As a finalist for the position of undergraduate campus pastor, James Ellis III has shaped a chapel service with a message entitled, “Parents Just Don’t Understand,” taken from Genesis 27:12-13

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James Ellis, III is an ordained Baptist minister who describes himself as 鈥淐hristian by conviction, Baptist by tradition, and ecumenical in spirit.鈥� James has served as a youth pastor and an assistant pastor in two United Methodist churches, and recently served a one-year, Lilly-funded campus pastorate at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He is currently a Lewis Fellow at Wesley Theological Seminary鈥檚 Lewis Center for Church Leadership, an ecumenical leadership development program for outstanding young clergy. Prior to ministry, James was a multimedia producer and competitive 鈥渟poken word鈥� poet. He and his wife Renata have a passion for doing service work in multi-racial settings such as New Orleans (LA).

At the close of chapel, there is a time of sending and blessing for students and faculty going on summer cross-cultural seminars to these locations:

Bolivia & The Gal谩pagos Islands 鈥� Doug & Cristina Graber Neufeld
Honduras 鈥� Jason Good & Eric Trinka
South Korea 鈥� Gloria Rhodes
Quebec 鈥� Nancy Heisey & Jen Ulrich
Local Context cross-cultural 鈥� Deanna Durham