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Passion for service: meet Shirley Redekop
Posted: Tháng 3 29, 2020 | Mục phân loại: News
“Even with all our diversity of culture, language and practice, our Anabaptist theology draws us together as a family of faith through Christ’s love and sacrifice for us,” says Shirley Redekop. She begins a half-time role as MWC chief development... Xem thêm
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – March 2020
Posted: Tháng 3 29, 2020 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
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... Xem thêm
Do not fear: prayers for COVID-19
Posted: Tháng 3 23, 2020 | Mục phân loại: News
With Coronavirus (COVID-19) unsettling the global human family, Mennonite World Conference leaders put confidence in the living God who says, “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you... Xem thêm
Call to prayer for the human family
Posted: Tháng 3 23, 2020 | Mục phân loại: News
During the plague that ravaged third-century Alexandria, Bishop Cyprian tirelessly served the suffering with calm assurance that Christians find hope in Jesus Christ whether they live or die. Today, in a time of pandemic, Christian communions around... Xem thêm
God’s call for our church and mission
Posted: Tháng 3 17, 2020 | Mục phân loại: News
“The church will slow down the work of Mennonite Central Committee,” someone told me at the 2008 MCC New Wine, New Wineskins consultative meeting in Winnipeg. “If we want to be a more effective NGO, we need to act independently from the church,” he... Xem thêm
Renewal 2027 and Executive Committee meetings in B.C. cancelled
Posted: Tháng 3 14, 2020 | Mục phân loại: News
With the World Health Organization using the word “pandemic” to describe global infection from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Mennonite World Conference leadership decided to cancel the March Renewal 2027 public event and April Executive... Xem thêm
People of Burkina Faso call for prayer
Posted: Tháng 3 12, 2020 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
Terrorist attacks have displaced 700,000 in the West African nation of Burkina Faso. Many in the country say what they most need is prayer. “Only God can help us find a solution; it will not come by military force,” a provincial governor at the city... Xem thêm
Amnesty for Sangmin Lee
Posted: Tháng 3 11, 2020 | Mục phân loại: News
It was Tuesday, 31 December, the last day of the year 2019, when Sangmin Lee called me with excitement to report news of his amnesty. Early in 2014, Lee was sentenced to 18 months in prison for refusing, on the basis of his faith, to complete his... Xem thêm
Immigrants revitalize the church
Posted: Tháng 3 11, 2020 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
Joji Pantoja reminds me of how immigrants spread the gospel in the early church. Like Lydia of Acts 16, Joji Pantoja is an international businesswoman and chair of the MWC Peace Commission. Born in the Philippines, she moved to Canada in 1986, then... Xem thêm
Fuel for God’s minibus
Posted: Tháng 3 9, 2020 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
“What is that in your hand?” God asked Moses in Exodus 4:2. Moses was not sure that what he had was big enough that the Lord could use it. Similarly, we often make excuses when it comes serving God by giving. When we give, we confer something to... Xem thêm
United by grace for 40 years
Posted: Tháng 2 24, 2020 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
“Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.” Psalm 115:1 Église Évangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso (evangelical Mennonite church of Burkina Faso) In the spirit of this... Xem thêm
Chúa Giê Su là nguồn hy vọng
Posted: Tháng 2 21, 2020 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
Như bốn ngăn của một trái tim, MWC cũng có bốn Ủy ban được bầu ra để phục vụ cho công việc Hội Thánh trên khắp thế giới trong các lĩnh vực sau: mục vụ, đời sống đức tin, gìn giữ hòa bình và truyền giáo. Mỗi ủy ban có trách nhiệm chuