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Chapel Gathering: Seminary “What’s Next?”

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025


Join us for the last chapel of the semester, as Dr. Stephanie Powell leads us in imagining “What’s Next?”  Matt. 28:1-10

Chapel Gathering: Seminary “Table Story: Jesus (at) the Passover”

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025


“Table Story: Jesus (at) the Passover” – Join us as Dr. Joyner explores the practice of telling stories around a meal, which is central to both Judaism and Christianity. This chapel will explore the Passover meal that Jesus shared with his disciples and invite reflection on our role in conveying central stories to future generations.  Luke....

Chapel Gathering: Seminary – Two Seminary Graduate Presentations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025


Join us to hear presentations from two 2025 Seminary graduates, Graciella Odelia “Home Away from Home: Embracing Young Asian Immigrants in Church” and Chrissie Muecke “Toward a Thriving Faith in the Midst of Loss: The Wisdom of the Elders.”

Chapel Gathering: Seminary – Two Seminary Graduate Presentations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025


Join us to hear two presentations from 2025 Seminary graduates.  Shimeles Abebe: “Beyond Evangelism: An Invitation for the Church to Work on Peacebuilding and Restorative Justice in a War-torn Country” and Dave Mansfield: “Beyond Inclusion: Creating Hospitable Spaces alongside Members of the IDD Community.”

Chapel Gathering: Seminary “Theology in Poetry”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025


“What the….?!  Wow. Theology in Poetry (this struggle should be real)” What even is this thing called “theology”?  And why should we care? Turns out, we are all theologians – we struggle to hear ourselves and each other into saying something meaningful. Join us, along with Dr. Heike Peckruhn, for a time of hearing, doing, and feeling....

Chapel Gathering: Seminary

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025


You can also join us live on the Seminary FB page or by Zoom in myEMU under the calendar tab.

Chapel Gathering: Seminary “You Want Me to Do What?”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025


“You Want Me to Do What?” – Like Peter’s call to fish for persons, the outcomes are unpredictable when people risk encountering each other across cultures, groups, and traditions, thereby moving beyond the stereotypes they have embraced.  We may learn that the most profound and significant experiences of God and life are not to be....

Chapel Gathering: Seminary “God of All Compassion”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025


“God of All Compassion” – Join this chapel time hosted by the CPE students from our two current Clinical Pastoral Education classes and Certified Educators. We will worship in song, scripture and storytelling from our CPE cohorts and our various ministry experiences.

Chapel Gathering “Though Many, One Body” 

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025


“Though Many, One Body” – Join us to hear Rev. Dr. Jason Stanley, Director of Call and Candidacy for VA United Methodist Conference.  1 Cor. 12:12-31

Chapel Gathering: Seminary “Worship in the global Anabaptist realm”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025


“Worship in the global Anabaptist realm” – Is there Anabaptist worship? Hymns or drums? At the intersection of diverse traditions, in international meetings, denominational conferences or in our local church context, how can we unite around meaningful expressions of worship? Join us to hear Makinto, Mennonite Pastor and Seminary student.  2 Samuel 6:12-23

Chapel Gathering: Seminary

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025


You can also join us live on the Seminary FB page 

Chapel Gathering: Seminary “A Strange Invocation: Finding theology (or maybe even divine) in songs where you may not have thought to look”

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


“A Strange Invocation: Finding theology (or maybe even divine) in songs where you may not have thought to look.  Songs by Greg Brown, Paul Simon, and Bob Dylan.  Reflections and performances by Dan Ott.

Chapel Gathering: Seminary

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025


Join us as Rev. Dr. Sarah Bixler shares stories of friendship and resistance from the life of a Dutch Anabaptist deaconess, Elisabeth Dirks.  

Chapel Gathering: Seminary “Transitions”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024


“Transitions” – Seminary Chaplain Ned Allyn Parker will reflect on the multiplicity of transitions happening around us – everything from the transition of seasons, to the completion of the semester, to the movement from Advent to Christmas.  Transitions are hard, but they are also holy.

