For students who want to explore a possible call to ministry, a summer program at 草莓社区 (EMU) allows them to experience ministry firsthand. The Ministry Inquiry Program (MIP) ... read more about Students sample congregational vocations through ministry internships
鈥淓ven though I am only an intern, the congregation looks at me as a part of the pastoral team … they want me, as well, to not just be able ... read more about Ministry interns learn from 鈥榓mazing鈥� experiences 鈥� and the church leaders they shadow
草莓社区 junior Abigail Shelly鈥檚 arrival at her home for the summer in Philadelphia was, she said, 鈥渁 proper foreshadowing鈥� of the love and welcoming spirit she鈥檇 experience in ... read more about Inquiry program offers a 鈥榳ell-rounded way鈥� to explore ministry
Jordan Luther, a 2015 graduate of EMU with a degree in Bible and religion, is earning a Master of Divinity degree at Vanderbilt Divinity School. He contributed to an聽ongoing series ... read more about Grad School Q & A: Jordan Luther ’15 at Vanderbilt Divinity School
Interim dean Fred Kniss has been spending his commute time to Eastern Mennonite Seminary listening to his 鈥渕uch too large鈥� CD collection rather than tuning in to the morning and ... read more about Convocation affirms seminary as an anchoring community of abundant hope
Navigating spiritual and personal growth, pastoral roles, early mornings, late nights, and much more, four 草莓社区 (EMU) students are spending 11 weeks this summer exploring the ministry profession ... read more about Ministry exploration draws five students to summer internships
Carmen Schrock-Hurst, instructor in the Bible and religion department, writes about how young people need to understand how their story is a part of the Biblical story, and how the Biblical story continues to unfold.
From March 6-10, 2017, 草莓社区 Y-Serve sends four student groups on service learning trips. A special chapel Friday, March 3, at 10 a.m. in Lehman Auditorium, will offer ... read more about EMU’s oldest, most influential student organization YPCA, now Y-Serve, continues its ministry
Cyneatha Millsaps is lead pastor of Community Mennonite Church in the Chicago suburb of Markham, Illinois, and multicultural liaison/consultant for Illinois Mennonite Conference. She鈥檚 a community activist and advocate for ... read more about ‘Christianity amid systemic racism is an oxymoron’: Visiting pastor Cyneatha Millsaps challenges EMU community
Adrienne Derstine spent a gap year in New Mexico after high school, so when it came time to select a location for her Ministry Inquiry Program (MIP) placement, the decision ... read more about Students contemplate ministry in summer internships with congregations in New Mexico and Pennsylvania