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George Brunk to serve as interim president
PSDE curriculum reflects diversity
Search committee meets
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We are pleased to share the news that George R. Brunk, III, will serve as interim president. (See below)
 
Goerge R. Brunk III will be interim president
George Brunk The appointment of George R. Brunk, III, as interim president for AMBS was announced by Ray Friesen, chairperson of the AMBS board, on Feb. 19. Dr. Brunk will begin his assignment on July 19 and serve until a new president begins, a tenure of six to twelve months.
               
Dr. Brunk was vice president and academic dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, Va., from 1979 to 1999. He joined the faculty of EMS in 1974, serving as  professor of New Testament. In addition, he has served in numerous leadership positions in the Mennonite Church over the last 30 years.
               
See more about Dr. Brunk at the AMBS Web site.
 
PSDE curriculum reflects diversity
PSDE unit cover Thanks to feedback from reviewers representing African-American, Asian, Hispanic and urban perspectives, readers from many different backgrounds will find the curriculum for Pastoral Studies Distance Education (PSDE) program more accessible.

PSDE is an undergraduate curriculum for pastoral training that involves an instructor and a mentor. It can be used by pastors called from within a congregation, people testing seminary study who do not have an undergraduate degree, and lay leaders in congregations.

Read more about how the curriculum reflects greater diversity in the church.
Presidential search committee meets
  The AMBS presidential search committee met in Goshen, Ind., February 19­-20 to continue its work of selecting a candidate to serve as the next president of AMBS.

To see more about the work of the committee and who the members are, see the latest release on the AMBS Web site.
Upcoming events

Peace and Justice Studies guests, Margaret Pfeil and Michael Baxter, March 17-19.

Lectures by Stuart Murray Williams, mission worker and consultant in England, March 30 - April 2.

CE event: Issues of pastoring related to Unmarried Couples Living Together, June 4 (In the Extreme Situations in the Congregation Pastoral Care Continuing Education Series)