President Loren Swartzendruber addresses the campus community for the final time in chapel as president of the university. There is a passing of the gavel from the current SGA Co-Presidents to the newly elected Co-Presidents.

We also host a time of sending for students and faculty soon departing on summer Cross-Cultural Seminars and similar international summer learning tours including:

Lithuania Cross-Cultural with Jerry Holsopple & Carissa Luginbill

Myanmar Cross-Cultural with Andy & Lana Miller

Quebec Cross-Cultural with Nancy Heisey

Washington, D.C. Cross-Cultural with Deanna Durham

Midwives for Haiti Senior Seminar with Ann Schaeffer

Global UrbanTrek to Northern Africa with Johonna & Julian Turner

President Loren Swartzendruber and the EMU SGA co-presidents, Rachel Schrock and Hanna Heishman welcome participants to the Anabaptist Leadership Conference, Leading into the Common Good: an Anabaptist Perspective.

Canadian Mennonite University Student Johanna Tse opens with a reflection on “A vision for new models of decision-making and leadership.”

John Sharp and Rachel Waltner Goossen deliver the keynote address on “Changing Patterns of Leadership in Anabaptist Communities in North America in the 20th Century.”

Leading into the Common Good: an Anabaptist Perspective

Join practitioners, scholars and students to examine the history of leadership models in the Anabaptist tradition, to critique current models of leadership, to develop applied leadership theories and methodology and to discuss together leadership paradigms for the future of business, church and non-profit leadership.07

addresses the campus community for his final Opening Convocation service on the theme: For Just Such a Time as This. Chapel includes a time of prayerful sending for the Cross-Cultural Seminar groups departing for the Middle East and Guatemala-Cuba.

Scripture: Esther 4:12-14 (The Message):

When Hathach told Mordecai what Esther had said, Mordecai sent her this message: “Don’t think that just because you live in the king’s house you’re the one Jew who will get out of this alive. If you persist in staying silent at a time like this, help and deliverance will arrive for the Jews from someplace else; but you and your family will be wiped out. Who knows? Maybe you were made queen for just such a time as this.”

addresses the campus community drawing from

This service concludes with a  time of sending for the  seminar group departing for China.

President Swartzendruber addresses the campus community drawing from

This service concludes with a  time of sending for the  seminar group departing for SE Balkans: Bulgaria, Greece & Turkey.

New students and parents are welcomed by President Swartzendruber and faculty.
The official transition begins.

President Swartzendruber discusses the as the Seminary Community is called to prayer for discernment.

launches a new semester as he addresses the campus community with a message inspired by ; ; ; and . Chapel closes with a time of sending for the Guatemala & Mexico Cross Cultural group.

President Swartzendruber launches the year with reflections on belonging based on Luke .

This service concludes with a  time of sending for the Spain-Morocco and China groups departing for the semester.

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addresses the campus community with a message inspired by . Chapel closes with a time of sending for the Guatemala & Colombia Cross Cultural group at the end of convocation.

After chapel, President Swartzendruber was presented with  the University’s designation as a “” by the .

This service concludes with a  time of sending for the New Zealand and South Africa & Lesotho cross-cultural groups leaving soon after chapel.

Also check out the that was shown in chapel before President Swartzendruber spoke!

After chapel, Dave King and Loren Swartzendruber recognize the EMU Women’s Softball team for claiming the ODAC championship after entering the tournament in the eight-place seed.