Hillary Evans,
“Art as a Spiritual Discipline”

Students in the seminary’s  program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete their projects in the spring, producing a final paper and making a public presentation.

Rebekah Nolt, Artist and student, offers reflections on being an artist and then guides Chapel Gathering participants through a Visio Divina: Leaning into the questions and discovering meaning in the artwork before them. You may choose to listen to Rebekah’s guiding voice as you choose a piece of art with which to engage.

, professor of visual and communication arts, shares on his 2015 sabbatical entitled: “Laments for an Age of Sexualized Power: Discoveries in the Process of Art Making.”

Jessamyn Tobin, ’16 graduate of 91����Ƶ where she studied Social Work, Pre-Law and Political Studies.

Artist Statement:

“I believe that we are profoundly connected to one another, to the universe around us, and to our Creator. My artwork has been a way for me to encounter light and unity in times of darkness and celebrate One who makes all things new. In my work, I seek to display that there is Holy Order in what appears to be chaos and give an expression of the Divine Essence that lives in all things, despite the brokenness of our world.”

Artist Kathryn Fenton is a 2015 graduate in the Master of Arts in Religion with a concentration in Art. She studied studio art at Messiah College for two years, transferring to 91����Ƶ to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art.

Kathryn’s exhibit “Icons for the Mennonite Church” is currently on display on the Art Gallery wall, first floor of the Seminary building, just beyond the Main Office.  You are invited to take some time for reflection and prayer with this visual theology.

Seminary student and artist Sarah Payne reflects on “The art of following Jesus,” drawing from and .

Associate professor , gives a presentation on his 12-13 sabbatical entitled “Rock. Lichen. Forest: Representing Biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest.”

So what is this carnival thing? Sarah Thompson, Caleb Lange and Jessica Campbell, participants with Carnival de Resistance, offer some reflections and connections.

In this Chapel Gathering in the Seminary, Kathryn Fenton shares about her sense of calling both to Art and Theology as she shares about  “Searching for God through Art.”

“Here I raise my , Hither by Thy help I’m come. ”

The entire campus community is invited to every chapel worship service on campus. Eastern Mennonite Seminary hosts chapel gatherings in Martin Chapel every Tuesday and Thursday; 91����Ƶ Campus Ministries hosts chapel gatherings every Wednesday and Friday in Lehman Auditorium. Specifics and occasional changes are noted in individual chapel listings.