Spiritual Formation

Introduction

At Emmanuel, we believe in the development of the whole person - body (Athletics and Food Services), mind (Academics), and soul (Spiritual Formation).  Since Emmanuel began in 1940, chapel has been an integral part of life at EBC.  However, lives have gotten busier and we understand that each student has various commitments throughout their year and cannot make it out to all chapels.  Considering this, we have joined together with the Student Leadership Team to provide opportunities for Spiritual Development outside of this.

** These are some examples of what has run in the past.  Some are intiated by Student Life, others by Student Leadership, others by individual students.  Information will be available in September regarding what will be running that particular year.

 
Chapel
Chapel is a place and time for community, communion, worship, and celebration.  Chapel is held weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 11:20 in the Ward Shantz Chapel.  The chapel schedule can be found on the online calendar.  Throughout the semester, staff, faculty, students, denominational leaders and more participate in chapel.
 
Intermission
Every Tuesday night at 9:45, the EBC community is welcome to join together in the relaxed atmosphere of the Common Lounge to worship.  There is music, prayer, sharing, and devotions as students join in one voice to give praise to God.  All are welcome to come.
 
Small Groups
The Spiritual Life Committee organizes small groups each year for those who want to gather together and go deeper on a Spiritual level.  For information on the current groups, talk to the Spiritual Life Co-ordinator on Student Leadership.
 
Secret Prayer Partners
Each semester, the Encouragement committee organizes Secret Prayer Partners - where individual staff and students spend the semester praying for another individual.  They can leave notes of encouragement in boxes or a card on special days, and at the end of the semester, there is a gathering where the SPP's identity is revealed.