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5 Mennonite Minutes
César García, Mennonite World Conference general secretary, offers a meditation on Acts 4:32-35.
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7 reasons MWC matters for your congregation
Mennonite World Conference (MWC) gathers and equips member churches and local congregations to be the body of Christ together. Here are some blessings leaders and congregations receive through MWC: 1. A mosaic of a growing church: As we meet international Anabaptist sisters and brothers from other traditions and locations, we are inspired by their maturity…
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A different Christmas
How will you celebrate Christmas in 2020? Mennonites from around the world reflect on their activities of celebration and remembrance this Advent in their own language.
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A weekend of prayer and action against hunger 2021
“Give us each day our daily bread” Across the globe, more than 41 million people – around half of them children – are now at risk of starvation in 43 countries. The global hunger crisis is driven by conflict, by climate change; and by the economic impacts of COVID-19. Even in countries where some have…
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A weekend of prayer and action against hunger 2022
Why We Pray and Act Against Hunger The Focus of our Gathering Across the globe more than 41m people – around half of them children–are at risk of falling into famine in 43 countries. Famine is preventable and has no place in the 21st century. These people are not starving, they are being starved by…
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A weekend of prayer and action against hunger 2023
Liturgy: Sharing food with the Hungry Ð Isaiah 58: 6-12 Conflict; an uneven global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic; the effects of climate change; high inflation; as well as the rising cost of food, fuel, and fertiliser are driving a polycrisis that is pushing tens of millions of girls, boys, and their families into…
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A weekend of prayer and action against hunger 2024
Liturgy Guide and Resources for the Weekend of Prayer and Action Against Hunger October 11-13, 2024 For this Weekend of Prayer and Action Against Hunger, Christians from all around the world will gather for prayer and worship around the theme of global hunger and food justice. We offer this guide to support worship planners to…
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An Anabaptist Theology of Service
A teaching resource from the Faith & Life commission Some weeks ago, I received a request from Bert Lobe to consider describing and reflecting on how the sixteenth century Anabaptists understood diaconal service, and how that understanding and practice developed historically. The idea was that this kind of study might provide a basis for discussion…
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Psalm 133
Introduction Do you remember any specific smell? Our sense of smell is one of the most interesting senses we have. Smell can bring pleasant memories of a meal you loved as a child, and unpleasant odours can elicit disgust. Church unity is like your sense of smell: it fills you with hope and strength when…
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Courier 2024 / 39.2-3
Perspectives Resources General Secretary Inspiration and reflection Sharing the food of life “Anyone who tasted Jesus is good should tell others what he/she tasted.” Evangelism is a scary word for many of us, but this simple advice offered by pastors in Ethiopia helps to simplify the task. Although we each bear responsibility to share the…
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YABs Fellowship Week 2024 songs
Please check your congregation’s copyright protocols before using these songs in public gathering.
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YABs Fellowship Week 2024 worship resource
Prepared by the YABs Committee for 16-23 June 2024 Theme: Mosaic: We are God’s handiwork Why this theme was chosen: This theme highlights our part in God’s greater purpose. Like pieces of tile, alone, we cannot see our value. Sometimes, we may think we are insignificant, but when God puts us together with the right…