{"id":1076,"date":"2015-08-10T17:06:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T17:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pa2015.mwc-cmm.org\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2026-05-01T21:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:07:15","slug":"religion-relationship-worked-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/religion-relationship-worked-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Our religion is relationship worked out in love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-purple-eyebrow\">Assembly 16: PA 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PA 2015 Saturday night worship service<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By Doreen Martens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA \u2013 Love for neighbour is absolutely central to the gospel, speaker Bruxy Cavey* said in the final plenary service of PA 2015. This evening saw the passing of leadership from Mennonite World Conference president Danisa Ndlovu to incoming president Nelson Kraybill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a reflection on Galatians 5:22\u201323 laced with humour, Cavey (teaching pastor at The Meeting House, a large Brethren in Christ church in Ontario, Canada) praised Anabaptists for carrying the simple, clear message of Jesus through the centuries: that love for others as an essential reflection of love for God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are a peace church because we are first and foremost a Jesus church,\u201d said Cavey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fruit of the Spirit listed in the theme text, he pointed out, are all reflections of the first: love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Spirit\u2019s work in us is the work of love. . . . To the extent that we recognize and identify love, we will be partnering with the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cavey uses a rock to explain to his daughters that love means more than just being nice; it means taking the initiative to do good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rock is \u201cnot being rude, it\u2019s not hurting anyone\u2019s feelings. It\u2019s just sitting there,\u201d he said. \u201cLove is going beyond the ethics of a rock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agape, he said, is the choice to relate to someone as valuable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t parse out that this is worship and this is service, this is worship and this is evangelism; it\u2019s all worship,\u201d Cavey said. \u201cOur religion is relationship; it\u2019s worked out in how we love those around us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"460\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20150725_JonathonCharles_2984-1024x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125828 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20150725_JonathonCharles_2984-1024x460.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20150725_JonathonCharles_2984-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20150725_JonathonCharles_2984-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20150725_JonathonCharles_2984-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20150725_JonathonCharles_2984.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/460;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assembly Gathered closes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As Assembly Gathered came to a close, MWC general secretary C\u00e9sar Garc\u00eda praised outgoing president Danisa Ndlovu\u2019s servant leadership for the past six years. Garc\u00eda presented him with a shepherd\u2019s staff to serve as a symbol of succession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ndlovu said the assembly had given him reason to feel he had \u201cfinished well,\u201d particularly because he was going out with the awesome music enjoyed by more than 7,500 participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also paid tribute to Janet Plenert, who has served 12 years with MWC, the last six as vice president. Both were presented with the gift of Amish foot-washing containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebecca Osiro, the first woman to be ordained in the Mennonite Church of Kenya and a longtime MWC representative for East Africa, was introduced as the new vice president of MWC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kraybill, former president of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana, received the shepherd\u2019s staff from Ndlovu in a ceremony installing him as president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy prayer is that before the watching world we will get on with the work of reconciliation,\u201d Kraybill said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The joyful service was filled with the music of the Mennonite Children\u2019s Choir of Lancaster, the Mennonite Heritage Chorale Men\u2019s Ensemble and songs from American folk and blues traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It ended with \u201cthe national anthem of Mennonites in North America,\u201d an acapella \u201cPraise God from Whom all Blessings Flow.\u201d A fitting end for North America Day as participants began looking forward to the next gathering in Indonesia in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Doreen Martens is a journalist from Ontario. 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