Continuing the conversation:

, Assistant Professor of History, Mission, Intercultural and Interfaith Studies, leads the Seminary Chapel Gathering in conversation about “neighboring” others, using the .

“What’s Stopping You.” …identify systems and institutions that make it difficult to draw near to people from different social groups

, Assistant Professor of History, Mission, Intercultural and Interfaith Studies, leads the Seminary Chapel Gathering in conversation about “neighboring” others, using the .

The comes to a rest each year with the “Leipzig Service.”   This year’s homily was offered by , Asst. Professor of History and Mission at .  His message was titled, “When There Is No Peace,” and his remarks here were made more poignant by the shooting deaths of nine African-American churchgoers gathered for prayer at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC this week.

David Evans speaks on “A Domesticated King” for the MLK Day Chapel in Lehman Auditorium.

, Asst Prof-History and Mission at the seminary, has worked in various ministry contexts. While living in Washington, DC, David was the Junior/Senior High Director of an out-of-school time program on Capitol Hill. Later he served as Community Development Resource coordinator with MCC East Coast. Most recently he was co-pastor of Boonton United Methodist Church in New Jersey. He loves to spend time with his wife, Faith, his two boys Isaac, 14 and Solomon, 7 and an infant Sophia Grace. He finds joy in playing and watching basketball and soccer. He is also an avid music enthusiast. Above all else, he would like to be known as someone who loves God with deep conviction and loves God’s people with a heart that is wide open.

Ph.D. Drew University Graduate Division of Religion, Historical Studies
M.Phil. Drew University, Historical Studies
M.T.S. Wesley Theological Seminary, History of Christianity
B.A. Spring Arbor College, Christian Ministries

Dialogue on Race and Diversity week features David Evans speaking on “Suspicions of a Black Man” in university chapel.

, Assistant Professor of History and Mission at , reflects on his experience as a black man in the criminal justice system. He says, “My experience added to the data on black men incarcerated in the United States even though I committed no crime. Knowing that U.S. society is so suspicious of black men that experiences like mine are possible, should make us all cautious to assume that we know what it means when we hear that one-third of black men can expect to be incarcerated in their lifetime. And we should recognize that this knowledge makes us responsible to resist the segregated circumstances that make suspicions against black men thrive in our society.”

, EMS Assistant Professor of History, Mission, Intercultural and Interfaith Studies, reflects on the high-profile shooting in relatively recent news, and he articulates the need for hospitality and getting to know our neighbors. and .

Seminary Dean has begun to articulate a vision for EMS as a “Discernment Training Center” (see and ). This fall semester, Seminary Faculty are sharing about their own awareness of the topic of discernment through the lens of their own particular discipline or area of study.

The entire campus community is invited to every chapel service on campus. Eastern Mennonite Seminary hosts chapel gatherings in Martin Chapel every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 11:00.

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