President’s speech: “Citizens of Earth and Sky"
Fall Opening Convocation message, delivered by Dr. James E. Brenneman, President of Goshen College, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, in the Goshen College Church-Chapel (as prepared for delivery)
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President Jim Brenneman reappointed to third term; names Dr. Lee Snyder as interim provost
A joint release of Goshen College and Mennonite Education Agency Goshen College President Jim Brenneman was recently reappointed to a third four-year term. The Goshen College Board of Directors and Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) Board of Directors are pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. James E.
President’s sermon “Footprints: Evidence of History and the Promise of Future”
Baccalaureate sermon, (as prepared for delivery) by Dr. James E. Brenneman, president of Goshen College on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in the Goshen College Church-Chapel
What matters most: The tree of life that is Goshen College
"The story that is Goshen College has always contained within it the narrative seeds of the vision described in Scripture: a “tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit ... with leaves for the healing of the nations” (Revelation 22:2). Not one, not two, not six, but 12 kinds of fruit. All on one tree. Truly it is a tree of life!"
President’s chapel sermon: “God and Ted Talk About Science: Ideas Worth Spreading”
Chapel sermon, delivered by Dr. James E. Brenneman, president of Goshen College on Friday, March 14, 2014 in the Goshen College Church-Chapel
What matters most: Sowing compassion
"As a college whose peacemaking roots run deep, naming one of our core values “peacemaking” seems obvious to me..."
Expanding the sound pool: Celebrating Professor Emerita of Music Mary Oyer’s 90th birthday
"Mary Oyer’s passionate quest and openness to expanding the musical canon, the 'sound pool,' of the Mennonite church and of Goshen College to be more than mere perfect imitation will prove to be, in my estimation, one of her greatest legacies."
President Brenneman welcomes students with call to be compassionate peacemakers
Goshen College President James E. Brenneman opened the 2013-14 school year with an invitation to the campus to recommit themselves to being compassionate peacemakers.
President’s speech: “Sowing Compassion! On Becoming Compassionate Peacemakers”
Each year Goshen College spends an entire year focused on one of the five core values that lie at the heart and soul of our community life. . . becoming Christ-centered, passionate learners, compassionate peacemakers, servant leaders, and global citizens. Today, we begin a year-long workout about the meaning, the significance, and the consequences of living out the core value of “compassionate peacemaking.”
President’s sermon: “Love in the Clouds of Unknowing”
“You have held newborns in Nicaragua, taught English in Cambodia, served the deaf community in Peru, held basketball camps down the street. You have learned to live lives of service and learning on every inhabitable continent on earth. By my estimation, in the four years you were here at Goshen College, all students, along with faculty, staff, and administrators, showed God’s love for others with more than 60,000 service hours per year that you were here. You, my dear students, have embodied a ‘love that surpasses knowledge.’”