{"id":126945,"date":"2026-04-20T14:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/?p=126945"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:13:24","slug":"guided-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/guided-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Guided by the Spirit\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><sub><em>Lisa Carr-Pries, MWC vice&nbsp;president, leads the EC,&nbsp;YABs Committee and&nbsp;staff in&nbsp;morning&nbsp;prayers&nbsp;before a day of meetings.&nbsp;Photo: Ebenezer&nbsp;Mondez.&nbsp;<\/em><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive Committee&nbsp;approves Assembly date, creation care&nbsp;group&nbsp;and&nbsp;new ways of working&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe resurrection is not just an event; the resurrection is God\u2019s power today,\u201d said Sunoko Lin (USA\/Indonesia), Mennonite World Conference treasurer, as part of morning prayers at the annual MWC Executive Committee (EC) meeting from 16-19 March 2026 in Lumban, Laguna, Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meetings&nbsp;were&nbsp;surrounded by prayer. Each morning,&nbsp;MWC&nbsp;Officers led prayers<br>focussed around the MWC tagline, \u201cfollowing Jesus, living out unity, building peace.\u201d Each evening,&nbsp;a member of the staff&nbsp;leadership team&nbsp;ended the day with prayers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/general-council\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/general-council\/\">Executive Committee<\/a> is made up of 10 representatives&nbsp;appointed by&nbsp;the MWC General&nbsp;Council&nbsp;(two&nbsp;from each continental region)&nbsp;and the&nbsp;five&nbsp;officers.&nbsp;Siaka Traor\u00e9&nbsp;(Burkina Faso)&nbsp;attended for the first time as the fifth&nbsp;Officer;&nbsp;his title was updated to Continental Adviser.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/make-mosaic-visible\/\">To make the mosaic visible&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the first in-person meeting of the new EC after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/no-one-left-behind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appointments were approved<\/a>&nbsp;by the&nbsp;General&nbsp;Council&nbsp;in 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EC and Officers were accompanied by&nbsp;the staff leadership team, some&nbsp;senior&nbsp;staff<br>and the&nbsp;YABs&nbsp;(Young&nbsp;AnaBaptists)&nbsp;Committee who held their&nbsp;own&nbsp;meetings, but&nbsp;joined together for times of prayer and learning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John&nbsp;D.&nbsp;Roth&nbsp;(USA)&nbsp;led resourcing sessions&nbsp;from a historical perspective.&nbsp;He examined:<br>\u201cwhere is the church?\u201d and \u201cwhere do we experience&nbsp;communion in the Anabaptist tradition?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Assembly approved&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The EC&nbsp;gratefully&nbsp;approved by consensus&nbsp;the invitation&nbsp;to&nbsp;host the next Assembly in Tanzania in the first&nbsp;two&nbsp;weeks of June 2028.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur Africa caucus supports this invitation for our worldwide Anabaptist family to come to Tanzania,\u201d says Samson Omondi&nbsp;(Kenya),&nbsp;EC&nbsp;representative for Africa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tanzanian-mennonites-invite-arusha\/\">Tanzanian Mennonites invite the world to Arusha&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creation care&nbsp;affirmed&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There was strong affirmation for continued work on creation care in the global church. The EC approved by consensus a proposal for the <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/creation-care-task-force\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"11442\">Creation Care Task Force<\/a> to become a permanent part of the MWC structure under the name Creation Care Working Group. The Task Force had been created to explore what creation care means for MWC; th Working Group will continue to promote faithful creation stewardship in MWC\u2019s operations and among its members. The Creation Care Working Group (CCWG) will work alongside and meet with the four Commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the spirit of reducing the high environmental cost of flying, CCWG&nbsp;will&nbsp;only&nbsp;meet in person during General&nbsp;Council&nbsp;and&nbsp;Assembly years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260315EbenezerMondezIMG_6535-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126916 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260315EbenezerMondezIMG_6535-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260315EbenezerMondezIMG_6535-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260315EbenezerMondezIMG_6535-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260315EbenezerMondezIMG_6535-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260315EbenezerMondezIMG_6535.jpg 1616w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/684;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>Mennonite World Conference has a tradition to plant tree on the grounds of a Mennonite institution when the Executive Committee meets: \u201cin honour of God\u2019s creation and the church universal.