AMBS changes name to Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary; introduces new programs and facultyBy Mary E. Klassen of AMBSAssociated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind., will continue to be "AMBS," but a new name, redesigned programs and new faculty were announced May 4 and 5 at two celebration events. Leading the list is a change in the seminary's name to Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, effective at the beginning of the new school year, Aug. 28 ... Read more ... |
Resolutions to confront differences in Western District Conference
By Gordon HouserWestern District Conference churches have submitted two resolutions to WDC for its annual assembly July 6-8 in Oklahoma City. Bethel Mennonite Church, Inman, Kan., has presented a motion that "the leadership commission reverse [its] decision in which they stated, 'We find Joanna Harader's credentials to be in order' and remove [or] suspend the credentials of Joanna Harader" ... Read more ... |
The Mennonite wins six awards At the Associated Church Press' annual awards ceremony in Chicago on May 2, The Mennonite received top-place awards in two categories: Cindy Massanari Breeze's article, "Noticed and Welcomed or Invisible and Lonely?" won the category Most Personally Useful, and James Najarian's "Longed-for Rain" won the Poetry category. A profile of John Powell, written by Lynda Hollinger-Janzen, received an award of merit in the biographical profile category ... Read more ... |
College Corner: Seminary widens horizons of Mennonite-raised grad By Laura Lehman Amstutz of Eastern Mennonite Seminary  As a Mennonite, one of the last "take-aways" Aaron Kauffman expected from Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, Va., was learning about Christian traditions far beyond the Mennonite church and coming to appreciate them ... Read more ...Aaron Kauffman was among the 15 students who received masters degrees during Eastern Mennonite Seminary's commencement service on April 28. Photo by Lindsey Kolb. |
