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| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 |
 | Seeking God First
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B131)
Chapel speaker Anita Keaggy will lead a workshop on growing in intimacy with God through time in the word. |
| Thursday, January 17, 2008 |
| MLK Scholarship Symposium
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B131)
Panelists will each reflect on Dr. King's mountaintop vision, in light of their own community experience, 40 years after his assasination. |
| Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
| Restorative Justice, Post Modernity & Restoration
4:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Kline Hall of Science - (K120)
Our Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration week speaker, Dr. Ray Aldred, will speak about the three shifts necessary for evangelicals to be effective agents of reconcilliation; the shift from retributive to restorative justice, from modernity to postmodernity and from justification to restoration. |
| Wednesday, January 23, 2008 |
| Emerson Powery Lecture-True to our Native Land
4:15 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Dr. Emerson Powery is Professor of New Testament at Lee University in Cleveland, TN. Dr. Powery's lecture will draw on his book, True to Our Native Land: An African American New Testament Commentary, which sets biblical interpretation in the context of African American experience. |
| Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
| American & Dutch Student Chapel
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Come worship with Dutch and Messiah business students. Worship led by Powerhouse. Speaker: Drama Ministry |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 |
| Collaboratory Monday Night Meeting
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Dr. David Vader, Professor of Engineering, will be speaking to Collaboratory members on the topic of how Christians are fruitful in God's kingdom. |
| Tuesday, February 05, 2008 |
| Cuban Roots
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B134)
Cuban Roots/Bronx Stories highlights the experience of a black Cuban American family, revealing that the Cuban-American experience is more diverse, racially and ideologically, than we are often led to believe. Following the film, members fro La Alianza Latina will be facilitating a conversation on what identity and cultural roots means in the Kingdom of God. |
| Wednesday, February 06, 2008 |
| *Ash Wednesday Service
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Hostetter Chapel
Ash Wednesday Service in Hostetter Chapel |
| Thursday, February 07, 2008 |
| The Spiritual and Political Roots of the African American Church
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (F150)
Dr. Lawrence Burnley will briefly introduce the influences of the African cultural, spiritual, and philosophical antecedents on African American Religion. Following his brief introduction a short film entitled "There is a River" will be shown. The film travels back in time to examine Africans' initial encounter with Christianity, and explores the life Sojourner Truth whose spiritual strength led her to become a national figure in the abolitionist and feminist movements. Discussion facilitated by Dr. Burnley will follow the film. |
| Monday, February 11, 2008 |
| Creation Convocation
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Grantham BIC Church
Professor Valerie Smith will speak on "Creative Tension: How art can impact spiritual formation" |
| Tuesday, February 12, 2008 |
| Peace Lecure
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
Annual Peace Lecture, speaker Marta Benavides. |
| Wednesday, February 13, 2008 |
| The Spirit(uals) of Resistance
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Hostetter Chapel
Through word and song Luke Powery will help us understand the joys, laments, and the multiple layers of meaning embedded in the slave songs and spirituals that are the extraordinary heritage of that crucial part of the American experience. Luke received a Th.D. in Homiletics at Emmanuel College in the University of Toronto, Canada and an M.Div. from Princeton Seminary. |
| Monday, February 18, 2008 |
| Four Little Girls
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
When a bomb tears through the basement of a black Baptist church on September 15, 1963, it takes the lives of four young girls. This racially motivated crime sparks the nation's outrage and helps fuel the civil rights movement sweeping across the country. Following the film, Hierald Kan-Osorto and Seira Ikeuchi will facilitate conversation on the role of the church during the civil rights movement while addressing why it is important for Christians to understand our past and its impact on groups that have been marginalized by society. |
| Collaboratory Monday Night Meeting
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Chad Frey, Director of the Agape Center for Service and Learning, will be speaking to Collaboratory members on becoming holy through co-operation with the Holy Spirit. |
| *Eating Disorders & Christianity
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B134)
Through media clips, lecture and discussion, this student-led alternate chapel will explore common eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, specifically addressing how Christians may be affected. A Christian response to eating disorders will be presented. This chapel will be helpful to those wanting to reach out to their friends who struggle with eating disorders. |
| Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
| *God in the Bod: Body Image and Religion in college
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
How does our faith affect our thoughts and feelings about our bodies? Dr. Chris Boyatzis, Associate Professor of Psychology at Bucknell University, will present an historical view as well as his own research on the relationship between body image and faith. Sponsored by the Gender Studies Project and the Department of Psychology in cooperation with Healthy Living for Every Body Focus Week. |
