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Learning together and apart
Posted: เมษายน 25, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
Nobody anticipated the pandemic barrier that would challenge Assembly plans when they chose the theme “Following Jesus together across barriers”. One year later than the original date, the 17th Assembly of Mennonite World Conference takes place 5-10... อ่านต่อ
Morning coffee – or evening tea
Posted: เมษายน 22, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
Assembly plenaries set YABs and Commissions in conversation “It’s remarkable that I can share,” says Ebenezer Mondez, YABs (Young AnaBaptist) committee representative for Asia. “I come from a very small church with no more than 1 000 members... อ่านต่อ
Connect with local congregations during Assembly online
Posted: เมษายน 21, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
How is the gospel being shared in Indonesia, a country with the largest Muslim population in the world? Find out as you worship together with four local congregations that will host the evening worship sessions during MWC’s Assembly 17: in Jepara,... อ่านต่อ
Join the MWC Assembly – together – online!
Posted: เมษายน 20, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
“The Mennonite World Conference Assembly is a space to learn more about our brothers and sisters from different parts of the world. Everyone, regardless of budget or vacation time, will have the opportunity to gather online to worship, fellowship... อ่านต่อ
Why have an Assembly?
Posted: เมษายน 18, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: From Our Leaders
Former MWC president Danisa Ndlovu (2003-2015) spoke with MWC about hosting the 2003 Assembly in Zimbabwe, his home country. This interview has been edited. “Circumstances tend not to favour expectations. You don’t choose what is happening at any... อ่านต่อ
Praising God together across barriers
Posted: เมษายน 14, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
“I can see one family with a lot of members, worshipping the same Father,” says Natacha Kyendrebeogo from Burkina Faso. She is one of four young people serving through YAMEN on the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Assembly team in Indonesia. YAMEN (... อ่านต่อ
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – April 2022
Posted: เมษายน 12, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
Transformed by the Spirit The filling of God’s Spirit in our lives is reflected through both the continual maturing process by the Spirit to reflect God’s character and by the Spirit’s filling that results in boldness to proclaim Christ and... อ่านต่อ
“They didn’t want to leave”
Posted: เมษายน 11, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
Virtual education series explores peace theology At the end of the first evening of the virtual educational series, “From Chaos to Shalom: Exploring Peace Theology Together,” Andios Santoso and Joe Sawatzky struggled to wrap up the Zoom session. The... อ่านต่อ
How should Mennonite World Conference engage the church with creation care?
Posted: เมษายน 4, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
This series of stories on the creation care survey has illuminated the importance of issues like climate change in the lives of Anabaptists around the world. We now come to the last question: what should Mennonite World Conference do in response?... อ่านต่อ
After Zoom, prayers carry on
Posted: เมษายน 4, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: Testimonies
Online Prayer Hour doesn’t end when the hour does. Not only do participants in Mennonite World Conference’s bimonthly prayer meeting continue for another 15 minutes – greeting each in other in a pandemonium of languages – they also carry prayers... อ่านต่อ
How Assembly food waste will end up as fertilizer
Posted: มีนาคม 30, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
In Indonesia, a country where sorting and proper treatment of trash is rare, how do we run the Assembly sustainably? In 2019, Bangun P. Nugroho, a member of Jemaat Kristen Indonesia (JKI church) Holy Stadium in Semarang, Central Java, realized that... อ่านต่อ
A golden opportunity to strengthen health systems
Posted: มีนาคม 22, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
“Not on my watch!” The math wasn’t good enough for Sara Hildebrand. The COVAX plan to bring 1 billion doses of vaccine to people in the developing world would reach less than 20 percent of world’s poorest people in 2021. “The world needs people of... อ่านต่อ
An occasion for confession and transformation
Posted: มีนาคม 21, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: From Our Leaders
A focus on history can easily shade into hero worship – a focus on earthly figures rather than on Jesus, “the founder and perfector of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2). Preserving historical memories can become a form of nostalgia, or a defense of the dead... อ่านต่อ
Anabaptists around the world care for creation
Posted: มีนาคม 17, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
Stories from around the world teach how we respond as faith communities to the challenges of climate change. The 353 responses to the Creation Care Task Force survey contained many stories of churches caring for creation. This month, we highlight... อ่านต่อ
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – March 2022
Posted: มีนาคม 15, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
God’s Spirit gives us hope (Romans 15:13)! The presence of God’s Spirit in our hearts bears witness that we are adopted as children of God and heirs to his promises (Ephesians 1:5-6; Romans 8:14-17; Galatians 4:4-7). The Spirit is described as a... อ่านต่อ
Prayers beat swords into plowshares
Posted: มีนาคม 10, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
"Hope that results from faith in Jesus may be defined as ability to see a new reality. To long for a different world and behave as if we were already in it. Waiting on Christ is never passive, never simply a feeling." Mennonite World Conference... อ่านต่อ
Indonesia 2022: less on-site, more creative options
Posted: มีนาคม 1, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
How will we gather for Assembly 17? The Executive Committee has opted for limited on-site attendees and many options for online attendees at the hybrid Assembly 17. MWC Assembly is hosted by the three Indonesian Anabaptist-Mennonite synods in... อ่านต่อ
An Open Letter to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus
Posted: กุมภาพันธ์ 27, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: From Our Leaders
As Russia unleashes weapons upon Ukraine, we call on you as a Christian leader in Russia to speak and act boldly for the gospel of peace. Regardless of any rationale given for the attack upon Ukraine, this is an immoral action that Christians... อ่านต่อ
A pastoral letter regarding Ukraine
Posted: กุมภาพันธ์ 24, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: From Our Leaders
We call on Anabaptist-Mennonites around the world, and all who confess Christ as Lord, to join in praying for the peace of Ukraine. We grieve violence and we reject efforts by any nation to dominate another. We pray for leaders of Ukraine, Russia... อ่านต่อ
Indonesia Assembly surmounts barriers
Posted: กุมภาพันธ์ 22, 2022 | หมวดหมู่: News
Will there be Assembly this summer? Absolutely! Who will attend in Indonesia? Watch for upcoming news. In their February online meeting, the Executive Committee are deciding on the attendance model for Assembly, based on the most current public... อ่านต่อ
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