April 23, 2020 In recent weeks, the COVID-19 crisis has kept people apart physically but has led to an explosion of online engagement and virtual communication. Politicians have delivered messages from their homes, television hosts have brought viewers into their living rooms, and music concerts have been shifted to virtual platforms from physical ones. At Emmanuel, the community has been …
Emmanuel Temporarily Moves All Classes Online
March 19, 2020 This week Emmanuel temporarily shifted to all-online teaching in response to the COVID-19 situation. The decision was announced on Saturday and was effective immediately. Under the leadership of the Open Learning team, the College took the necessary steps to make this change without cancelling any classes. On Monday, scheduled classes proceed as usual, only through an online …
Board of Governors Chair Excited About Innovative Teaching
November 22, 2019 The chair of Emmanuel’s Board of Governors is feeling very positive about the innovative teaching methods being developed and utilized by the College. Peter Mumford, who was invited to become chair in September, led a Board meeting this past Saturday. A chief concern of the meeting was the development of a fresh strategic plan that takes into …
Breaking Down Barriers to Biblical Education
Have you heard of our Open Learning Division? We felt God’s call to explore new and innovative ways of providing training to the local church beyond the traditional model of residential on-campus learning. At its heart, Open Learning is about removing barriers to biblical education by offering training in a non-traditional format. “Our heart for hands-on ministry training shapes our …
Reflecting and Looking Forward
As 2018 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on all that God has done at Emmanuel over the past 12 months. Several significant developments took place that will shape the college for years to come. We launched Open Learning. The landscape of biblical higher education is changing. We realized that we needed to look beyond residential on-campus learning and …