Free and open to the public. Rev. Dr. Maxwell Kennel, pastor, Hamilton Mennonite Church, and director, Pandora Press, will present the Spiritual Life Week Forum, “Bound to Remember 500 Years of Anabaptist Critique”, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, in Yoder Recital Hall. During the event, the pastor-philosopher will explain how the Anabaptist tradition challenges both polarization and neutrality when addressing social problems.
Yoder will also share a message at Chapel at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, in Marbeck Center’s Bob’s Place.
Eric Kurtz, a Goshen College graduate and executive director of Mennonite Central Committee Great Lakes, shared the history of Mennonite Central Committee at Bluffton University’s Forum on Tuesday, March 11.
Dr. John D. Roth, emeritus professor of history, Goshen College, and project director, Anabaptism at 500, MennoMedia, will present “What is the Good Life? Insights from 500 Years of Anabaptism,” at Forum at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18 at Yoder Recital Hall.
During the presentation, the Anabaptist history scholar will reflect on what this tradition teaches us about life’s most challenging questions.
Bluffton University has named the students who will serve as President’s Ambassadors during the 2025-26 academic year (listed below). Selected students assist in recruiting prospective students, welcoming and greeting campus guests, and engaging alumni and donors.
President’s Ambassadors receive extensive training in networking, professional development, etiquette, conversational skills and interviewing.
First implemented on campus during the 2021-22 academic year, the program won a 2022 Independent College Advancement Associates (ICAA) Program of Excellence Award.
Carrie Phillips, director of Musselman Library at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, "Pages of Persistence: Examining Early Anabaptist Bibles in the Mennonite Historical Collections," at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, in the Musselman Library Reading Room.
Eric Kurtz, executive director, Mennonite Central Committee Great Lakes, will provide the Forum, “Seeking Peace in Challenging Times: Lessons for Today from Mennonite Central Committee’s History,” at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in Yoder Recital Hall.
During the presentation, Mennonite Central Committee’s regional director will explore how Anabaptist put faith into action through storytelling from the organization’s beginnings in Ukraine to its 75-year presence in Israel/Palestine to work in 45 countries at present.