| *Lights, Camera, Relay for Life
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Have you or anyone your close with ever been touched by cancer? Then come find out about the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and Colleges against Cancer -- Discover how you can make a difference! |
| Thursday, February 21, 2008 |
| *Extreme Makeover: Scripture Edition
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (F150)
In a world obsessed with appearance, is there really another way to live? Chapel speaker Michelle Graham will lead us in examining what is a healthy and balanced response to the pressures to be physically perfect. We'll take a look at what it means to treat your body as a temple, and to pursue the plans God has for our bodies. (1 Corinthians 6: 12-20) |
| Monday, March 03, 2008 |
| *Collaboratory Mondays - Joel Smith
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Joel Smith, Senior Pastor of Daybreak Church, will be speaking to Collaboratory members on how we as Christians can rest in God's completed work even as we strive to be approved workers. |
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 |
| *All the people are marching home
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B131)
Chapel speaker Brian Walsh will describe the homelessness of our times - the loosening of theological and philosophical moorings, the impact of ethnic conflict and disease displacing whole populations, the destabilization of our home the creation, and the personal homelessness that can come from shifting economy, shifting identities and shifting family structures. Against this backdrop, Dr. Walsh will outline the biblical narrative as a story of home, homelessness and homecoming. |
| *Push the Rock Sport Ministry
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
Push the Rock uses sports and short-term mission trips as a platform for sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Push the Rock's focus is to partner with local churches, missionaries and Christian organizations in overseas environment to give them a new tool to reach out tho their communities. Messiah College alumni David "Chico" Schlonecker and Dustin Leatherman will be the main speakers. |
| *Abuse, art and anonymity
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B231)
The Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, Esther, and Ruth are all women with whom most of us are familiar. But do you know the stories of the two Tamars, Dinah, Jephthah's Daughter and Levite's Concubine? These women are foreign to us today, but even by the time their stories were written, some of their names had been forgotten. The Old Testament contains some shocking stories that acknowledge some of the hardships women have had to face in certain partriarchal societies. In this alternate chapel, we will look at images that tell the stories of these Biblical women and will discuss the meaning and relevance of what took place. For those who may have experienced sexual or physical abuse, please be aware that some images we will view may be graphic. |
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 |
| *Human Rights in Columbia
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
"Suffering and Hope in Colombia," Becca Knight & Theo Sitther, Mennonite Central Committee
Colombia has been in a state of civil war for over four decades and has the second largest population of internally displaced people in the world, surpassed only by Sudan. Why is this happening? What is US policy on Colombia? How are churches working towards a just peace? How can you help? Come find out! |
| Thursday, March 06, 2008 |
| *Community Convocation
Grantham Church
Dr. Larry James - The church as a community builder |
| *Making Art to the Glory of God: Christine Perrin, Poet
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Kline Hall of Science - (K120)
What does it mean to be a Christian writer? |
| *Shadows of Virtue
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (F150)
Watch a powerful documentary with captivating views of Tanzania as filmmaker Chad Amour shares his heart and addresses issues of poverty, love, ministry and children. What moves us to care for those in need? What is behind the Christian call to justice and love? Come to be inspired and changed. |
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 |
| *International Women's Day Celebration
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
March 8th is International Women's Day. We wish to celebrate this under appreciated day by increasing awareness about the hardships currently facing women living in the Global South. The focus of this alternate chapel will be a film entitled The Shape of Water, which tells the stories of imaginative, courageous, and visionary women from four different cultures who confront the destructive development of the Global South with a passion for change. The film will be followed by a panel discussion to address roles of faith and society in the lives of women working towards making a difference in our global society. |
| Monday, March 10, 2008 |
| *Serving God in the Halls of Power
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
Messiah graduate Ann Batlle, an attorney with Morgan Lewis in Washington, D.C., will discuss serving God in one of the world's largest law firms. |
| *The Gospel & the Religions: World Views in Dynamic Encounter
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B330)
"Set apart Christ as Lord in your hearts" (I Peter 3:15). David W. Shenk is a writer, mission leader, educator and interfaith conversation partner with Muslims. David's model for conversation with Muslims is taken from I Peter 3:15: "Always be prepared to give an answer for the hope that you have, but do this with gentleness and respect." He will dialogue with us about the Gospel and the religions, with special emphasis on Islam.
