Consider a few statistics: In 1990, just 2.4% of Harrisonburg鈥檚 population was foreign born. That figure rose substantially over the following decade to 9.2%, and now sits, per the latest ... read more about New Bridges – Meeting the needs of the residents from foreign lands
Let鈥檚 begin in 1992 , when the Free Food For All Soup Kitchen opened to the world, every Monday at noon, at The Little Grill restaurant in downtown Harrisonburg. Ron ... read more about Extravagant love 鈥� from the Little Grill to Our Community Place
Christian formation curriculum, an integral part of studies at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, will be overseen by an ordained Methodist minister, Emily Peck-McClain, beginning in January 2015. After a thorough search ... read more about Duke U. scholar, Methodist minister, to join Eastern Mennonite Seminary faculty
In this essay, seminary dean Michael A. King speaks of the pain caused by evicting those perceived as being wrong from the church family; he praises Christians who act as ... read more about “Painholders” are Christians who heroically nurture discernment rather than splitting, says seminary dean
Hundreds of people filled to capacity the 2014 School for Leadership Training at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, interested in exploring 鈥渄iscernment processes鈥� to address difficult issues in congregations, conferences and denominations. ... read more about Congregational leaders flock to seminary program on how to do 鈥渄iscernment鈥� in the face of difficult issues
Participants in the 2014 School for Leadership Training at Eastern Mennonite Seminary did not tiptoe for three days around the 鈥渆lephant in the room鈥� 鈥� that is, the anguish felt ... read more about Worship in acknowledgment of the “elephant in the room”
Young seminary graduates typically seek pastoral positions in large suburban or urban congregations, but Brett Klingenberg craved something else. He grew up on a farm, loved farming and wanted to ... read more about Pastor鈥檚 farm work connects him with his rural congregants
On a Sunday morning in an upstairs classroom at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, a group of people gather in a circle around a table. Though the setup isn’t immediately indicative of ... read more about Discovering ‘dynamic, changing, moving’ God when gathered ’round The Table
Immigration, racism, sexuality, biblical authority, and politics are just a few of the issues that threaten to tear churches apart. How do churches and leaders find their way through these ... read more about School for Leadership Training to focus on navigating touchy issues via discernment
Soon, a picture of the Rev. Beth Jarrett’s smiling face will be added to the collection of portraits hanging at Harrisonburg First Church of the Brethren, but it will be ... read more about EMS alum named first female pastor of local church