Comments on: Eastern Mennonite Seminary hires new professor /now/news/2012/eastern-mennonite-seminary-hires-new-professor-2/ News from the 草莓社区 community. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:46:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Eastern Mennonite Seminary teams up with Wesley Theological Seminary - News | 草莓社区 /now/news/2012/eastern-mennonite-seminary-hires-new-professor-2/#comment-39257 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:46:50 +0000 http://emu.edu/now/news/?p=11935#comment-39257 […] separate processes, EMS has entered into a partnership with Wesley Theological Seminary and hired David Evans, PhD, a United Methodist and Wesley graduate as assistant professor of history, mission, interfaith […]

]]> By: Rev. Dr. Frankie L. Perdue /now/news/2012/eastern-mennonite-seminary-hires-new-professor-2/#comment-38994 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:28:50 +0000 http://emu.edu/now/news/?p=11935#comment-38994 It’s good to have United Methodist representation now at EMS for it was nearly non existent during my years there (85-88) except for an adjunct teacher here and there like Dr. Carrol Goodridge, who taught us about John Wesley and his theology. Welcome Dr. Evans. As one who has served as pastor of various United Methodist charges and churches, I pray there will be a great deal of listening done before embarking on a plan of action in preparing our next generation of United Methodist clergy. Peace theology is all well and good but I also think practical courses like learning how to perform a funeral and being called into a crisis are extremely important and something we weren’t prepared for in any way at all. Mix the theology with the practical aspects of ministry and you will gain well rounded and effective, capable pastors. For what it’s worth …

Frankie – Disabled Clergy of the Virginia United Methodist Annual Conference

]]> By: Michael A. King /now/news/2012/eastern-mennonite-seminary-hires-new-professor-2/#comment-38146 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:18:17 +0000 http://emu.edu/now/news/?p=11935#comment-38146 In reply to Lawrence M. Yoder.

Lawrence, many thanks for these comments, which are quite meaningful given that your legacy was among those that loomed large in our hearts and minds as we conducted the search. –Michael

]]> By: Lawrence M. Yoder /now/news/2012/eastern-mennonite-seminary-hires-new-professor-2/#comment-38138 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:47:49 +0000 http://emu.edu/now/news/?p=11935#comment-38138 I congratulate David Evans upon his appointment to the faculty of Eastern Mennonite Seminary as assistant professor of history, mission, intercultural and interfaith studies. As professor emeritus of missiology/mission studies at EMS, having retired three years ago, I am profoundly thankful that EMS has been able to call a person like David Evans to fill this opening in their faculty lineup. I wish David the very best as he seeks to help EMS faculty as a whole to cultivate a missional vision for the seminary–missional theology, missional pedagogy and missional spiritual formation.

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