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| *Forgotten Voices International - Dodge-A-Ball 2008 Informational meeting
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B131)
This informational meeting will help all Dodge Ball participants and Messiah students learn about Forgotten Voices International. |
| Tuesday, March 11, 2008 |
| *Muslim-Christian Relations
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B131)
Dr. David Shenk has visited with the President of Iran twice in the past two years. He will share his reflections on these experiences and on the state of Christian-Muslin relations more generally |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 |
| *The least of the least
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Kline Hall of Science - (K120)
A team from Christian Life Assembly will be sharing their experiences working in Burkino Faso. |
| *Closed Chapel
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B131)
Closed Chapel limited to members of the group |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
| *Steve Monsma Lecture
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Hostetter Chapel
Stephen Monsma will offer a very timely presentation on "Religion, Politics, and the Coming Presidential Election" on March 25 at 7:00p.m. in Hostetter Chapel. Monsma is Senior Research Fellow in the Henry Institute for the Study of Religion and Politics at Calvin Collge, and the author of Healing for a Broken World: Christian Perspectives on Public Policy, among numerous other books. His presentation is jointly sponsored by the Ernest L. Boyer Center and the College Honors Program. |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 |
| *The least of the least-D Killough
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Kline Hall of Science - (K120)
David Killough from Overland Missions will be sharing how he reached the least of the least through adventure missions. |
| *Catholics in Politics
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B231)
The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds Catholic citizens of their duty to participate in the public life of our society. This entails not only paying our taxes but fulfilling our duty to vote. We are to exercise the franchise in accordance with a well-formed conscience. What are the relevant topics that Catholics should consider when attempting to form their consciences about our political society and the pursuit of the common good? Msgr. Swetland who holds degrees from Oxford University in politics and economics and a doctorate in Theology focusing on Catholic Social Teaching will address these issues and take your questions. |
| Thursday, March 27, 2008 |
| *Finding god in the City: Stories from Philadelphia
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (F150)
Staff, faculty and students will share brief stories about their spiritual development in Philadelphia. A brief information session about the campus will be included. |
| Monday, March 31, 2008 |
| Collaboratory Monday Night Meeting
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Andrew Samuel, CEO of Graystone Bank and Messiah College Trustee, will be speaking to collaboratory members on the topic of desiring wisdom and seeking true knowledge. |
| *The Future of Kenya
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
Peter Wasamba will discuss the importance of peace building and reconciliation in Kenya. As integral parts of Messiah's mission, peace building and reconciliation addressed in a global context will help participants consider these values more thoughtfully. |
| Tuesday, April 01, 2008 |
| *Don't tell me it's nothing: The truth of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Kline Hall of Science - (K120)
According to the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, 1 in 50 adults in the U.S. have OCS. Come hear the stories of this "silent" disorder, told first-hand by senior student Shelley Padalino, and learn how OCD affects a person's life and their faith. |
| *Get off the fence
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Hostetter Chapel
We are ideally placed to effect the youth culture for the better. The question is, will we get off the fence to save the culture? |
| Wednesday, April 02, 2008 |
| Family Science Professionals in the World
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
A panel of Messiah College Human Development and Family Science graduates will talk about their work experiences and faith integration in their careers working with families. |
| *Cats of Mirikitani
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B130)
"Make art not war" is Jimmy Mirikitani's motto. The 80-year-old artist was born in Sacramento, CA, raised in Hiroshima, Japan, traveled the U.S. and even cooked for artist Jackson Pollock. But by 2001, Mirikitani was homeless, living on the streets of New York City. As tourists and shoppers hurried past, Mirikitani sat alone on a windy corner in New York's SoHo, drawing pictures of whimsical cats, bleak internment camps and the angry red flames of the atomic bomb. Members of the Hunger and Homelessness Outreach teams and the Asian Student Association will explore our call to respond to the lived realities of individuals affected due to our systems of oppression. Students will explore what is our Christian response to make connections between the past and the present should as we work towards reconciliation. |
| Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
| *Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B131)
Tiffany Eberle Kriner '98 English Alum and recipient of 2007 Young Alumnus Award will be speaking at an alternate chapel on Thursday, April 3, 2008. The title of her chapel talk is: "Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ seeking models as a Christian in literary studies." Tiffany currently teaches in the English Department at Wheaton College. |
| *Care,dare, share
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B138)
Care, Dare, Share: What's your culture? is a panel discussion led by students. In this time, students will be sharing their ideas of culture and how they came to realize their own culture. Everyone has a culture it is a part of what makes us unique! Come dare to share and care about your and other cultures. |
| *Israeli-Palestine Conflict
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (F150)
Two peoples fighting a bloody battle over one land, both holding what they see to be legitimate claims to it, and both fighting their battle in the name of "god". Few people these days are able to disregard this conflict. Whether from a religious undertone (identifying with the Jewish people and the Holy Land), or a social justice perspective (human rights violations), after September 11th the Middle East has become an American problem as well. Traditionally, individuals who have busied themselves with this conflict have almost been ethically forced to side with one group and dehumanize the other. Terrorist or soldier, murderer or victim, this presentation will be looking at the conflict from an Israeli perspective. |
| *Making Art to the Glory of God: Ted Prescott, Artist
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
What does it mean to be a Christian artist? |
| Monday, April 07, 2008 |
| Collaboratory Monday Night Meetings
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Brad Statnick, Senior Development Officer, Messiah College, and Leif Updegrove, Collaboratory benefactor, will be speaking to Collaboratory members on the importance of humility and considering others better than oneself. |
| *So what do you think I am?
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
HAPA? Come learn what the word means. The panelists are multi-racial students retelling their stories of the past and present. The question, "What are you?" is one that is often asked; these students debunk stereotypes and perceptions and reclaim who they are. |
| *Spring Break Service Trip Reflections
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
This alternate chapel will be a time of debriefing, reflection and sharing about our most recent spring break service trips. Students will share how they felt Christ worked in their lives and how their trips reflected Christian servanthood. |
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 |
| Schrag Lecture (AM)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
Annual Schrag Lecture, speaker Martin Mittelstadt. |
| *Grantham Gathering
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Grantham Residence - (North Complex Main Lounge)
Grantham Gathering will present information and foster discussion about a women's relationship with God, her parents and family, her friends and the opposite sex. |
| Schrag Lecture
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
Schrag Lecture, Martin Miltelstadt |
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 |
| *Biblically Responsible Investing
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (F143)
Howard J. "Rusty" Leonard, CFA, is CEO of Stewardship Partners Investment Counsel, LLC located in Charlotte, NC. Stewardship Partners is an investment manager dedicated to helping Christian investors align their investing with their biblically based world view. |
| *The least of the least-M Davis
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Kline Hall of Science - (K120)
Melissa Davis from Jesus Politik will be sharing her experiences from working with Project Maputo in Mozambique. |
| Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
| *Apathy into Action: Invisible Children
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Chris Zwakenberg, who worked with Invisible Children for over a year, will be showing a powerful media presentation and update on what is happening with the crisis in North Uganda. Come find out how you can get involved from someone who has been there. |
| Monday, April 14, 2008 |
| *Careers in Aging
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B336)
Several alumni will participate in a career panel where they will discuss the work they do with older adults, the growth of career opportunities as the older population continues to expand, and their Christian faith interfaces with the work they do. Special emphasis will be given to encourage Messiah College students to adopt vocations which serve older adults. |
