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Are our churches and leaders engaged with creation care?
Posted: december 7, 2021 | Categorie: Testimonies
“In Germany environmental care has been on the public agenda already for a very long time, making it a part of our church’s collective conscience for a while. We are trying different ways to make good on the belief that we are to be God’s stewards... Lees meer
“We don’t live by fear”
Posted: december 1, 2021 | Categorie: News
Mennonites stand in the breach through prayer “And I sought for anyone among them who would repair the wall and stand in the breach before me on behalf of the land,” writes the prophet Ezekiel (22:30). On 19 November 2021, more than 110 members of... Lees meer
A pastoral letter for Anabaptist-Mennonites in British Columbia
Posted: november 30, 2021 | Categorie: From Our Leaders
Beloved sisters and brothers: Let us remember in prayer the people of British Columbia in western Canada. After a summer of heat waves and wildfires, a series of storms is battering the region, causing serious flooding and landslides. Thousands of... Lees meer
When the wicked prosper
Posted: november 28, 2021 | Categorie: Testimonies
Take refuge in the Lord This devotional is inspired by the question “What now?” as church leaders assess the changes that have come about due to COVID-19. Psalm 73 reflects the understandable frustration when the expectations of Psalm 1 do not pan... Lees meer
Life-changing indeed!
Posted: november 26, 2021 | Categorie: News
Assembly team reflects on why they keep coming back for more Many people serving the Mennonite World Conference today started as participants or delegates to its six-yearly Assembly. Here, Assembly staff members share how Assembly transformed their... Lees meer
Mustard-seed faith that moves mountains
Posted: november 16, 2021 | Categorie: News
“For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20) In July 2009, leaders from the three Indonesian... Lees meer
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – November 2021
Posted: november 16, 2021 | Categorie: Testimonies
Introducing the Global Family: Kapatirang Menonita Ng Pilipinas Incorporated – Philippines Emerging Conference Kapatirang Menonita Ng Pilipinas Incorporated or Mennonite Brethren of the Philippines is an Emerging Conference in partnership with ICOMB... Lees meer
“God’s time was perfect”
Posted: november 12, 2021 | Categorie: Testimonies
“When I first signed up for the program, I never thought a pandemic would happen,” says Elda Antonio Garcia, a YAMENer from Mexico. “Now that I am living in the midst of it, instead of seeing it as a challenge, I see it as a blessing…. It is... Lees meer
How does climate change intersect with other community challenges?
Posted: november 8, 2021 | Categorie: Testimonies
“The majority of our members do not have jobs; survival is very difficult.” Leontina Mahamba, Paroisse Alegria de Malanje, igreja Comunidade Menonita em Angola “Mental illness is the major factor keeping the people we encounter homeless. Heat,... Lees meer
Many languages, but one in Christ
Posted: oktober 29, 2021 | Categorie: News
“The [MWC] logo always reminds me that the whole world is one in Christ despite the many languages,” says Donna Ndlovu. She hosted a couple from India in her home during the 2003 Assembly in Zimbabwe. The simple Mennonite World Conference logo wraps... Lees meer
6 reasons to attend the MWC Global Assembly in Semarang, Indonesia
Posted: oktober 28, 2021 | Categorie: News
Before visiting Indonesia to meet the Anabaptist-Mennonite family in person, meet them through history. A Cloud of Witnesses by historian and MWC leader John D. Roth offers a brief, readable account of the three Anabaptist-Mennonite synods in... Lees meer
A pastoral letter for the healing of Haiti
Posted: oktober 22, 2021 | Categorie: From Our Leaders
Beloved sisters and brothers: Let us join in prayer for peace and stability in Haiti! The island nation is reeling after the assassination of its president in July, a devastating earthquake in August, and ongoing effects from the coronavirus... Lees meer
Ongoing conflict cuts off congregations
Posted: oktober 21, 2021 | Categorie: News
“MKC has been trying to help MKC members who were seriously affected in parts of Ethiopia that are not currently under the Tigray People’s Liberation Front,” says Desalegn Abebe, president of the Mennonite church in Ethiopia, Meserete Kristos Church... Lees meer
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – October 2021
Posted: oktober 20, 2021 | Categorie: Testimonies
Introducing the Global Family 日本メノナイトブレザレン教団 - Nihon Menonaito Burezaren Kyoudan: Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference Member Conference The Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference unites today 29 churches in Japan. In total, the Conference has... Lees meer
More than greeters
Posted: oktober 6, 2021 | Categorie: News
Training begins for Indonesia 2022 volunteers With only ten more months to prepare and gathering limitations still in place, Assembly’s national planning committee presses on training volunteers virtually. In May 2021, the committee coached 60... Lees meer
A biblical foundation to stand on
Posted: oktober 6, 2021 | Categorie: From Our Leaders
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... Lees meer
How do environmental problems make people feel?
Posted: oktober 5, 2021 | Categorie: News
(...and why does that matter?) “It makes me so sad to see the consequences of environmental damage all across the globe. We have not been good stewards of God 's creation; we have destroyed it rather. It makes me feel guilty to be part of the... Lees meer
MWC launches “Ambassador Kit” for churches to promote Indonesia 2022
Posted: september 21, 2021 | Categorie: News
NEW materials 2022-03 As the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we travel, Mennonite World Conference representatives and Assembly team seek new ways to bring awareness and excitement for Indonesia 2022, which will be MWC’s first hybrid global... Lees meer
Safe space in light of COVID-19
Posted: september 15, 2021 | Categorie: News
*These suggestions come from a North American pastor; in other cultural contexts, variations on practices will exist. See below for comments from around the world. On a cold wintry night in the middle of February around a decade ago, I arranged five... Lees meer
Only God could turn disaster into ministry
Posted: september 13, 2021 | Categorie: News
Thousands stream into Holy Stadium: Mennonite congregation sponsors vaccination clinicLees meer
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