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Prayers of gratitude and intercession

  • Theme

    The Courage to Love

    Why this theme was chosen

    The first baptisms in the Anabaptist tradition took place in secret in Zurich, Switzerland, on 21 January 1525. A small group of Jesus-followers acted together with courage on their shared understanding of Scripture and the church, different from their political and religious context. Today there are churches all over the world in the Anabaptist tradition, acting together with courage to love each other, different from our political and religious contexts that too often pull us apart.

    Biblical text options

    • Old Testament: Genesis 50:15-21
    • Psalm: Psalm 133
    • Gospel: Luke 7:36-50
    • New Testament: 1 John 4:7-21

    In This Package

    Additional Resource

    Multimedia resources online

    Poster AWFS-02
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  • Part 1: MWC & Communion

    Mennonite World Conference is called to be a communion (Koinonia) of Anabaptist-related churches linked to one another in a worldwide community of faith for fellowship, worship, service, and witness.

    Let’s keep in mind that, according to Paul, God’s unity plan is immeasurably bigger than the plan we might have in mind.

    Presenter: Larry Miller

    Part 1

    Part 2: Leadership & Communion

    “Leadership that Facilitates Unity” or “Leadership that Builds Communion”

    • What characteristics are important for leaders of national churches in order to build communion?
    • What are leadership weaknesses that effect negatively meetings and even relationships among church leaders?

    In short, the question is what kind of leaders do we need in order to have healthy meetings and especially, beyond meetings, healthy global communion?

    Presenter: Larry Miller

    Presented to: General Council, December 2022 (Zoom)

    Part 2

  • Indonesia 2022: taller

    Como construimos espacios de discernimiento en tiempos de fundamentalismos religiosos y políticos

    Toda comunidad saludable debe dialogar abiertamente sobre temas controversiales, como forma de encarnar la fe en Jesús y poder seguir juntos, superando las barreras y desafíos que el mundo nos plantea hoy y tener esperanza y vencer el miedo .

    Tres amigos de trayectoria anabautista: Menonitas; María Elena Arango Libreros, (Colombia) Luis María Almán Bornes (Argentina ) y Víctor Rey Bautista (Chile). Concordamos que la Teología Anabautista podía decir algo en tiempo de pandemia. Iniciamos reuniones semanales el 13 de mayo del 2020. Hoy somos cinco en el equipo coordinador.

    Lea mas:

    Diálogos anabautistas unen a América Latina

    Diálogos Anabautistas

  • Inspiration and Reflection:

    • Global Anabaptist Project: A unique opportunity for greater unity

    Perspectives:

    Our member churches express the MWC Shared Convictions in beautiful, local variety through our global body

    Regional profile:

    • Eastern Africa
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  • Being Anabaptist Christians Today (1993)

    Mennonite World Conference General Council Meeting
    Africa Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Women’s Gathering
    Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 14–21 July 1993

    Gathered together from thirty-eight countries and many contexts at Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) these days in mid-July 1993, we have shared stories and testimonies which cause us to examine our own cultures in light of the gospel. Truly we have been a community seeking to discern and interpret faithfully God’s Word for our time.

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  • AWFS 2024

     

  • Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday Scripture passages read in English, Hindi, Javanese and Indonesian with subtitles in English, Spanish and French

    Readers:

    • Preshit Rao, India, registration assistant
    • Lorenzo Fellycyano, Indonesia, registration assistant
    • Lydia Suyanti, Indonesia, Assembly office assistant
    • Sarah Yetty, national co-coordinator & logistics
    • Simon Setiawan, Indonesia, national co-coordinators assistant
    Isaiah 55
    Isaiah 55 (Indonesian)
    Psalm 27
    Psalm 27 (Hindi)
    John 4:1-42
    John 4 (Indonesian)
    Philippians 2:1-11 (Javanese)

  • If you plan to participate in Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday (AWFS) in 2022, put a locator pin here (instructions below) so we can celebrate and pray along with you:

     

    How to add a pin

    (If you do not have a Google account, please email your congregation name, city, country and national church to info@mwc-cmm.org so we can add your pin.)

    On desktop:

    1. Click this link to open in Google Maps.

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    2. Type the name of your congregation in the search bar.
         You may also need to add the street address and city of your meeting place.
    3. Click Òadd to mapÓ on the map detail that pops up
    4. Zoom out to see all the pins from around the world.
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  • AWFS 2024

    Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Boliviana – Sinaí

  • Isaiah 40: 28-31

    Psalm 62:1-6

    Luke 18:35-43

    1 Peter 1:3-6

    Isaiah 40:28-31 (in French)
    Psalm 62:1-6 (in French)
    1 Peter 1:3-6 (in English)
    1 Peter 1:3-6 (in French)
    Luke 18:35-43 (in French)
    Luke 18:35-43 (in English)
    1 Peter 1:3-6 (in Ndebele)

  • Worship

    Worship is a time when church members come together to pray, sing, read Scripture, share with each other, and give praise to God. It can be a time of fellowship, restoration, comfort, celebration, or a call for renewed action. Believers can worship in a church building, in a home, or in a boat – worship can happen anywhere!

    “Worship” from Let the Children Come to Me: Nurturing Anabaptist Faith within Families by Lisa Weaver and Elizabeth Miller; Design by Judith Rempel Smucker. Cascadia Publishing House (2019). Used with permission.

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