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  • Upcoming Webinars


    Previous Webinars

    2025 Webinars

    Fidelis – 20 Years Contributing to the Formation of Leaders in Brazil

    Global Anabaptist Higher Education Network 

    Speaker: Hartmut August Faculdade Fidelis

    24 February 2025

     

    Serving with the love of Christ 

    Global Anabaptist Service Network webinar

    Featured presenter: AMAS (Associaçãno Menonita de Assisténcia Social) 

    21 February 2025 

    History of Conscientious objection in Colombia 

    Global Anabaptist Peace Network webinar

    Speaker: Andrés Aponte López, Justapaz 

    30 January 2025

    2024 Webinars

    Towards an Asian Decolonization of the Biblical Hermeneutics on Peace

    Global Anabaptist Peace Network webinar

    Speaker: Daniel K. Listijabudi, PhD

    24 October 2024

    Languages: English, Español 


    Succession in Service: Preparing the Next Wave of Mission Leaders

    Global Mission Fellowship webinar

    Speaker: Ebenezer M, Tigist G, C. Daniel S, Galen B.

    23 October 2024

    Languages: English, Español, Français 


    The Hope of Christian Witness/Mission in a Polarized World

    Global Mission Fellowship webinar

    Speaker: Nelson Kraybill, Sibonokuhle Ncube, Eladio Mondez

    27 June 2024

    Languages: English, Español, Français 


    Decolonizing Peacebuilding in Palestine and Israel: A Palestinian Christian Perspective

    Global Anabaptist Peace Network webinar

    Speaker: Anthony Khair

    13 March 2024

    Languages: English, Español


    The values of God’s Kingdom are communicated and applied to the socio-political and cultural realities of the Palestinian people

    Global Anabaptist Educators Network webinar

    Speaker: Rev Dr Jack Sara

    11 March 2024

    Languages: English, Español


    Sharing best practices of self-help groups in the Child and Youth Development Project

    Global Anabaptist Service Network webinar

    Speakers: Mr Abdi Dubale, Mr Dejene Gurmessa

    27 February 2024

    Languages: English, Español, Français 


    Overcoming Racism in the Church: Reflections on Theology and Practice in Europe

    Global Anabaptist Peace Network webinar

    Speaker: Lydia Funck

    11 January 2024

    Languages: English, Español, Français 

    2024 Climate Pollinators Webinars
    Climate Pollinators A Webinar Series. North America Focus with Anna Vogt & Jennifer Halteman Schrock,. 13 February 2024. 14 UTC. English, Español

    Climate Pollinators webinar series – North America focus

    Creation Care Task Force webinar

    Moderator: Anna Vogt, Jennifer Halteman Schrock

    13 February 2024

    Languages: English, Español


    Climate Pollinators. A webinar series. Latin America focus with Juliana Morillo. 16 January 2024 - 14:00 UTC. English, Español

    Climate Pollinators webinar series – Latin America focus

    Creation Care Task Force webinar

    Moderator: Juliana Morillo

    16 January 2024

    Languages: English, Español

  • Our member churches are like the many pieces of a mosaic. Each piece is different, but together we form one beautiful mosaic. Thank you to everyone in our churches supporting MWC.
    #mwcmm #followingJesus #livingoutunity #buildingpeace 


  • A foretaste of the kingdom 

    “Let’s think as citizens of a new nation in which there is not a gap between rich and poor, but where economic equality exists between all people.  

    “Let’s think as citizens of a new nation in which there is not racial discrimination, but where cultural diversity is affirmed and celebrated.  

    “Let’s continue experiencing the reality of this new kingdom among us today. 

    “Let’s continue sending micro-communities that live out this kind of mission. Our church is called to be a foretaste of the kingdom! That is our mission!” 

    César García, Mennonite World Conference’s general secretary, lays out this vision and calling in God’s People in Mission: An Anabaptist Perspective.  

