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Discipleship in the family
Indonesia My wife and I have pastored together for 25 years at a church in downtown Jakarta with a congregation of around 250 people. We really enjoy our ministry’s call to grow together with the congregation we pastor. We have one daughter who is now in her sixth semester of medical school preparing to become…
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The gospel without walls
Colombia Called and chosen for God’s purpose on earth. Where there is vision there is provision. When the intention is to bring heaven to earth, it has God’s full support. Thirty-three years ago, we heard a call for evangelism and church growth. We began to participate in the Mennonite congregation in our home town Anolaima.…
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A rich and satisfying life
Uruguay In these last few years that I’ve been involved with Mennonite World Conference and particularly the Young AnaBaptists (or YABs) it has been awesome to connect with people from around the world and be enriched by their perspectives and ways of living their faith. This has opened my eyes and shown me Jesus in…
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AMBS-MWC collaboration forms leaders for the global church
ELKHART, Indiana (Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary) — A collaboration formalized in 2020 between Mennonite World Conference (MWC) and Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) in Elkhart, Indiana, USA, is opening doors for people across the world to gain Anabaptist pastoral and leadership education. Through existing programs and new initiatives, pastors and church leaders are taking…
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The unity of the Spirit
About the Faith & Life Commission Anabaptist churches around the world live their faith diversely, addressing local challenges and opportunities while adhering to Shared Convictions. The Faith & Life Commission enables MWC member churches to receive and provide counsel on Christian faith and practice, as well as on Anabaptist witness in the world today. This…
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Continuous movement and a contrite heart
“Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind so that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 (NRSVUE). Renewal is the name that Mennonite World Conference has given to a decade of regional events around the…
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Holding space
Netherlands We live in a society – in Western Europe – that does not speak our language anymore. We have been the dominant culture for ages and ages…be it Roman Catholic, Protestant or Mennonite. The Christian language, Christian imagery, Christian norms and values were absolutely dominant within the Dutch culture. And within a generation that…
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Telling others what you have tasted
Why is the Meserete Kristos Church the fastest-growing Mennonite church? Ethiopia is a multiethnic, multireligious and multilingual nation with more than 120 million people, the second most populated country in Africa. Located in northeast Africa, Ethiopia is a landlocked country. European powers did not colonize Ethiopia. However, internal conflicts tore the country apart and broke…
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100 years of evangelism in DR Congo
“100 years of evangelism in Congo.” From 4-11 August 2024, Communauté des Églises des Frères Mennonites au Congo celebrated the 100th anniversary of their national church. The celebration in Kikwit – delayed by two years due to the pandemic – included preaching, singing, choir performances, a pastor’s conference and evangelism rally and ecumenical and international…
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New staff build on foundation
Mennonite World Conference lives out unity through relationships. There have been some changes to the faces that help develop these relationships, through regional representatives and communications. Regional representative coordinator Janet Plenert has taken on the half-time role of regional representative coordinator beginning in July 2024. An experienced global leader, Janet Plenert was part of the…
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Courageous choirs sing of love in Zurich
Anabaptist Christians in a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood of 137 000 residents in Nairobi practice “The Courage to Love” on a daily basis. “Our modest Anabaptist congregation faces acceptance, evangelism and cultural fusion difficulties,” says George Ochieng, director of Eastleigh Fellowship Centre (EFC) Mennonite Church Choir. “Even so, we have been summoned to exhibit courage through…
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MWC general secretary joins urgent call for peace
MWC general secretary César García joined more than 200 global Christian leaders to sign a letter calling “with heartfelt insistence, for a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire, for the return of hostages, and the release of Palestinian prisoners held without due process.” The letter acknowledges the loss of Israeli lives on 7 October 2023 and the…
