{"id":6835,"date":"2019-06-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/ministry-partner-update-icomb-june-2019\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T18:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T18:34:00","slug":"ministry-partner-update-icomb-june-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/ministry-partner-update-icomb-june-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry partner update: ICOMB &#8211; June 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) is made up of 21 national churches in 19 countries with approximately 450,000 members. ICOMB exists to facilitate relationships and ministries to enhance the witness and discipleship of its member national churches \u2013 connecting, strengthening and expanding.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>ICOMB is gathering at the Matthew Training Center outside of Guadalajara, Mexico. We are hosted by the Mexican Mennonite Brethren conference, Iglesia Cristiana de Paz en M\u00e9xico (ICPM). Mennonite Brethren brothers and sisters from around the world are in Mexico, praying, seeking God, lifting one another up, building relationships, making plans to follow where God is leading the church next.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summit theme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The annual Summit is like a large family gathering \u2013 even when you are meeting someone for the first time, you feel a strong sense of connection and shared background in the Mennonite Brethren family. Though there is great joy and fellowship in being together, we are also there to work! This year we are digging deep into ICOMB\u2019s central vision and mission for the next 5-10 years. We are taking a big picture look at where each conference and continental region is right now, and where ICOMB should concentrate our resources for the future<\/p>\n<p>67 people are a part of this year\u2019s Summit, including official national conference representatives, guests, Matthew Training Center staff and volunteers, and students from the Hadime discipleship program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ICOMB representatives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ICOMB representatives are coming this year from Germany, Austria, Lithuania, Portugal, Khmu Mission (South East Asia), Japan, Canada, USA, Angola, DR Congo, Malawi (emerging conference), Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Panama, and of course Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Rudi Plett, executive director, ICOMB<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) is made up of 21 national churches in 19 countries with approximately 450,000 members. 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