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Student climate ambassador finds hope in raising awareness and inspiring action for sustainability
Posted in Stories | Tuesday, February 15, 2022 @ 8:49 AM
CMU student Ruby Anderson is passionate about sustainability and climate justice. That's why she is the Student Climate Ambassador to CMU through the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions (CSCS) for the 2021-22 academic year.
CSCS is an initiative of Eastern Mennonite University, Goshen College, and Mennonite Central Committee. It works in Anabaptist and other faith communities to respond to climate change challenges by researching climate solutions, developing and equipping leaders, building networks, and inspiring action.
Continue ReadingSunday@CMU: February 2022
Posted in Audio | Sunday, February 6, 2022 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: The Parables of the Prodigal Son
This month on Sunday@CMU, we're hearing from Aaron Thiessen, CMU alumnus and Pastor for Youth and Young Adults at River East Church in Winnipeg, MB. In this series of meditations, Aaron examines the parable of the Prodigal Son from a different interpretation each week, allowing it to shake our expectations and see from a new perspective.
Listen NowReNew 2022 is a time for rejuvenation and discernment
Posted in Stories | Friday, February 4, 2022 @ 9:34 AM
A topical and relevant theme for the annual ReNew pastoral conference is nothing new. Every year, the conference, which launched in 2016, has wrestled with contemporary issues that peel away the complex layers of culture as they relate to the Church.
However, this year, the theme for ReNew 2022 seems particularly apt: Water from a Living Stream: Rejuvenation for Pastoring in a Complex World.
Continue ReadingSo What? A Podcast – Reconciliation: Land Acknowledgement
Posted in Audio | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 @ 5:37 PM
Don't just talk about whose land you're on. Do something about it. Featuring Christy Anderson, CMU Indigenous Engagement Advisor.
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Theme Music: Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33345 Ft: Morusque, Jeris, CSoul, Alex Beroza
Wittenberg Radio hosts push the boundaries of traditional podcasting
Posted in Student Profiles | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 @ 3:34 PM
You can't find it on traditional radio airwaves, but broadcasting humbly, once a month from the studio space on Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) campus, the hosts of Wittenberg Radio treat their listeners to content they call "by students, for students."
Hosts Chloe Friesen and Daniel McIntyre-Ridd are Communications and Media majors who have been writing, editing, and producing the historically audio-only podcast Wittenberg Radio roughly every month since fall 2019. Each episode is between 30-40 minutes long and, according to the program's website, "focuses on a variety of topics that relate to CMU students."
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