AMBS News and Stories

Dan Gallagher places an ordination stole on the shoulders of Community Mennonite Fellowship Pastor Janette Lyndaker Gallagher on May 17 at their home during an online ordination service. (Photo provided by Dan Gallagher)

Online ordination creates long-distance intimacy for AMBS graduate Janette Lyndaker Gallagher (MDiv 2018).

Short course presenters Katie Graber, Ph.D. and Anneli Loepp Thiessen,  M.M.

These six-week online courses will orient users to the new Voices Together worship and song collection coming this fall.

By Daniel S. Schipani, Dr.Psy., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Care and Counseling (Photo: Peter Ringenberg)

Daniel Schipani, Dr.Psy., Ph.D., reminds us that the original Greek meaning of "pandemic" is "of or belonging to all the people." How does this relate to the church's call?

Protesters gathered for the United We Stand rally at the Civic Plaza in downtown Elkhart, Indiana. The event, which took place on Friday, May 29, 2020, was organized by local resident Curbiee Coleman. (Credit: Nekeisha Alayna Alexis)

The dismantling of systemic racism happens when we take seriously the rage, grief and pain of those who are protesting.

Composite of book covers from 2019-20

The AMBS community gives thanks remotely for the scholarly achievements of faculty, staff and students in 2019–20.

Presenters show examples of visuals during the Good Friday and Easter planning webinar (clockwise from top left): Michelle Curtis (M.Div. 2018); Rebecca Slough, Ph.D., AMBS academic dean emerita and professor emerita of worship and the arts; and current M

A Christian ritual course sparked the creation of a conference workshop and then — in response to the pandemic — a webinar on planning online worship services.

Experiencing the pandemic as a global learning community presents opportunities to experiment with and model leadership in a time of crisis.

Vice President and Academic Dean Beverly Lapp, Ed.D., reflects on how AMBS is adapting to COVID-19 in preparing leaders for ministry and service.

Nekeisha Alayna Alexis, Intercultural Competence and Undoing Racism coordinator (Credit Peter Ringenberg)

In this time of upheaval, Nekeisha Alayna Alexis, MA, sees unique opportunities to act for justice.

Leah Thomas, Ph.D.  Credit: Elizabeth Neal, Milepost Portraits

Leah R. Thomas, Ph.D., of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, will join the AMBS teaching faculty Aug. 1 as assistant professor of pastoral care and contextual education.

David L. Habegger (undated AMBS photo)

David L. Habegger, Rel.D., 94, an AMBS alumnus and former employee, died March 30 in Elkhart, Indiana.

Participants in AMBS's August 2019 orientation course — Leadership Education in Anabaptist Perspective — tour Island Park in downtown Elkhart as they consider how theology relates to one's setting and context. (Credit: Peter Ringenberg)

The grant matches contributions that congregations, conferences and regional churches make toward a student’s graduate-level tuition costs.

Participants in the March 10 Theology and Peacebuilding Consultation

Consultation brings together peace theologians and peacebuilding scholars for a conversation about the state of their fields and about interdisciplinary cooperation.

Vice President and Academic Dean Beverly Lapp (Peter Ringenberg)

Beverly Lapp, Vice President and Academic Dean, reflects on the recent growth in the canon of art, scholarship, theology, humor, worship and care-giving resources.

(Clockwise from bottom left): Rachel Miller Jacobs, Michelle Christian Curtis, Andrew Hudson, Gay Kauffman and Jewel Gingerich Longenecker pray at AMBS. (Photo provided)

Weekly intercessory prayer group continues to form participants in both the ordinary and extraordinary times of life.

New volumes in the Studies in Anabaptist Theology and Ethics book series: Recovering from the Anabaptist Vision and Liberating the Politics of Jesus

New volumes in the Studies in Anabaptist Theology and Ethics book series include Recovering from the Anabaptist Vision and Liberating the Politics of Jesus.

Karen-Marie Yust, M.Div., Th.D., professor of Christian education at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, and the author of Real Kids, Real Faith, presented two plenary sessions during a joint conference of Pastors and Leaders 2020 and Deep

More than 150 Mennonite church leaders and educators gathered at AMBS March 2-5 to discern the benefits and challenges of digital technology.

Henok Mekonin of Nazreth, Oromiya, Ethiopia, an MA: Theology and Peace Studies student and MATGA Ethiopia Assistant, talks with MDiv Connect student Josh Landis of Souderton, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Peter Ringenberg)

The first students to enroll in AMBS's new online MA: Theology and Global Anabaptism were more than 7,500 miles away.

Participants in AMBS’s “Encountering Egypt” learning tour listen to Mourad Sedky, an Egyptian tour guide, while gazing at the detailed ancient Egyptian art at the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara (27th century B.C.E.). The learning tour is designed to offer o

"Encountering Egypt" learning tour led by professors Safwat Marzouk, Ph.D., and Drew Strait, Ph.D., brings together past and present.

Cast members in Bethany Christian High School’s production of Children of Eden rehearse a scene with Director Talashia Keim Yoder’s assistance.

Director and producer Talashia Keim Yoder, an AMBS student, engages student actors in exploring biblical and theological themes in the show.

A cold and snowy day in November was the perfect time to fire up AMBS’s new cob pizza oven, a gift of the Class of 2019! This group learned how to use the oven to make personal pizzas. The oven is made of a mix of clay, sand and organic matter and is loca

Our alumni are our most important influencers of prospective students and are among our most faithful donors. Here are benefits we’re providing with gratitude.

Image: Niwamanya Shallon (at left) and Pamela Obonde anoint each other for healing in the closing ritual of the December 2019 Sister Care/Compassionate Care seminar held in Uganda. (Credit: Esther Muhagachi)

Sister Care seminar in Uganda expands to include Compassionate Care component for men; AMBS employee and student provide leadership.

Susannah M. Larry will join the AMBS teaching faculty on July 1 as assistant professor of biblical studies. (Photo provided)

Susannah M. Larry of Nashville, Tennessee, will join the AMBS teaching faculty on July 1 as assistant professor of biblical studies.

The Wadsworth Bell on the AMBS campus. (Credit: Peter Ringenberg)

ATS Evaluation Committee notes four "distinctive strengths" they observed at AMBS.