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John Bell workshop at AMBS
"God relies on our
imaginations to unlock some parts of Scripture," John bell emphasized, and added,
"Sometimes we give to God the dullest imagination."
John Bell, whose hymns are
included in Sing the Journey and Sing the Story, is also known in Scotland as a
gifted preacher and teacher. At AMBS on Monday, Feb. 22, he led a workshop,
Reclaiming the Bible as the People's Book, calling us to bring our best gifts
to the experience of reading scripture.
More about John Bell's workshop is in the online release about the event.
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Come to the Bible hungry
"Reading the
Bible confessionally," or "coming to the text as though we are hungry for it," is the way Mary Schertz described how she approached the stories of Luke that were featured at Pastors Week, the last week of January.
Mary, who is AMBS professor of New Testament, let the presenting team in helping pastors experience a three-part approach to the Scripture passages:
- listening
to the reading of a fresh translation of the text,
- spending time in small
groups letting "the text read us,"
- worshipping with the text.
Read more about this approach to Bible study in a news release about Pastors Week.
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Spanish-language graduate program concludes
 Seminario Bíblico Anabautista, the first Spanish-language
theological program offered by AMBS,
concluded with a final celebration on February 20. The program was established
to provide ministry training to pastors of Hispanic Mennonite churches, but it
achieved more than that. It also helped to bridge gaps between the seminary and
the Spanish-speaking pastors.
In
November, Seminario students held their class sessions on the AMBS campus, so
faculty and students could get better acquainted with them, and so they could
learn more about resources at AMBS.
Juan Limones, pastor of Iglesia
Menonita Luz del Evangelico, Dallas, reflected
after the visit, "I became aware that the purpose of the Mennonite Church
is very missional and missionary, and that there is also a concern for
[providing] education for others. Well, for me, it was a great blessing."
Read more about the Seminario program and the interaction between the Spanish graduate students and the AMBS community.
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