    This issue of Courier shares stories of how MWC’s Network members equip the church to live out this foretaste of the kingdom: 

    In Benin, the doors of Casa Grande are open wide to welcome orphans into a home of love, offer an education and equip with vocational skills for both economic and environmental sustainability.  

    In India, graduates from Little Flock Discipleship School are transforming remote village with education and a message of hope from Jesus.  

    In Spain, a diverse collection of Anabaptist-related churches minister to the needs in their local contexts, and come together for fellowship and inspiration despite their different origins.  

    In Paraguay, ASCIM is reaching into Indigenous communities with trained care workers who show the love of Jesus through medical treatment and vocational training.  

    In North America, Mennonite Disaster Service crosses international boundaries and draws together volunteers from every Anabaptist stripe as they rebuild homes after disasters.  

    These testimonies provide a taste of how Anabaptist churches around the world are living out mission. Members of the Mission Commission and the steering committees of the Global Anabaptist Service Network and Global Mission Fellowship also reflect on the purpose of their Networks. They not only encourage each other and learn together, they also attempt to live out this new nation under Christ where diversity is celebrated and equality is practiced.  

    — Karla Braun is editor of Courier and editor, writer and website coordinator for Mennonite World Conference. She lives in Winnipeg, Canada. 


    cover of Courier magazine
  • Theme

    The Courage to Love

    Why this theme was chosen

    The first baptisms in the Anabaptist tradition took place in secret in Zurich, Switzerland, on 21 January 1525. A small group of Jesus-followers acted together with courage on their shared understanding of Scripture and the church, different from their political and religious context. Today there are churches all over the world in the Anabaptist tradition, acting together with courage to love each other, different from our political and religious contexts that too often pull us apart.

    Biblical text options

    • Old Testament: Genesis 50:15-21
    • Psalm: Psalm 133
    • Gospel: Luke 7:36-50
    • New Testament: 1 John 4:7-21

    In This Package

    Additional Resource

    Multimedia resources online

    Written resources online in English, Español, Français, Deutsch, हिंदी and Português

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  • Invite the global church into your congregation!

    MWC member congregations are welcome to invite one MWC speaker per year to bring a message from the global Anabaptist-Mennonite family. This may be for Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday, Peace Sunday or any day you wish to give special attention to the global family.

    Please consider giving an honorarium appropriate for your region. Contact contributions@mwc-cmm.org for assistance with money transfer if needed.

    Any MWC speaker may be asked to present via live video link (subject to internet connectivity) or a pre-recorded video. If travel is required from outside the region, the host congregation should cover travel costs.

    Officers

    headshot: César García

    César García

    Topics, specific expertise: Unity in the church, restorative justice, church and state, Anabaptism; biblical texts

    Location: Canada (Eastern Time UTC -4)

    Languages: English, Spanish

    Henk Stenvers

    Topics, specific expertise: Global faith community, Body of Christ, Sermon on the Mount

    Location: Netherlands (Central European Time UTC +2)

    Languages: English, (Spanish or French if pre-recorded)

    Headshot Lisa CarrPries

    Lisa Carr-Pries

    Topic, specific expertise: Global faith community

    Location: Canada (Eastern Time UTC -4)

    Language: English

    Headshot Sunoko Lin

    Sunoko Lin

    Topics, specific expertise: 7 churches in Revelation; biblical texts

    Location: California (Pacific Time UTC -7)

    Languages: English, Indonesian

    Regional representatives

    Headshot Agus Mayanto

    Agus Mayanto

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Indonesia (Western Indonesian Time UTC +7)

    Languages: English, Indonesian

    Headshot Janet Plenert

    Janet Plenert

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Canada (Eastern Time UTC -5)

    Languages: English

    Headshot Cynthia Duck

    Cynthia Dück

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts, Integration of faith and healthcare through education, advocacy, and service, Aging in the community of faith.

