Two Truths and Three Lies About Hope and HumanityACE Festival Keynote featuring Douglas Abrams, one of the authors of The Book of Hope, EMU’s 2023-24 Common Read. In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope? New York Times-bestselling author Doug Abrams will examine this most sought-after and least-understood element of human nature.....
Seminary Chapel: Sarah Mount-Elewononi
Join us for “Devotions in Motion” – led by Sarah Mount-Elewononi, we will experience the scriptures through symbolic gestures in a meaningful way. Just what you need to re-center for the end of the semester. Ezekiel 36:24-28
Seminary Chapel: Dr. Ned Parker
Dr. Ned Parker will be on campus April 16-17 as a candidate for the position of Ass’t Professor of Preaching and Worship and Seminary Chaplain. Please join us to hear Dr. Parker speak on Luke 24:13-35.
Seminary Chapel: Tim Reardon
“God, Our Mother” – Tim Reardon spoke; John 16:16-23
Seminary Chapel: Dr. Jacob Cook
“Fulfilled in Weakness” – Jesus’ nonviolence unto the last challenges earthly powers’ dependence on coercion and violence to maintain a sense of secure order. In the resurrection, God affirms Jesus’ life of noncoercion as in keeping with the flows of power and authority in God’s kingdom. Yet, with the resurrection as a basis of belief,....
Seminary Chapel: Holy Week
Join us for a time of meditation and reflection on Holy Week, as we contemplate Jesus’ work of redemption and love for us.
University Colloquium: Dr. Carol Grace Hurst
Love & Duty in the Final Chapter: Experiences of Home-based Caring for Family EldersCarol Grace Hurst, PhD, LCSWAssociate Professor of Social WorkEastern Mennonite University Dr. Hurst presents results of a qualitative inquiry exploring home based caregiving experiences for family elders. Elders with complex health challenges are often assumed to need institutional care. The ways that....
Seminary Chapel: Rev. Sarah Bailey
Jesus had a habit of serving others. Join us to hear Rev. Sarah Bailey talk about how we recognize that we, as Jesus’ followers, are called to serve – but how often do we make it a part of our daily, regular habits of living? With God’s help, service can become a holy habit for....
Seminary Chapel: Rev. Maren Hange
Join us to hear Rev. Maren Hange share about racial and social justice and her experiences in Charlottesville Clergy Collective. She is Minister of Formation and Soul Care for Virginia Mennonite Conference.
Seminary Chapel: Rev. Karl McKinney
“Receiving, Accepting, and Adapting to Ourselves and One Another” Rev. Karl McKinney, LMC Intercultural Leadership minister will be speaking from John 15:12-17. How do we follow Messiah in the ways that we treat ourselves and each other every day?