Stories

私たちの宣教使命と「共有の確信」

世界的な交わりと、各地の美しい多様性の中、メノナイト世界会議(MWC)の「共有の確信」は、加盟教会においてどのように用いられているでしょうか。 本号の特集記事では、世界中の教会が証ししているアナバプテスト・メノナイトの信仰のかたちや流れを取り上げました。当コラムでは、さまざまな地域の教会指導者に、MWCの「共有の確信」がそれぞれの文脈でどんなかたちと意味をなしているか、それぞれの観点から語っていただきました。 私たちの宣教使命と「共有の確信」 アナバプテスト/... 続きを読む

三位一体とシャロームの歌

各地の美しい多様性の中、メノナイト世界会議(MWC)の「共有の確信」は、加盟教会においてどのように用いられているでしょうか。世界的な交わりと、 本号の特集記事では、世界中の教会が証ししているアナバプテスト・メノナイトの信仰のかたちや流れを取り上げました。当コラムでは、さまざまな地域の教会指導者に、MWCの「共有の確信」がそれぞれの文脈でどんなかたちと意味をなしているか、それぞれの観点から語っていただきました。 三位一体とシャロームの歌 ジンバブエ・キリスト兄弟団(BIC)は、... 続きを読む

在變動的時代中以耶穌為中心

在變動的時代中以耶穌為中心 耶穌是上帝的兒子。透過他的生命與教導、他的十字架與復活,向我們示範如何作忠心的門徒、救贖世界,並且給予永生。 北美的教會正經歷快速的改變,許多人在說,這些改變如十六世紀的大改革一樣巨大。傳統的信念受質疑,先前的結構不再運作,新形式的教會正在出現。 在這種變化的時代裡,「基本信念」提供了勇氣、穩定性與新方向的基準。全球重洗派七條共同信念有助於提供那樣的根基。 在我們當中的一些教會裡,漸漸地有另一新的重點—對新的改革相當關鍵,也就是耶穌作為主。... 続きを読む

み言葉に変えられる

メノナイト世界会議は、「リニューアル2027」と題する10年がかりの催しを世界各地で行い、私たちの信仰共同体の500周年を記念することになりました。この10年のプログラムを通して、私たちの歴史に見られる地球的・超教派的・脱文化的な視点に注目していきたいと思います。 この催しでは、未来を展望するために過去を振り返ります。コロンビア出身のノーベル賞作家ガブリエル・ガルシア・マルケスがいうとおり、「人生で大切なのは何が起きるかではなく、何を記憶するか、それをどう記憶するか」なのです。... 続きを読む

Ministry partner update: ICOMB – March 2017

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... 続きを読む

Online theological education opens doors

Elkhart, Indiana, USA – Nora Marleni Martínez of Metapan, El Salvador, is in the first group of students in a regional Peace and Justice Institute program of the Seminario Anabautista Latinoamericano (SEMILLA). Now, some SEMILLA courses are online,... 続きを読む

The road to peace after the plebiscite in Colombia

A plebiscite was held in Colombia on 2 October 2016, for the citizens to approve or reject the agreements reached between the government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejercito del Pueblo (Revolutionary Armed Forces of... 続きを読む

YABs Fellowship Week in Bogotá and around the world

Bogotá, Colombia – In June 2016, the dream of worshipping together as the global family became a reality, when local young people from three denominations celebrated the inaugural YABs Fellowship Week with a joint worship service in Bogotá. “It was... 続きを読む

Ministry partner update: ICOMB – February 2017

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... 続きを読む

Learning with Iraqi refugees in the Department of Ain – France

Moved by the situation caused by the advance of Daesh at the end of 2014, 20 members of three Christian communities in the small town of Bellegarde decided to accommodate a family of refugees from Iraq. After nine months of waiting, the Mikho family... 続きを読む

My spiritual journey

Testimony of the first woman to be ordained to full time-ministry in Brethren in Christ churches in Southern Africa My name is Jessie Francis Kamoto. I was born on 20 November 1975 in a Christian family, members of Church of Central African... 続きを読む

Canadian renovation builds church in Latin America

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – When Toronto United Mennonite Church (TUMC) decided it was time to renovate and expand their building, the congregation wanted the project to reach beyond their usual sphere of influence. Located in Canada’s largest,... 続きを読む

Ministry partner update: ICOMB – January 2017

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... 続きを読む

YAMEN service builds faith

Bogotá, Colombia – Taking a risk and trusting in God are sure ways to grow in faith. For Marisela Dyck and Xavier Chen, serving with the Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network (YAMEN) program in 2015-2016 was a year of lessons in relying on God... 続きを読む

We cry – together – for God’s mercy

World Fellowship Sunday celebrates koinonia amid suffering Bogotá, Colombia – “We celebrate World Fellowship Sunday because it is a way to remember the origin of our church: clearly, first comes the teachings of Jesus, but we also remember that 500... 続きを読む

A joyful noise: international music glorifies God

2nd annual Lancaster international hymn sing Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – Anabaptist Christians in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, had a taste of Revelation 7:9 worship when they hosted Mennonite World Conference’s Assembly 16 in July 2015. A... 続きを読む

The next 500 years of Anabaptism

Bogotá, Colombia – Tremendous change rocked the Western church 500 years ago as successive groups discovered new things about God through Scripture and separated from the Roman Catholic church. Renewal 2027 is a framework for a 10-year series of... 続きを読む

A Young Anabaptist takes flight

Almost a year ago, a step onto a plane was the first into a whole new world of not only learning many new things, but meeting a bunch of inspiring people. In February 2016, my first year as a member of the Young Anabaptists (YABs) Committee started... 続きを読む

Building a place for God

MWC Global Church Sharing Fund helps build mission church in southern Tanzania A church building is a space to encounter God. This encounter is one of the most basic acts of drawing the kingdom of God into the heart of a community. When we build a... 続きを読む

Your light is needed

Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of deacons, faith and life, peace, mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... 続きを読む