| *French Chapel
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B138)
Ian Campbell, Messiah grad, long term missionary in Francophone World and current youth pastor at E-Free will lead a bible study in French. |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |
| *Closed chapel - Growing your faith
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B131)
Closed chapel limited to members of the group. |
| *Ambassador Presents: Serving God in Hip-Hop Culture
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Hostetter Chapel - (Sanctuary - HC120)
From Cross Movement Records, hip hop recording artist Ambassador will present a short presentation on his experience on intentionally living his Christian witness amidst mainstream hip hop culture. A short free concert will follow from 8:00 - 8:30PM. |
| *Vocation Convocation
7:00 PM
Grantham BIC Church
Leadership & Reconciliation by David Brandt |
| Annual Lecture on Democracy
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
Dr. John J. DiIullo, Jr., Professor of Politics, Religion, and Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania will be presenting the 2007-08 lecture on democracy entitled: "The Next Faith-Based Presidency: How Religion can and should relate to government from now through 2020." |
| Annual Lecture on Democracy
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
Dr. John J. DiIllo, Jr., Professor of Politics, Religion, and Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania will be presenting the 2007-08 lecture on democracy entitled: "The Next Faith-Based Presidency: How religion can and should relate to government from now through 2020." |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 |
| *Sarah Smith
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Sarah Smith is an ordained Southern Baptist minister who has used her business skills (MBA from University of Wisconsin) and oratory skills to speak about helping women all over the world overcome the crippling effects of poverty. |
| *Closed Chapel-Christian Worldview
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B131)
Closed chapel limited to members of the group. |
| Monday, April 21, 2008 |
| Collaboratory Monday Night Meeting
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Quintin Frey, President of Turkey Hill Dairy, will be speaking to Collaboratory members on how to live by the promises of Jesus, free from the world's false promises. |
| *Toxic Sunset
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B134)
On the Trail of Hazardous Waste from Subic an Clark. Nearly 100 years after the Spanish-American ware, U.S. military bases were finally voted out of the Philippines. This informative documentary dredges up facts about life-threatening waste left behind by departing U.S. military personnel. Discussion will be led by representatives from ASA, Earthkeepers, and Human Rights Awareness following the film. Students will explore the realities of environmental racism and what our Christian commitment should be to care for the earth we are a part of. |
| *Why White kids love Hip Hop
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Kline Hall of Science - (K120)
Hip-Hop is one of the most revolutionary cultural movements of the last 30 years. The music and the message that originated with a grassroots community has come to dominate the airways - and high school hallways - of white suburban America. Bakari Kitwana will examine this development and explore the question of why white kids love hip-hop. Kitwana is the former executive editor of The Source and author of The Hip Hop Generation. |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
| *Sustainability Forum
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Larsen Student Union
This forum has been set up to discuss the importance of sustainability and how we as Christians can work toward being a society that functions through sustainable means, as well as our responsibility to work to achieve these goals. |
| *Dancing our Prayers
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Hostetter Chapel - (Fellowship Hall)
Dancing our Prayers is a team of 7 Native American Christians who believe that God has uniquely positioned First Nations people to communicate the message of the gospel across deepening cultural divides in our world. The team will share their own stories of being found by God and discovering freedom in expressing their faith through some of the worships forms of their native cultures. In addition to performing and explaining the stories behind some of their traditional dances and songs, they will also address questions about differences between Native American spirituality and New Age beliefs, as well as sharing their vision for empowering people tow worship God from within their own redeemed cultural identities. |
| *Sex Trafficking Awareness
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (Parmer Cinema - B137)
This chapel is designed to raise awareness of the issue of sex trafficking in the world today. |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
| *Eating locally: what does that mean?
