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New leaders, new gifts for the global church
Mennonite World Conference has appointed new staff to succeed leaders who are moving on to other roles or retiring. “Each leader who serves MWC has gifts to bless our global communion,” says César García, MWC general secretary. “I am pleased to announce some new leaders on the MWC staff team. I also thank Jeanette and Ron for the gifts they have shared in these roles before.” Commissions Nelson Okanya has been…
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A circle of partnership
Over the course of its 100-year history Mennonite World Conference has gone through many changes. As a living organization it continues to grow and change. “Organizational structures need to be flexible and adapt to changes if they want to be effective in their mission,” says César García, general secretary. “It has become clear that the staff structure we established in 2012…
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A school of love and service
“MWC was a school for me. It really helped me to know Anabaptist doctrine and understand how the church operates,” says Francisca Ibanda. Known around the world as “Maman Cisca”, Francisa Ibanda, along with Barbara Nkala, recently completed her service as regional representative for MWC. Prior to serving as regional representative for Central and Western…
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A journey of understanding
It was with great anticipation that I went to attend a Brethren In Christ Church (BICC) conference in Mozambique, in July 2016. This was my first trip as a regional representative for Mennonite World Conference. It was held in a small town called Milange, in the northern part of Mozambique bordering Malawi. Unfortunately, I did…
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Accountant adds friends in global church
It was 10 years ago this past January when Mennonite World Conference announced my appointment as Chief Operations Officer. I quickly received emails from several countries including Paraguay and Zimbabwe. People whom I had not yet met enthusiastically welcomed me as part of the MWC family. Three years later, after sharing the news of my…
