentor the ministry assistants from a particular residence hall, meeting regularly in ministry support groups (MSGs).
In addition, PAs plan and lead chapel services and facilitate gatherings that nurture spiritual life on campus by encouraging reflection, conversations, and dialogue along with planning Spiritual Life Week
PAs are students who exhibit maturity of Christian faith, have experience in peer ministry, might have interest in ministry as a vocation or are discerning a call to ministry. PAs meet regularly with the campus pastors for mentoring.
2011-12 PAs:
- Mitchell Stutzman, Jamila Witmer, Brendon Derstine, Meg Smeltzer, Kelley Schroder, Kiersten Rosetto, Tim Heishman, Grace Engle and Kimberly Lane.
- Suzy Hostetler serves as campus ministries program assistant.
If interested in serving as a PA, complete this PA application form. The application deadline for 2011-12 is March 21, 2011.
Ministry Assistants (MAs)
Ministry assistants are students who are called and equipped to serve as a ministry presence on their residence hall floors. They practice and reflect on peer ministries through taking a practicum course in small group ministries, ministry support groups (MSGs), and retreats. The ministry of MAs includes leading weekly times of Bible study, sharing, prayer, service, peer support as well as relationship building.
2011-12 MAs:
- Elmwood: Melanie Sherer, Jordan Luther, Bonnie Fisher
- Maplewood: Eric King, Danielle Cormier
- Cedarwood: Joseph Arbaugh, Angela Stoltzfus, Hilary Short, Kevin Martin, Everett Brubaker, and Leah Ott
- Northlawn: Maddie Saunders, Sara Puckett, and Macon Rowley
- Parkwoods: Aaron Sloan
If interested in being an MA, complete this MA application form. MA applications will be accepted until positions are full.
Resource Library
Campus ministries provides a resource library for use by PAs and MAs for Bible studies, discussion groups and other occasions. The books, games, videos and supplies are categorized and shelved according to subject and can be signed out from the Weaver Wellness Suite in University Commons.
Come visit, puruse the options and check out a few resources. view available materials