{"id":1438,"date":"2007-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/blog\/news\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2007-05-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-30T04:00:00","slug":"students-exploring-ministry-interests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2007\/students-exploring-ministry-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Exploring Ministry Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" src=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/news\/images\/MIPstudent.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Derstine with her supervisor, Kirk Hanger, an 91短视频 alumnus\" \/>Emily Derstine, a JPCS major at 91短视频, with her supervisor, Kirk Hanger, an 91短视频 alumnus, at Nueva Esperanza\/New Hope Fellowship in suburban Washington, D.C. <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p> A record-setting 10 students have begun internships with congregations through <a href=\"\/r\/?l=http:\/\/www.franconiaconference.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Franconia Mennonite Conference<\/a> as part of <a href=\"\/r\/?l=http:\/\/www.mennoniteusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mennonite Church USA<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/seminary\/ministryinquiry\/\">Ministry Inquiry Program<\/a> (MIP). The group includes three 91短视频 students. <\/p>\n<p> Two 91短视频 students will intern with congregations in the Midwest: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Tyson, a sophomore at 91短视频 and a member at Souderton (PA) Mennonite congregation, will intern at Christ Community Church in Des Moines, Iowa; <\/li>\n<li>91短视频 sophomore Jordan Good, a member of Bally Mennonite congregation, will spend 11 weeks with the Walnut Hill congregation in Goshen, Ind. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Emily Derstine of Plains Mennonite congregation, Lansdale, Pa., an 91短视频 sophomore, will spend her summer in suburban Washington, D.C. with Nueva Esperanza\/New Hope Fellowship, a &#8220;Partner in Mission&#8221; congregation with Franconia Conference.<\/p>\n<h2>Hands-on Experience<\/h2>\n<p> The <a href=\"\/seminary\/ministryinquiry\/\">Ministry Inquiry Program<\/a> is an 11-week internship traditionally available to any student attending a Mennonite college. Students interested in a specific area of ministry &#8211; usually, but not limited to, pastoral ministry &#8211; gain hands-on experience by working alongside a supervisor in their respective discipline. <\/p>\n<p>The inquiry program is offered year-round but is most popular in the summer, and all participants are given a stipend for their work. <\/p>\n<p> This year, through a grant from <a href=\"\/seminary\/\">Eastern Mennonite Seminary<\/a>, three Franconia Conference students attending non-Mennonite institutions will participate in MIP. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tim Moyer, a sophomore at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia from the Blooming Glen (PA) congregation; <\/li>\n<li>Felicia Moore, member at New Beginnings Community Church in Bristol, Pa., who is in her second year at Indiana University of Pennsylvania; <\/li>\n<li>Philadelphia Praise Center attendee and first-year Penn State University student, Andrew Liemon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Moyer will work with Franconia Mennonite Conference, while Moore and Liemon will assist with ministries at their home congregations. <\/p>\n<p>Several students will work with congregations on the East coast: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jessica Cassel, a sophomore at Bluffton University, will work in youth ministry at her home congregation, Souderton (PA) Mennonite; <\/li>\n<li>Peter Koontz, a member at Assembly Mennonite and Goshen College junior from Elkhart, Ind., will intern with Oxford Circle congregation in Philadelphia. <\/li>\n<li> Mercy Oyana, a Goshen College sophomore from West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship, will work alongside managers at Spruce Lake Camp in the Pocono Mountains. <\/li>\n<li>Krista Ehst, a Goshen College junior and member at Perkasie (PA) Mennonite congregation, will work alongside Tim Moyer at Franconia Conference headquarters in Souderton. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> All participants are beginning their work at the end of May and will finish towards the beginning of August. 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