{"id":7956,"date":"2022-05-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/bring-the-world-to-your-congregation-this-july\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T17:17:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T17:17:26","slug":"bring-world-your-congregation-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/bring-world-your-congregation-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring the world to your congregation this July"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cDo I participate alone at my computer, or will groups emerge to share what is typically a communal event?\u201d Ray Brubacher, former event planner for Mennonite World Conference, didn\u2019t wait until July to decide. Unable to attend the event in person, he is organizing watch parties for Anabaptist-Mennonites in his region to attend the hybrid Assembly together.  <\/p>\n

Mennonite World Conference\u2019s Assembly will take place in Indonesia 5\u201310 July 2022 both on-site and online. The event features 10 worship services across six days with inspiring speakers from the global Anabaptist-Mennonite family.  <\/p>\n

On-site attendance is limited due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the hybrid event enables everyone to participate from wherever they are. Plenary sessions, workshops and Global Church Village stage will be livestreamed and recorded.  <\/p>\n

Online registrants enter the Assembly Hub to join conversation spaces with other participants from around the world, attend workshops and view photos and videos from the live event.  <\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage local congregations to register for the Assembly,\u201d says Jardely Martinez, Assembly communications coordinator. \u201cYou can view the livestream in real time with Indonesia or host a watch party at a time of your convenience.\u201d  <\/p>\n

The Anabaptist-Mennonite pastors and leaders group in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, is planning two viewing sessions from Wednesday to Saturday.  <\/p>\n

\u201cI learned in Zimbabwe to keep it simple,\u201d says Ray Brubacher.  <\/p>\n

Likely hosted at a Mennonite Church Canada congregation, these watch parties will be open to all Anabaptist-Mennonites from the region. Ray Brubacher is especially keen to see newer Anabaptist-Mennonite congregations attend, especially those on the margins of dominant culture in Canada.  <\/p>\n

Assembly videos will be available for one month after the event.  <\/p>\n

\u201cYou can relieve your pastor of sermon duties this summer by screening one or several of the Assembly plenary speakers,\u201d says Jardely Mart\u00ednez. \u201cYour worship band can learn new songs from the international ensemble or take a break by airing the Assembly worship singing video.  <\/p>\n

Experts from the global Anabaptist-Mennonite family will share their knowledge in workshops. Some will be livestreamed from onsite while others will be held in a webinar format. \u201cWorkshops may be used in Sunday school classes or provide material for discussion in week-day studies or youth groups,\u201d says Rianna Isaak-Krau\u00df, Assembly assistant. <\/p>\n

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This world-wide gathering only happens every six or seven years.<\/h4>\n