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A Theology of Interchurch Hospitality and Denominational Identity
Mennonite World Conference embarked on the first formal dialogue process with the Baptist World Alliance in 1989. Since then, MWC has entered into conversations with Lutheran World Federation, Seventh Day Adventists, Catholics, and, most recently, a five year trilateral dialogue with Lutherans and Catholics. Seeing the value of these dialogues, the Faith and Life Commission…
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Peaceful waters: the Mennonite church in the Caribbean
Mennonites went down in the river to pray 19 January 2020 in the Dominican Republic on Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday. With worship materials from Mennonite World Conference and baptisms, Iglesia Evangelica Menonita in Santo Domingo celebrated the Anabaptist family around the world and locally. Twenty-two people expressed their devotion to following Jesus and commitment to…
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Solidarity and our interconnectedness
As I write these words, our world is embroiled in several struggles. First, we have been clutched by a global pandemic which has disrupted any sense of normalcy we may have assumed. Our second struggle is with overt expressions of deeply rooted racism that continues to kill and oppress black and brown brothers and sisters.
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YABs find purpose in God
“The Gospel of John says that our purpose is to know God and experience eternal life with God,” says young Anabaptist Lilia Aranguren from Bogota, Colombia. “As we walk with Jesus in relationship, his peace flows out of us into our relationships with others. It must be based in love.” Young people are trying to…
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Alfred Neufeld
23 July 1955–24 June 2020 Mennonite World Conference (MWC) lost Alfred Neufeld Friesen, a prolific author, theologian, historian and teacher who shaped Anabaptist theology globally. He died 24 June 2020 in Muenster, Germany, after treatment for liver cancer and kidney problems. “Alfred Neufeld had a zest for life, friendship, and for our global…
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A bridge for connecting people
A number of years have passed since the last GYS encounter in 2015. Without question it was a unique experience that radically affected how I see the world. GYS provides one with the opportunity to really open our eyes to the fact that behind all those countries that appear on the map there are brothers…
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