{"id":6725,"date":"2018-04-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/mwc-resources-churches-general-council-book\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T19:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:32:43","slug":"mwc-resources-churches-general-council-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/mwc-resources-churches-general-council-book\/","title":{"rendered":"MWC resources churches: General Council, book"},"content":{"rendered":"Mennonite World Conference weaves a web of connections within the Anabaptist Mennonite family around the world through website, emails, social media, publishing and relations with other organizations. Here are some new connecting points.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regional Representatives are often the national church\u2019s first point of contact with MWC. Gerald Hildebrand, an experienced pastor and former MB Mission area director, and a member of River East Mennonite Brethren Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, begins as Regional Representative for North America in April 2018 when Lynn Roth completes his work in that role. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful for Lynn\u2019s service of connecting MWC with local and national churches in North America since 2013,\u201d says Regional Representative coordinator Arli Klassen. \u201cHis network of connections and skills were a great asset, particularly in the lead-up to the Pennsylvania 2015 Assembly.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new book by the Mission Commission, <em>God\u2019s People in Mission: An Anabaptist Perspective<\/em> brings together diverse voices and experiences from within the varied contexts of our MWC global family. A number of the manuscripts were written in the different languages spoken by members of MWC. <em>God\u2019s People in Mission <\/em>is released in Kenya at the General Council meetings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The triennial meetings of the MWC General Council (delegates sent from each national member church) are 23\u201326 April 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, preceded by meetings of MWC committees and networks. Additionally, delegates and local Mennonites celebrated Renewal 2027 \u201cThe Holy Spirit Transforming Us\u201d in Kisumu, Kenya, 21 April 2018. Watch for more news on these meetings next month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014Mennonite World Conference release <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mennonite World Conference weaves a web of connections within the Anabaptist Mennonite family around the world through website, emails, social media, publishing and relations with other organizations. 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