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AWFS Scripture reading
Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday Scripture passages read in English, Hindi, Javanese and Indonesian with subtitles in English, Spanish and French Readers:
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Baptism and Incorporation into the Body of Christ, the Church
Lutheran-Mennonite-Roman Catholic Trilateral Conversations 2012–2017 It was with the twin goals of increasing mutual understanding and helping one another grow in faithfulness to Jesus Christ that a trilateral dialogue took place between Lutherans, Mennonites and Roman Catholics, from 2012 to 2017. Over the course of the five year period, the dialogue followed the well-established interchurch…
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Ideas for children’s time
Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2022 Centrality of Christ A disciple is someone who learns from a teacher. Anabaptists learn from Jesus and commit to live a life shaped by the life of Jesus. They look to scripture to see how Jesus acted and related to others. Anabaptists seek to keep Jesus as the center of…
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AWFS 2023 Scripture reading
Isaiah 40: 28-31 Psalm 62:1-6 Luke 18:35-43 1 Peter 1:3-6
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Assembly News #3
Assembly Gathered Program Music We will sing different styles of music from Indonesia and around the world. An international team will lead the singing. We will hear special music from different parts of the globe in plenary sessions and at the Global Church Village. We will learn new songs to take home & share with…
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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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Liturgies and symbols for gathering and benediction
Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2025 On a table at the front, place five candles of different colours for each continent on top of a map of the world (or beside a globe) along with a white candle as the Christ candle in the middle. At the start of the worship service, name each continent as…
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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 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…
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Courier 2024 / 39.1
Inspiration and reflection Perspectives Resources General Secretary Word from the editor Confession and much humility “God is under the rubble in Gaza… He walks with us through the valley of the shadow of death. If we want to pray, my prayer is that those who are suffering will feel this healing and comforting presence.” Pastor,…
