Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary : 2000 Seminar
Newsbrief
AMBS continues to develop its discussions on teaching at an Anabaptist seminary. One unanticipated result of the August 27-30, 2001, urban retreat "Teaching the Tradition," was that the faculty decided to build on the conversation begun in Chicago by holding weekly gatherings each Wednesday over lunch. Discussions focus on two-page statements each faculty member prepared for the retreat; core and required courses; and what it means to teach in the AMBS context. Faculty member Jacob Elias reports that through these conversations, the faculty are discerning a commonality that has been present all along, as well as sometimes disagreeing in love. The time has been spent engaging each other constructively in conversation that is serious, affirming, and critical, around things that are central to the seminary's mission. Tolerating diversity is one recurring theme: What does it mean to be Christian in the world, in a culture that tolerates diversity, in a way that doesn't build walls?"
AMBS continues to develop its discussions on teaching at an Anabaptist seminary. One unanticipated result of the August 27-30, 2001, urban retreat "Teaching the Tradition," was that the faculty decided to build on the conversation begun in Chicago by holding weekly gatherings each Wednesday over lunch. Discussions focus on two-page statements each faculty member prepared for the retreat; core and required courses; and what it means to teach in the AMBS context. Faculty member Jacob Elias reports that through these conversations, the faculty are discerning a commonality that has been present all along, as well as sometimes disagreeing in love. The time has been spent engaging each other constructively in conversation that is serious, affirming, and critical, around things that are central to the seminary's mission. Tolerating diversity is one recurring theme: What does it mean to be Christian in the world, in a culture that tolerates diversity, in a way that doesn't build walls?"