    Location: Paraguay (Paraguay Time UTC/GMT -4)

    Languages: English, Spanish, German

    Headshot Cynthia Peacock

    Cynthia Peacock

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories) Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: India (Indian Standard Time UTC +5:30)

    Languages: English, Bengali

    Headshot Danisa Ndlovu

    Danisa Ndlovu

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Zimbabwe (Central Africa Time UTC +2)

    Languages: English, Ndebele

    Freddy Barrón

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Bolivia (Bolivia Time UTC -4)

    Language: Spanish

    Gerald Hildebrand

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Canada (Central Time UTC -6)

    Language: English

    Headshot Jeremiah Choi

    Jeremiah Choi

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Hong Kong (Hong Kong Time UTC +8)

    Languages: English, Cantonese

    Headshot José Arrais

    José Arrais

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Portugal (Western Europe Time UTC +1)

    Languages: English, Portuguese, can deliver greetings in Spanish and French

    Headshot Jumanne

    Jumanne Magiri Mafwiri

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Tanzania (East Africa Time UTC +3)

    Languages: English, Swahili

    Headshot Paul Stucky

    Paul Stucky

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Colombia (Colombia Standard Time UTC -5)

    Languages: English, Spanish

    headshot of Siaka Traoré

    Siaka Traoré

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso Time UTC)

    Language: French

    Willi Hugo Pérez headshot

    Willi Hugo Pérez

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: Guatemala (Central Standard Time UTC -6)

    Languages: English, Spanish

    Commissions

    Andi Santoso

    Andi Santoso (Deacons)

    Topics, specific expertise: Discipleship, family, the Gospel of Peace, Holistic Mission, Leadership

    Location: USA (Eastern Time UTC -4)

    Languages: English, Indonesian

    Headshot Vikal Rao

    Vikal Rao (Deacons)

    Topics, specific expertise: Sharing about MWC (AWFS, Q&A, stories), Preaching on biblical texts

    Location: India (Indian Standard Time UTC +5:30)

    Languages: English, Hindi

    Neal Blough

    Neal Blough (Peace)

    Topics, specific expertise: Anabaptist history and theology, church unity and ecumenical dialogue, the Francophone network, and multicultural congregations.

    Location: France (Central European Summer Time UTC +2)

    Languages: English, French

    *pre-recorded; please give one-two months for preparation

    Consult the staff page to book a speaker directly or contact MWC.


    Learn more

    speaker list

  • Testing Faith and Tradition
    the volume from Europe, released in 2006 (also available in Spanish, French, German and Dutch).

  • A teaching resource from the Faith and Life Commission

    What does it mean for member churches of Mennonite World Conference to share an
    Anabaptist identity? What is the value of Anabaptist “tradition” – and what does that word
    mean in a global context? What are our Anabaptist understandings of mission and
    fellowship?

    In 2009, the newly appointed Faith and Life Commission was asked to produce three papers that could be used in helping MWC communities reflect on such questions:

    • “A Holistic Understanding of Fellowship, Worship, Service, and Witness from an Anabaptist
      Perspective” by Alfred Neufeld Friesen of Paraguay;
    • “The ‘Anabaptist Tradition’ – Reclaiming its Gifts, Heeding its Weaknesses” by Hanspeter Jecker of Switzerland; and
    • “Koinonia – The Gift We Hold Together” by Tom Yoder Neufeld of Canada.

    All three papers were approved as a teaching resource by the MWC General Council in May 2012.


    Throughout Scripture God repeatedly confronts his people with this insight: if you want to reach the Promised Land, then remember the path in which God has led you until now (Deuteronomy 8:1-2)…

  • The World Council of Churches called for a “pilgrimage” of justice and peace. Applying a transformative spirituality, local communities have been visited in every region, to celebrate the gifts of life, to touch the wounds, and to transform the injustices. Key-themes have emerged on the way: Truth and Trauma, Land and Displacement, Gender Justice, and Racism.