Chapel Gathering: Seminary “From Fear to Freedom”

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024


“From Fear to Freedom” – “I was scared and had doubts, but I joined the march anyway. Don’t let fear stop you from moving forward.”  Join us to hear how Luis Padilla, seminary student, addressed his fears and moved forward.

Chapel Gathering: Seminary “New Ways to Celebrate Advent with authors and alums, Sherah-Leigh Gerber and Gwen Lantz”

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024


Join us to hear Sherah-Leigh Gerber and Gwen Lantz, EMU alums and authors, as they share their recently published book and new ways to celebrate Advent.

Seminary Chapel “Disability and the Church”

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024


“Disability and the Church” – Join us to hear Rev. Jordan Bucey, Asylum Hill Congregational Church (Hartford, CT) give a reflection on the theology of disability and building inclusive spaces in the Church.

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Seminary Chapel “Embracing Uncertainty”

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024


“Embracing Uncertainty” – Join us as Dr. Powell preaches on Mark 2:13-17 and what we might learn from an undecidable text.

Seminary Chapel “My Journey: Persecution, Mission, Redemption”

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024


“Act justly and love mercy”, and “If I perish, I perish.”  Come and learn about the powerful life journey of Mukarabe Makinto, student at CJP and Co-founder of Amahoro International, an agency for peace and development.  Hear her powerful testimony “My Journey: Persecution, Mission, Redemption” – how God uses a bruised yet redeemed vessel for....

Seminary Chapel “Clinging to Good in a World Obsessed with Great”

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024


“Clinging to Good in a World Obsessed with Great” – In the first Genesis creation story, we see God repeatedly declaring each part of creation “good”. But is “good” good enough? Join us a we welcome Seminary Recruitment Specialist, Adam King (MDiv ’18) sharing his thoughts on goodness in a world overwhelmed by hyperbole.

Seminary Chapel “Bones, Tombs, and Queer Kinship: Grief as Praise for What We Love”

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024


“Bones, Tombs, and Queer Kinship: Grief as Praise for What We Love” – Annabeth Roeschley, Exec. Dir. for Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests, will look at grief, healing, repair and unexpected life through a queer, trauma-informed reading of Ezekiel 37:1-10, John 11:1-53.

Seminary Chapel “Sabbath and Sacred Selah”

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024


“Sabbath and Sacred Selah“ – How are you caring for yourself as we approach the halfway mark in the semester?  Join Drs. Joyner and Parker as they reflect on the challenges of observing Sabbath, focusing on both the challenges of time and isolation.

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Seminary Chapel: “The Power of ‘Storm Stories’ and Mark 4:35-41”

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024


What is the value of sharing stories in community when we’re in the midst of a “storm?” How do we nurture and inspire each other by the mutual telling and sharing of stories? Together we reflect on the power of “storm stories” by using Mark 4:35-41.

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Seminary Chapel: “It’s All Communion”

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024


“It’s All Communion” – There is one “Last Supper” described from different perspectives in the Gospels, but there are many “communion” stories. What do the communion stories in the post-Easter narratives teach us about the meals we share in community? How should we regard them? And, where is Christ made known to you in these experiences?

Seminary Chapel: Dr. Dan Ott

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024


Listen to Dr. Dan Ott’s talk “On True Religion.”

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Seminary Chapel: Dr. Rev. Ned Allyn Parker

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024


“Making Room”  Join us to hear Dr. Rev. Ned Allyn Parker, reflecting on thoughts on doubt in the context of seminary and contemporary life. John 20:24-29

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ACE Festival Keynote: Douglas Abrams

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024


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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024


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

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Seminary Chapel: Dr. Ned Parker

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024


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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024


“God, Our Mother” – Tim Reardon spoke; John 16:16-23

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Seminary Chapel: Dr. Jacob Cook

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024


“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,....

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Seminary Chapel: Holy Week

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024


Join us for a time of meditation and reflection on Holy Week, as we contemplate Jesus’ work of redemption and love for us.

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University Colloquium: Dr. Carol Grace Hurst

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024


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

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024


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

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024


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

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024


“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?

Seminary Chapel: Chanting the Psalms

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024


Experience the ancient Christian practice of praying the hours and chanting the psalms. Together we’ll learn how we can organize our day around the life of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit.

Seminary Chapel: Courtney Joyner

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024


A Potluck with No Food: Fasting in Community – As Christians approach the Lenten season, many prepare for a fasting practice of “giving something up” for Lent. In this chapel gathering, Courtney Joyner will explore how the Jewish practice of fasting on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, an inform Lenten spiritual discipline in Christian communities. Joel....

Seminary Chapel: David P. Gushee

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024


Join us to hear noted Christian ethicist and ordained minister David P. Gushee speak to us about “Thinking Biblically about Government in an Election Year.” Gushee is author and editor of more than 28 books and 175+ academic book chapters, journal articles and reviews.  

Seminary Chapel: Dr. Sarah Bixler

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024


“Who Is My ‘Another’?” Join us as Dr. Sarah Bixler speaks about Jesus’ command to love “one another.”  As an indication of mutuality and friendship, just how far does this command to love one another extend? (John 13)

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Seminary Chapel: Visio Divina

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024


Join us for a time of visio divina using the parable of the mustard seed. A time of contemplation where we open ourselves to God’s voice through sacred art and reflection. Matt. 13:31-32

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Seminary Chapel: Rev. Brett Isernhagen

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024


“Epiphany and the Secret Work of God” – Join us to hear Rev. Brett Isernhagen speak of the visit of the Magi, which is often heralded as the first time Christ was revealed to Gentiles. But what exactly did the Magi take away from their visit and how can this encounter shape our attention this....

Seminary Chapel: Rev. Chidi Ihezuoh

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023


Pastoral Care in an Intercultural EnvironmentJoin to hear Rev. Chidi Ihezuoh present his Ministry Specialization Project, as part of the Master of Christian Studies (MACL) graduate program.

University Colloquium: Dr. Cathy Rittenhouse

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023


Catherine E. Rittenhouse, DNP, MSN, CRNP, RNAssociate Professor of NursingEastern Mennonite University Based on the most recent data from the CDC, there were 26 million new diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the US – almost half of these infections occurred in people aged 15-24 (CDC, 2021). The majority of the undergraduate student population....

Seminary Chapel: Rev. Tim Reardon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023


Join us to hear our own Rev. Tim Reardon, Ass’t Professor of New Testament. Acts 10:1-5, 28-43 and Isaiah 25:6-10

Seminary Chapel: Carlos Malvaez

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023


Join to hear “Encounters with Jesus” with Seminary student, Carlos Malvaez.  Luke 7:11-17. Carlos is pastor of Manantial de Vida in Harrisonburg.

Seminary Chapel: Dr. Rasoul Naghavi

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023


Stop Loving Others! Exploring the Relationship Between Self-Love and Loving OthersJoin to hear CJP graduate (2013), Dr. Rasoul Naghavi speak about faith-based peacebuilding from a Muslim perspective. Originally from Iran, he is a scholar and peacebuilder in Northern VA.  He is the founding president of Mufid Academic Seminary and a professor of Muslim Intellectual History....

Seminary Chapel: Rev. Crystal Sygeel

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023


Join as Rev. Crystal Sygeel reminds us of the message of the Great Commandment and what it means to live into this calling. Rev. Sygeel is the Assoc. Dir. for Call and Candidacy for the Center for Clergy Excellence of the VA Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Seminary Chapel: Dave Mansfield

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023


Dave Mansfield, Seminary student, brings us a message – as part of the Foundation for Christian Preaching course.

University Colloquium: Cathy Smeltzer Erb

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023


Embedding Restorative Justice Pedagogy in K-12 Instructional PracticeEmbedding Restorative Justice Pedagogy in K-12 Instructional Practice is the result of a research study that draws upon a framework of restorative justice in education pedagogy, developed in collaboration with Dr. Kathy Evans. The framework examines the intersection between three components of restorative justice (nurture healthy relationships, repair....

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Seminary Chapel: Carmen Shenk

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023


Join us to hear Seminary student, Carmen Shenk, explore the ways Jesus broke through the hierarchy, separation of the old covenant making a way to God’s presence – not just for Jewish men and priests, but for women, lepers, and gentile illegals. The life and death of Jesus brought all of us outsiders to the....

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