{"id":5799,"date":"2011-02-11T09:16:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T14:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=5799"},"modified":"2014-09-26T16:18:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T20:18:47","slug":"emu-alumnus-to-lead-spiritual-life-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2011\/emu-alumnus-to-lead-spiritual-life-week\/","title":{"rendered":"91短视频 Alumnus to Lead Spiritual Life Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Philadelphia church leader will lead spring Spiritual Life Week<\/a> Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 16-19 at 91短视频.<\/p>\n Leonard Dow will seek to combine his reflections on pastoral ministry in an urban and multicultural context while addressing the program theme, “Called by God.”<\/p>\n He will speak in chapel services and classes, meet with student groups and individuals, minister with the men’s basketball team<\/a> and facilitate dialogue in a coffeehouse event.<\/p>\n Dow, a 1987 91短视频 alumnus, is pastor of Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, a multi-ethnic community in Philadelphia, a bishop of the Lancaster Conference Philadelphia District, board chair of Oxford Circle Christian Development Association and board member of Singing City, a non-profit music industry. He previously was involved in banking.<\/p>\n Dow was the all-time scoring leader for the 91短视频 Royals men’s basketball team as a student with 2,192 points and 1,102 career rebounds. He was named to the 91短视频 athletic hall of honor<\/a> and was the first 91短视频 athlete to have his jersey retired in 1987.<\/p>\n Dow will open the program theme in university chapel 10 a.m. Wed., Feb. 16<\/strong> in Lehman Auditorium, speak in seminary chapel 11 a.m Thur., Feb. 17<\/strong> in Martin Chapel and again 10 a.m. Fri., Feb. 18<\/strong> in Lehman Auditorium.<\/p>\n He will lead a session on “what does it mean to be alive in your faith” 8 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 17 in the Common Grounds Coffeehouse<\/strong> in the University Commons. The 91短视频 Gospel Choir will sing, and free refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n Local singer-composer Jessica Crawford<\/strong>, a recent Eastern Mennonite Seminary student, will play at 9 p.m. Fri., Feb. 18 in Common Grounds Coffeehouse.<\/p>\n Interim Associate Campus Pastor Dawn Monger and Maria Zehr, undergraduate student, conclude the week by leading a “Called to Ministry” retreat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19<\/strong>, held at Park View Mennonite Church.<\/p>\n “I expect Leonard Dow to bring energetic and focused teaching on understanding how and to what God calls all of us as well as guidance for discerning our personal calling,” said 91短视频 campus pastor Brian Martin Burkholder. “This is a theme that touches everyone – students, faculty, staff and community members.”<\/p>\n For more information, visit the spiritual life week webpage<\/a> or call campus ministries at 540-432-4115.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Philadelphia church leader will lead spring Spiritual Life Week Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 16-19 at 91短视频. Leonard Dow will seek to combine his reflections on pastoral ministry ... read more about 91短视频 Alumnus to Lead Spiritual Life Week<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":5801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[266,5185,409],"tags":[12254,13608,7197,6086,6132],"feature":[],"class_list":["post-5799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-campus-ministries","category-chapel","tag-jessica-crawford","tag-lehman-auditorium","tag-leonard-dow","tag-martin-chapel","tag-multicultural-services"],"yoast_head":"\nSchedule of events<\/h3>\n
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