“Project Peanut Butter” – Martin Histand ’05
Martin Histand 鈥�05 reflects on his experiences at 91短视频 and with Mennonite Central Committee and how they informed working with Project Peanut Butter 鈥� a program addressing global malnutrition in children. Histand is being honored as Young Alum of the Year. During his time as a student and upon graduation from 91短视频 in 2005, Martin....
“How to be a Peace Community in a fear-bombarded society?” – Dann Pantoja
Philippians 4:6-7 Dann and Joji Pantoja, peace building missionaries commissioned by Peace Mennonite Church and administered through Mennonite Church Canada, are are assigned to the Philippines to lead a team of Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Specialists called PeaceBuilders Community.
“The Anav Shall Inherit The Earth: Humility, Sustainability, Resiliency” – Todd Wynward
When Jesus said the meek shall inherit the earth, he was invoking the ancient character trait of anav, meekness. Anav doesn鈥檛 mean wimpy and powerless, but rather a lifeway that delights the Lord, marked by humility, sustainability, non-grasping, and resiliency. Could it be that the meek shall inherit the earth because only they are able....
“Embodying Enoughness: The Practice of Paul’s Autarkeia” – Todd Wynward
Todd Wynward, author, educator, small-scale farmer, wilderness trip leader and Mennonite minister for watershed discipleship affiliated with Albuquerque Mennonite Church.. Embodying Enoughness: The Practice of Paul鈥檚 鈥淎utarkeia鈥� Phillipians 4:12; 1 Timothy 6:8 How did the Apostle Paul learn the secret of being content in any situation, whether surrounded by scarcity or abundance? Todd invites us....
“Rewilding the Way: Break Free to Follow an Untamed God” – Todd Wynward
Ancient desert prophets. Modern archaelogical discoveries. Age-old Christian schools of creative cultural defiance crafted in the wilderness. Could it be today鈥檚 tame Christianity is missing something vital? Could it be that spending time in wild places, unshackled from the comforts and constraints of dominant culture, is a necessary prerequisite to become the people God yearns....
鈥淲riting Christ’s Letters to the World鈥� 鈥� Dr. Darrell Guder
“The Disciples鈥� Vocation” Seminary Spiritual Life Week Concludes 鈥� In collaboration with Virginia Mennonite Conference, Virginia Mennonite Missions, 91短视频 and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Dr. Darrell Guder, Princeton Theological Seminary鈥檚 Henry Winters Luce Professor of Missional and Ecumenical Theologies the guest speaker.
Interpretation and its Fates: Clinic and Culture
We may not find it difficult to view interpretation as a way of making sense, but it may be more challenging to realize what else it may be. If 鈥渢he age of interpretation is behind us,鈥� as Jacques-Alain Miller has claimed, then what could it look like? What if interpretation has more than meaning to....
“Equipping the Called and Sent Community” – Dr. Darrell Guder
Dr. Darrell Guder, visiting scholar of missiology, shares reflections on his faith and call story as it relates to his understanding of Christian mission. He is the primary resource person for Mission & Service Day. 鈥� Dr. Darrell Guder is the Henry Winters Luce Professor of Missional and Ecumenical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He....
“The Disciples’ Vocation” – Dr. Darrell Guder
鈥淭he Disciples鈥� Vocation鈥� Seminary Spiritual Life Week Begins 鈥� In collaboration with Virginia Mennonite Conference, Virginia Mennonite Missions, 91短视频 and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Dr. Darrell Guder, Princeton Theological Seminary鈥檚 Henry Winters Luce Professor of Missional and Ecumenical Theologies the guest speaker.
“From the halls of EMS to the halls of Washington” – Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach
鈥淔rom the halls of EMS to the halls of Washington鈥� Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach, Director of Mennonite Central Committee鈥檚 US Washington Office and an EMS alumna shares from聽Matthew 10: 16-20.