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Grace at the heart of our witness
Posted: 8月 9, 2020 | カテゴリー: Testimonies
Early Anabaptists left or were expelled from monasteries and congregations of the Roman Catholic church. But Anabaptists retained this very monastic ideal: that it is possible – essential – for Christians to take seriously the Sermon on the Mount (... 続きを読む
MWC、核兵器に反対する声明に署名
Posted: 8月 4, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
2020年8月は、日本の広島と長崎に対する核兵器を用いた攻撃から75周年目となる。「メノナイト世界会議(MWC)」(以下MWC)は、世界中の信仰を土台とする団体と連携して、核兵器禁止条約を批准するよう各国政府に呼びかけを行った、続きを読む
COVID-19 global response fund helps churches
Posted: 7月 31, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
“The church’s response is unique in that we provide accompaniment rather than just distribute rations. This means walking together to feed not only the body but also the soul in these desperate times in which many have lost sight of the meaning of... 続きを読む
“Renewal will come by daring”
Posted: 7月 30, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
There was no “Anabaptist theology” in the 16th century – there were many Anabaptist theologies, says Astrid von Schlachta. The Mennonite historian is leading the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025. “Daring” is the name of... 続きを読む
MWC churches in action
Posted: 7月 29, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
Responses to climate change are growing in many MWC member congregations. Here are a few examples. In Ethiopia, congregations of Meserete Kristos Church (MKC) are taking part in the national government’s Green Legacy Challenge to plant 5 billion... 続きを読む
Jesus' credibility
Posted: 7月 23, 2020 | カテゴリー: Testimonies
The way we relate with other churches has a direct impact in our missional witness. That is one reason, among many others, why Mennonite World Conference engages churches of other Christian traditions in dialogue. The credibility of Jesus is more... 続きを読む
Peaceful waters: the Mennonite church in the Caribbean
Posted: 7月 17, 2020 | カテゴリー: Testimonies
Beginning in the 1940s, Anabaptism was introduced to the Caribbean by American Mennonite missionaries. Today Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Puerto Rico have national Mennonite churches belonging to MWC membership; Trinidad and Tobago’s four-... 続きを読む
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – July 2020
Posted: 7月 17, 2020 | カテゴリー: Testimonies
Jean-Claude Ambeke is facing significant challenges as leader of the MB conferences in Angola – Igreja Evangelica dos Irmaos Menonitas en Angola (IEIMA). IEIMA is trying to raise funds to reopen the 17 churches that the government closed last year.続きを読む
COVID-19 global response fund helps churches
Posted: 7月 16, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
“It will reflect our love of Christ to them; [that] we care and are concerned for them and it will also bring smile in their faces,” says Bishop Dr. Bijoy Kumar Roul, Chairman, Brethren In Christ Church, Cuttack, Odisha, India. Mennonite World... 続きを読む
The blessing of an ecumenical team
Posted: 7月 16, 2020 | カテゴリー: Testimonies
Over the last year, Hong Kong has experienced one of the most difficult times in her history. In our churches, it has been difficult as well. A common question for people in our congregations is “What is the standpoint of the church?” Pastors have... 続きを読む
Solidarity and our interconnectedness
Posted: 7月 3, 2020 | カテゴリー: From Our Leaders
As I write these words, our world is embroiled in several struggles. First, we have been clutched by a global pandemic which has disrupted any sense of normalcy we may have assumed. Our second struggle is with overt expressions of deeply rooted... 続きを読む
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – June 2020
Posted: 6月 29, 2020 | カテゴリー: Testimonies
Since March 2020, all Mennonite Brethren communities around the world have been affected to some extent by the pandemic. This affected our ICOMB work and especially our annual Summit. With all the frustration of not being able to meet in person, we... 続きを読む
YABs find purpose in God
Posted: 6月 26, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
“The Gospel of John says that our purpose is to know God and experience eternal life with God,” says young Anabaptist Lilia Aranguren from Bogota, Colombia. “As we walk with Jesus in relationship, his peace flows out of us into our relationships... 続きを読む
Alfred Neufeld
Posted: 6月 24, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
23 July 1955–24 June 2020 Mennonite World Conference (MWC) lost Alfred Neufeld Friesen, a prolific author, theologian, historian and teacher who shaped Anabaptist theology globally. He died 24 June 2020 in Muenster, Germany, after treatment for... 続きを読む
Will there be another Assembly miracle?
Posted: 6月 22, 2020 | カテゴリー: Testimonies
Did you know that a pandemic has preceded three consecutive Mennonite World Conference Assemblies in the Global South? For Zimbabwe in 2003, it was SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). For Paraguay in 2009, in was H1N1 (also known as Swine Flu... 続きを読む
God’s paintbrush of diversity
Posted: 6月 18, 2020 | カテゴリー: From Our Leaders
It does not happen often, but I am at a loss for words as cities across the United States burn, and as I have endured several weeks of seeing black bodies sacrificed in the name of order and discipline. I am torn between being an enraged black man... 続きを読む
A bridge for connecting people
Posted: 6月 17, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
GYS provides one with the opportunity to really open our eyes to the fact that behind all those countries that appear on the map there are brothers and sisters in faith living in diverse social, economic and political contexts. These contexts are... 続きを読む
Task force tackles creation care challenge
Posted: 6月 15, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
As we follow Jesus, Mennonites value simplicity and responsible stewardship of the resources God gave us. At the Assembly in Pennsylvania in 2015, these convictions drove Mennonite World Conference organizers to give each participant a reusable... 続きを読む
Physically distanced but in prayer together
Posted: 6月 2, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
“There is lockdown and physical distancing, but even so, we can meet in prayer. From different countries, we can come together and pray together in this way. As we are united in prayer, we trust God will hear our prayers and intervene.” Hanna Soren... 続きを読む
教会の再開に向けて留意すべき12のこと
Posted: 6月 2, 2020 | カテゴリー: News
When stay-at-home guidelines are eased and church doors and sanctuaries reopen, worship and church ministries will, undoubtedly, look different than before the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. And so it should – so that we continue to keep ourselves... 続きを読む
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