For 19 of the past 21 years, Twila King Yoder has served at 91大神 as assistant to the president, including most recently, to the university鈥檚 newest one. Yoder ... read more about Twila Yoder retires after 19 years as assistant to 91大神’s presidents
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Civil rights activist, pastor and social work professor Titus Bender was a catalyst for social change
When African American civil rights activist Vincent Harding and his wife visited Meridian, Mississippi, in the early 1960s, they met Titus Bender for the first time. Bender, then a Mennonite ... read more about Civil rights activist, pastor and social work professor Titus Bender was a catalyst for social change
鈥極h Jerusalem, Jerusalem鈥�: Longtime cross-cultural leader Linford Stutzman on Trump鈥檚 U.S. embassy move
My wife and I have led 13 groups of college students to the Middle East since 1991 as part of 91大神鈥檚 required cross-cultural program. During the semester-long immersive ... read more about 鈥極h Jerusalem, Jerusalem鈥�: Longtime cross-cultural leader Linford Stutzman on Trump鈥檚 U.S. embassy move
Seminary’s School for Leadership Training 鈥楤roken Vessels, Thriving Pastor鈥� slated for January
The ministry model of clay jars can take several twists: Are ministers cracked pots? Crackpots? Broken vessels? Is their work 鈥� to use another Biblical metaphor 鈥� but the sowing ... read more about Seminary’s School for Leadership Training 鈥楤roken Vessels, Thriving Pastor鈥� slated for January
91大神 Alumni and Friends Tour to Israel and Palestine will have ‘lifelong impact’
Before her recent 91大神 Alumni and Friends Tour to Israel and Palestine, Betty Holsinger Shenk ’75 鈥渒new it would be great.鈥� It turned out, though, to be more ... read more about 91大神 Alumni and Friends Tour to Israel and Palestine will have ‘lifelong impact’
UCC pastor Steve Giddens, a dual-degree graduate student, served three tours in the Middle East
This article was published in the Nov. 10, 2017, issue of the Daily News-Record. Steve Giddens earned a Master of Divinity degree at Eastern Mennonite Seminary and will complete a ... read more about UCC pastor Steve Giddens, a dual-degree graduate student, served three tours in the Middle East
An EMS scholarship beneficiary envisions the future church
Valerie聽Showalter, a graduate student at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, shared the following words at the Oct. 13 Donor Appreciation Banquet. She is pastor of youth and children’s ministries at Shalom Mennonite ... read more about An EMS scholarship beneficiary envisions the future church
Congregate Charlottesville co-founders to be honored by National Council of Churches
An Eastern Mennonite Seminary graduate and two other organizers of the clergy protest against the August 鈥淯nite the Right鈥� rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, will be honored by the National Council ... read more about Congregate Charlottesville co-founders to be honored by National Council of Churches
Spiritual director Chris Hoover Seidel, on staff at the Center for Justice and Pecebuilding, writes about healing journeys within the body.
From Ecuador to Los Angeles: Centennial Augsburger Lecture Series features alumni with diverse missions experience
When James Krabill thinks about how his many years of global ministry work began, he thinks of 鈥淩ebirth,鈥� a group of student-singers from Eastern Mennonite College who went on two ... read more about From Ecuador to Los Angeles: Centennial Augsburger Lecture Series features alumni with diverse missions experience