6:45 AM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
As Christians, we are called to be responsible in all that we do. Paul says, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (I Corinthians 10:31) We can be responsible stewards of God's creation by being responsible with how we grow and consume our food. |
| *Peace Fellowship
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B130)
Last summer, 3 Eastern University students traveled to the Palestinian territories to observe the regions humanitarian situation. They have produced a documentary of their time that tells the story of the region's conflict from a Palestinian perspective. After showing the documentary, there will be an open time to discuss the video and possible Christian response to the situation. |
| *Taking root: Immigration Issues
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B138)
This alternate chapel will consist of a documentary called "Echando Raices" that confronts the issue of immigration and refugee communities in the United States. A discussion will follow the documentary where students will encourage dialog as to how Christians can aid in these issues, and will also focus on an intentional community as well. |
| Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
| *Farming God's Way
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (F143)
Learn about how farmers in Africa are using God's natural created order to develop sustainable agriculture that has exceeded the yields of traditional methods and is providing physical and spiritual hope to the poor. |
| *Grantham Gathering
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Grantham Residence - (North Complex Main Lounge)
Grantham Gathering will present information and foster discussion about a women's relationship with God, her parents and family, her friends and the opposite sex. |
| What do I do next?
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Hostetter Chapel
Curious what graduates do after graduation with an education degree? Curious about the challenges facing December grads? Wondering about advanced degrees? This chapel presents two MC alumni and what they pursued upon graduation (Steve Lehman; Amy Silva) |
| Friday, April 25, 2008 |
| *DeBlazin' Footprintz presents: UnMasked
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Eisenhower Campus Center - (Brubaker Auditorium)
"Unmasked" symbolizes all the masks that people wear in society, concealing their true identities. Through the medium of hip-hop dance and the use of songs with messages that relate to the theme, we will try to promote self-awareness, respect and honesty. Sometimes the masks that we wear interfere with our chosen Christian lifestyle. We get caught up in the materialism, violence, and sexuality promoted by our culture. By removing those "masks", we are free to pursue a pure and honest life following Christ's example and our true hearts. |
| Monday, April 28, 2008 |
| *Beyond the Mormon Label: the story of a Messiah student
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B336)
This chapel will break down some of the stereotypes held against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as a Messiah student tells her story. She will share the questions she had, the answers she found as well as some of the things she has experienced as a "Mormon" at Messiah. |
| Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
| *Being Hmong means being free
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B134)
This documentary offers a comprehensive look at many fundamental concepts and practices of the ancient Hmong culture - weddings, funerals, the "ball toss," the shaman, clans and the "flower cloth" - and relates how those traditions have framed the Hmong culture and community. Acknowledging the difficulties that have arisen from trying to follow those traditions in a new country where the language barrier, limited employment opportunities and xenophobia present everyday challenges. Pa-Chia, President of the Asian Student Association, will talk about her experiences about growing up Hmong and Christian in the U.S. |
| *Grace Undeserved
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Frey Hall Academic Building - (Alexander Auditorium - F110)
Watch Spirit Force Drama Ministry portray a family's encounter with a God kind of grace as they struggle with issues of abuse, alcoholism and neglect. Be moved to apply a deeper level of forgiveness to yourself and to others in your life. |
| *Sex Trafficking Awareness2
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Messiah College - Grantham Campus - Boyer Hall - (B131)
This is to raise awareness of the issue of sex trafficking in the world today. |
