Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC)
Students from the Washington Community Scholars鈥� Center (WCSC) report on their experiences in the capital city.
“Praying in the Wilderness” – Rebekah Nolt
EMS student Rebekah Nolt speaks in Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary聽 drawing on Matthew 3:13-4:11.
Seminary Capstone Presentation: Julie Nitzsche
Julie Nitzsche, 鈥淏ecoming an Intergenerational Community of Faith鈥� Students in the seminary鈥檚聽Master of Divinity聽program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete their projects in the spring,....
Seminary Capstone Presentation: Andrea Yoder
Andrea Yoder, 鈥淲hy did you come and why have you stayed?聽 Examining the role and efficacy of seminary training in light of the current, broad ‘Church Climate’鈥� Students in the seminary鈥檚聽Master of Divinity聽program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in....
“Fully Human” -Kevin Ressler ’07
Drawing from the story of dry bones in the book of Ezekiel, Kevin Ressler engages issues of injustice and what we are called to and how we are called to be involved in our neighbors鈥� plight. 鈥斺��- Kevin Ressler (EMU 鈥�07); poet, playwright, Thespian, want-to-be-novelist, lover of the arts is father to Acacia, husband to....
Seminary Capstone Presentation: Sarah Payne
Sarah Payne, 鈥淭he Painful Practice of Hope鈥� Students in the seminary鈥檚聽Master of Divinity聽program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete their projects in the spring, producing....
2017 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
Seven students participated in the 2017聽 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on March 24. Each speaker applied the Christian peace position to a contemporary concern in a short speech (8-10 min): 4:00鈥揗olly White, Ruth鈥檚 Activism: Christianity, Identity, and Justice,聽senior Peacebuilding and Development major from Louisville, KY 13:58鈥揇iego Barahona, Toda la sobra de lo que....
Voices for Peace & Women’s Choir
Hear the Women鈥檚 Choir and portions of student prepared speeches highlighting many forms of peace as part of the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest. The full speeches can be heard TONIGHT 鈥� Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in Martin Chapel (Seminary Building). Diego Barahona 鈥淭oda la sobra de lo que se llevaron鈥� (What....
Seminary Capstone Presentation: Dale Humphries
Dale Humphries, 鈥淭he Quest for Story鈥� Students in the seminary鈥檚聽Master of Divinity聽program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete their projects in the spring, producing a....
Seminary Capstone Presentation: Carlos Madrid
Carlos Madrid, 鈥淐ross-cultural Church planting Model outreach in North America鈥� Students in the seminary鈥檚聽Master of Divinity聽program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete their projects in....