\u201d&nbsp;Along with&nbsp;(r-l)&nbsp;Integrated&nbsp;Mennonite&nbsp;Conference&nbsp;President&nbsp;Zaldy&nbsp;Magansay&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bishop Moderator&nbsp;Eladio&nbsp;Mondez, the&nbsp;MWC Officers&nbsp;(Siaka Traor\u00e9,&nbsp;Sunoko&nbsp;Lin, C\u00e9sar Garc\u00eda, Henk&nbsp;Stenvers, Lisa Carr-Pries)&nbsp;planted a&nbsp;second&nbsp;kamias&nbsp;tree&nbsp;(averrhoa&nbsp;bilimbi)&nbsp;in the Philippines at&nbsp;Lansay&nbsp;Mennonite Bible Church.&nbsp;(In 2008, then-president Nancy Heisey and then-president-elect Danisa Ndlovu planted&nbsp;a tree at&nbsp;Lumban&nbsp;Mennonite&nbsp;Bible Church.)&nbsp;Photo:&nbsp;Ebenezer Mondez.&nbsp;<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New meeting cycle&nbsp;created&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;EC&nbsp;approved a new&nbsp;cycle&nbsp;for MWC meetings.&nbsp;\u201cOver the last number of years,&nbsp;MWC meetings have&nbsp;become unmanageable,&nbsp;as&nbsp;more&nbsp;members&nbsp;and groups&nbsp;are added&nbsp;to&nbsp;MWC,\u201d said Liesa Unger&nbsp;(Germany),&nbsp;manager of international events.&nbsp;Meeting space is difficult to secure.&nbsp;People&nbsp;with multiple roles end up double booked for meetings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In light of these challenges, the EC approved a new cyclical plan that has the General Council and Networks (GAEN, GAPN, GASN, GMF) meeting in alternating years, beginning&amp; after the 2028 Assembly. The Commissions will meet each\u202ftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within this new plan,&nbsp;either General Council or Network meetings&nbsp;will occur approximately every 18\u202fmonths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EC also approved updates to the Networks\u2019 Terms of Reference and Networks\u2019 membership fees documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/networks\/\">Learn more about Networks<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Young adults&nbsp;plan and discern&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/yabs-committee\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"11429\">YABs<\/a> Committee met or the first time in person with the new representatives (Asia, Europe, North America) appointed after Global;Youth Summit\u00a0(GYS)in 2025. In their report to the EC, they shared a road map for the years ahead to continue\u00a0building the YABs network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The YABs Committee continued&nbsp;to brainstorm&nbsp;their&nbsp;long-term&nbsp;goals, including ways to&nbsp;integrate YABs delegates with the General&nbsp;Council&nbsp;delegates in&nbsp;2028.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to honour the wisdom of the General Council and take time to test out changes to come up with a better proposal than the one that did not pass in 2025,\u201d said Valentina Kunze (Uruguay) YABs chair and Latin America representative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260319JanetPlenertWhatsApp-Image-2026-03-21-at-19.26.58-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126888 lazyload\" 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Committee&nbsp;presents to&nbsp;the EC at their 2026 meeting.&nbsp;Photo:&nbsp;Janet Plenert<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/building-bridges-global-mennonite-body\/\">Building bridges across the global Mennonite body<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/young-anabaptists-eager-to-encounter-the-global-family\/\">Young Anabaptists eager to encounter the global family&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Committee and YABs&nbsp;manager&nbsp;are&nbsp;now also supported by the new role of YABs Coordinator, filled by&nbsp;Isaac&nbsp;Nii&nbsp;Torgbor&nbsp;Gborbitey&nbsp;(Ghana),&nbsp;who is also the YABs Africa representative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EC were encouraged by the work of the YABs&nbsp;Committee. \u201cYou worked hard and&nbsp;you are an inspiration to us,\u201d said Sipra&nbsp;Biswas&nbsp;(India),&nbsp;Asia representative on the EC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the Executive Committee considered and&nbsp;approved&nbsp;the 2026&nbsp;budget,&nbsp;2025&nbsp;financial reports and projections&nbsp;for 2027 and 2028.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis&nbsp;important&nbsp;discernment&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;is&nbsp;also&nbsp;a space where the guidance of the Holy Spirit transforms us.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;about a&nbsp;journey&nbsp;we make in communion with one another and with Christ&nbsp;himself,\u201d says C\u00e9sar Garc\u00eda&nbsp;(Canada\/Colombia),&nbsp;general secretary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag 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