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Sunday at CMU: June 2026
Sunday, June 14, 2026 @ 12:00 AM
Eternal Life
This month on Sunday at CMU, we are hear new sermons from Andrew Dyck, Assistant Professor of Christian Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry at CMU. He is an alumnus of Mennonite Brethren Bible College, a predecessor of CMU, and holds a PhD in Christian spirituality from the Free University Amsterdam, through the International Baptist Theological Study Centre. In this series, he reflects on what Jesus means by eternal life and why that matters for us today.
Listen NowCMU graduate studies addiction and care in Canada's poorest postal code
Thursday, May 28, 2026 @ 10:38 AM
David Naylor is never sure what his workday will look like when he starts his shift. "It can be anything from giving out a pair of socks to reviving somebody with naloxone in the back alley," he says.
Naylor works at Union Gospel Mission (UGM), a non-profit organization that does community outreach as Christian ministry in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, a neighbourhood with some of the highest urban rates of addiction, homelessness, and poverty in Canada.
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Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 12:00 AM
Approaching the Holy Mountain
This month on Sunday at CMU, we are hearing new sermons from Greg Wiebe, Executive Coordinator for the Office of the Vice President Academic and Adjunct Professor of Theology at CMU. Greg is an alumnus of CMU and holds a PhD in early Christian theology from McMaster University. He is an ordained deacon in the Orthodox Church of America. In this series, we take the journey from Easter to Pentecost and reflect on the meaning of the feast in light of the hymns and traditions of the Orthodox Church.
Listen NowCMU professor publishes biblical commentary on the book of James
Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 11:16 AM
After years of research, reflection, and writing, CMU Associate Professor of New Testament Dr. Sheila Klassen-Wiebe has published a new commentary on the biblical book of James.
The book, part of the prominent Believers Church Bible Commentary series, will be launched on Monday, May 4 at 7:00 PM. Hosted by CommonWord Bookstore and Resource Centre in Marpeck Commons, and available via livestream, the event will include reflections from Cheryl Braun and Moses Falco, along with Klassen-Wiebe's own insights on the text.
Continue ReadingDr. Paul Doerksen | 2025 Kay and Lorne Dick Teaching Excellence Award recipient (video)
Monday, March 16, 2026 @ 11:53 AM
Dr. Paul Doerksen, Associate Professor of Theology and Anabaptist Studies and P.M. Friesen Co-Chair in Biblical and Theological Studies, has worked at CMU since 2011. He and Verna Wiebe, Teaching Assistant Professor of Music, are co-recipients of the 2025 Kay and Lorne Dick Teaching Excellence Award.
The award, established in 2022, is granted annually to two faculty members who best exemplify CMU's commitment to excellent teaching.
Continue Reading2025 J.J. Thiessen Lecture Series featuring Dr. Kevin Hector (videos)
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 @ 11:00 AM
These lectures explore spirituality under the rubric of sacredness: what would it look like to notice more of the sacredness around us and respond appropriately to it? They try to shed a bit of light on this question by considering three broad forms of sacredness—transcendent value, transcendent beauty, and transcendent power—and suggesting that religion can play a crucial role in helping us hold these together. The first lecture makes a general case for this approach. The second and third lectures then give an example of what this looks like. In particular, they argue that Christianity's higher-order beliefs teach us to see all things in light of God and, just so, to see the sacredness in all things; they likewise argue that Christian virtue attunes us to this sacredness. Lectures two and three, accordingly, sketch an odd sort of systematic theology—spanning revelation and faith, creation and love, consummation and hope—that can serve as a guide to spirituality.
View DetailsFrom student to teacher: A journey of faith, learning, and community
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
Kenny Wollmann is a high school educator, teaching primarily Bible, theology, and world religions—but not in a typical classroom. Wollmann teaches students online in Hutterite communities across Manitoba and even into the northern United States.
Hutterites are communal Anabaptist Christian groups who live in rural colonies, share belongings and resources, and often sustain themselves through agriculture. With only small groups of students in each community, sharing resources, like teachers who are each experts in their subjects, helps ensure a robust learning program.
Continue ReadingRigour, curiosity, and the arts: A CMU story of leadership
Monday, October 6, 2025 @ 3:53 PM
CMU was a place of transition, community, and discovery for Evan Klassen, Executive Director of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (MTC).
"My first gig was on this stage here in the ... [Laudamus Auditorium]," he says, explaining that he helped organize a theatre production of A Man for All Seasons with a small group of fellow students. He stage-managed, ran sound cues, and discovered the kind of collaborative, behind-the-scenes work that would eventually define his career.
Continue ReadingFrom engineering to pastoral leadership: The impact of theological study
Saturday, September 6, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
When Everton McLennon stepped onto CMU's campus for the first time, he was not like the majority of students. He was in his 40s, with a full-time career and an engineering degree under his belt. But he had also been called to pastor his congregation, and he took that call seriously.
"I wanted to educate myself to better serve the congregation and gain a deeper understanding of theology," McLennon says. "Reading the Bible, I felt, did not provide me with full background and prepare me properly for the role of pastoral ministry, and CMU did that for me."
Continue ReadingRelational learning, lasting impact: Carrying the spirit of CMU into education
Friday, September 5, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
Heather Schellenberg was thrilled when she found out about CMU's new education degree program. As a teacher herself, she's excited about how this will allow CMU to send even more thoughtful, well-equipped grads out into the world to nurture the next generation. "I feel proud to have gone there, and I know it shaped me a lot," she says.
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