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Mesach Krisetya
Posted: 10월 12, 2022 | 카테고리: From Our Leaders
Mesach Krisetya, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) president 1997-2003, died 30 September 2022. He was born in Jepara, Indonesia, 9 September 1939. A theologian, professor and academic administrator, author and counsellor, Mesach Krisetya was beloved... 더 보기
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – October 2022
Posted: 10월 6, 2022 | 카테고리: News
We ask for your prayers dear brothers, that God may allow us to continue growing in the ministry in which we are currently working, that God may always provide what is necessary in terms of economic needs and also that in this month of October 2022... 더 보기
A journey of understanding
Posted: 10월 5, 2022 | 카테고리: From Our Leaders
It was with great anticipation that I went to attend a Brethren In Christ Church (BICC) conference in Mozambique, in July 2016. This was my first trip as a regional representative for Mennonite World Conference. It was held in a small town called... 더 보기
“We felt the connection”
Posted: 9월 21, 2022 | 카테고리: News
“I think this type of ‘hybrid’ connectedness has great potential for strengthening the communion of Mennonite-related churches around the world,” says Ray Brubacher.더 보기
Believers bring water for drought baptism
Posted: 9월 20, 2022 | 카테고리: News
In the drought-prone Borena region of Ethiopia, believers saved water to hold a baptism for 120 new believers. The area in Southern Ethiopia currently has a severe water shortage. Believers excavated land and lined it with plastic to preserve... 더 보기
Watch for it!
Posted: 9월 19, 2022 | 카테고리: News
“It was nice to hear something from Indonesia and take part a little bit,” says Erwin Röthlisberger of Evangelische Mennoniten-Gemeinde Bern, Switzerland. He attended Assembly from his home in Europe. Videos from MWC’s Assembly Indonesia 2022 will... 더 보기
An opportunity to cross barriers
Posted: 9월 16, 2022 | 카테고리: News
“Jesus is our hope: even if we go through the valley of the shadow of death, he is by our side.” In the Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday materials for 2023, meet the Christian believer in Burkina Faso who declares this faith despite challenges –... 더 보기
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – September 2022
Posted: 9월 16, 2022 | 카테고리: News
IEU has 16 local churches. Serving the churches, due to the distance between them, is a bit difficult for the conference. For this reason, the conference in Panama works by region. They have five regions and each region has one or two coordinators... 더 보기
Fostering relationships
Posted: 9월 8, 2022 | 카테고리: News
“We want our regional representatives to develop deep relationships with each member church in their region,” says Arli Klassen, regional representatives coordinator. MWC’s regional representatives are part-time volunteers who develop and support... 더 보기
Time to correct the page
Posted: 8월 29, 2022 | 카테고리: From Our Leaders
“Indigenous solidarity hits the heart of what we do in the Philippines with Coffee for Peace,” says Joji Pantoja, chair of the Peace Commission (2015-2022). The Peace Commission drafted a Statement of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples that was... 더 보기
Jesus’ message of resilience and liberation
Posted: 8월 26, 2022 | 카테고리: Testimonies
Reading: Matthew 5:3-20 In June 1981, our family moved to Cochabamba, Bolivia, where my parents were to teach in a Baptist seminary that wanted more Anabaptist input. We arrived at a particularly raucous point in Bolivian history. In July 1980, Luis... 더 보기
MWC is people-centred
Posted: 8월 24, 2022 | 카테고리: News
People are at the heart of the worldwide community of faith that is Mennonite World Conference. “Our global community is itself the message,” declares MWC’s Reference Notebook in section 7.2. “As a church, our overall administrative approach is... 더 보기
Executive servants take up the towel
Posted: 8월 21, 2022 | 카테고리: News
“As a worldwide community of faith in the Anabaptist tradition, people in ministry are key to Mennonite World Conference,” says César García, MWC general secretary. After Assembly 17 and associated meetings, there are new people serving this global... 더 보기
A new shepherd
Posted: 8월 19, 2022 | 카테고리: News
“MWC – Continuing the work Jesus began through worship, service, mission, and evangalism” (sic). These words are inscribed upon a wooden shepherd’s staff that J. Nelson Kraybill gave to president-elect Henk Stenvers 8 July 2022 as a symbol of... 더 보기
Gracious welcome on building site
Posted: 8월 15, 2022 | 카테고리: News
The GKMI synod office is “our home together” and a “house of prayer” for GKMI congregations. The GKMI synod had a longing: to invite the MWC executive committee, Commission secretaries, regional representatives, General Council, and MWC staff to “... 더 보기
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – August 2022
Posted: 8월 12, 2022 | 카테고리: News
Introducing the Global Family: Conferencia Peruana Hermanos Menonitas – Peru ICOMB Member Conference The Peruvian Mennonite Brethren Conference has approximately 457 members and 631 attendees; it is made up of 9 established churches and a number of... 더 보기
Finding new ways to respond
Posted: 8월 8, 2022 | 카테고리: Testimonies
Resilience in the face of the pandemic When we look back at what happened in the last two years all throughout the world, one could just offer a sigh. We were never prepared for this. Being locked down for several months in the Philippines forced us... 더 보기
Peace with broken pieces
Posted: 7월 28, 2022 | 카테고리: Testimonies
The power of resilience A Peace Sunday 2022 testimony “The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him” (Jeremiah 18:4). This theme has been discussed a lot recently,... 더 보기
Assembly small but full of joy
Posted: 7월 27, 2022 | 카테고리: News
With its national motto of “unity in diversity,” Indonesia proved a fitting host for the 17th Assembly of Mennonite World Conference – downsized by COVID-19 restrictions but full of joy, beauty and fellowship. In an outdoor venue at a Mennonite... 더 보기
Shortened meetings study unity, affirm new members
Posted: 7월 26, 2022 | 카테고리: News
General Council meeting As the Muslim call to prayer wafted on the air through open doors, the General Council worshipped, prayed, and considered the global fellowship of churches in Mennonite World Conference. The in-person triennial meetings of... 더 보기
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