    Presenters: Fernando Enns, Mennonite (born in Brazil, living in Europe), representative of the Association of Mennonite Congregations in Germany at the World Council of Churches; Professor for Peace-Theology and Ethics at the Free University Amsterdam/The Netherlands and University of Hamburg/Germany. AndrŽs Pacheco Lozano, Mennonite (born in Colombia, living in the Netherlands), Secretary of the Global Mennonite Peace Network (MWC); Lecturer and Researcher at Free University Amsterdam/The Netherlands, secretary.

    Indonesia 2022: workshop

  • Transmission is the title given to a series of 5 films of 10 minutes which present Anabaptist thought to people around the world to encourage a life of faith created by Affox AG, a multimedia production company. We would like to do this by providing a glimpse at the journeys we experience as disciples of Jesus in different parts of the world. It is our hope however, to strengthen our sense of shared identity and community in the midst of all the diversity present throughout the Anabaptist body. Young people represent one of the important target audiences.

    Find also a study guide for sharing questions about the film in small group or youth groups.


    Transmission 2024 Peace & Justice

    “We live in a complicated world. Erosion of trust and breakdown in relationships are all too common. The good news is that as abundant as conflict may be, so is the commitment within Anabaptist Mennonite communities around the world to follow Jesus’ call to work for justice and to make peace,” says Max Wiedmer, producer of Transmission.

    “We as producers came face-to-face with the complexities of making peace,” says Max Wiedmer. The film explores “what it means to be faithful to Jesus’ call to love our neighbours and to love our enemies.”

    Transmission 2023 Migration

    Transmission 2023 – English

    “How worldwide migration an displaced persons are being supported by loving and caring people.” This global phenomenon is the subject of 2023’s Transmission video.

    In this video, young Mennonites in Greece, Lebanon, Colombia, USA and DR Congo share about their work of welcoming displaced persons.


    Transmission 2022 Latin America

    Transmission 2022 – English

    The third production in the Transmission series focusing on creation care is ready for viewing. Ophelia, a Swiss woman, after living and working in Costa Rica, wondered what she could learn from her contemporaries in Latin America on the subject. The production includes stories from Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador and Honduras. This production ends with challenge triggered by an enterprise in the Netherlands as a way of inspiring all viewers, young and old to think and act boldly and with vision when it comes to creation care. 


    Transmission 2021 Indonesia

    Transmission 2021 – English

    In Transmission, Hani and Adi share amazing faith journeys while they relate as Mennonites (a small minority) and Muslims (a large majority) in Indonesia. Hani reflects on how she sees the face of God in the people (both Muslim and Christian) she encounters in the remote village of Tempur, high in the mountains of Jepara. Adi introduces us to the power of interfaith dialogue and the resulting transformation of Solo from a city of violence to a city of peace. 

    From Indonesia we jump to the Netherlands where the relationship between Anabaptists and Muslims is impacted by a Muslim minority.  

    Canadians, Europeans, and Indonesians worked together to bring this unique production to life. 


    Transmission Ethiopia 2020

    Transmission 2020 – English

    Transmission Ethiopia 2020 introduces its audiences to the Meserete Kristos Church through their experience with persecution (and freedom of religion), spiritual maturity, the place of youth in the church, the importance of music and prayer life. In this case, SalomŽ, a French young adult reflects (after her return to France from her visit to Ethiopia), on what she learned from her peers and elders in the church. 

    We hope to gain a young generation of people who will be involved in making the next in the series and the final 90-minute documentary which we hope to expand to a secular audience in 2025. For the moment, we are targeting the Christian world.

    Video in English, Spanish, French, German, Amharic subtitles

    –release by Affox AG

    Transmission 2020 – Amharic
  • Assembly 17 – Indonesia 2022 – Songs

    True evangelical faith,
    Menno Simons/Larry Nickel
    © 2013 Cypress Choral Music
    Reprinted / Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-740570

  • Il existe de nombreuses ressources en langue française sur l’histoire et la théologie anabaptistes.

    Cliquez ici pour une bibliographie mise à jour par Claude Baecher

    Cliquez ici pour la Bibliothèque numérique anabaptiste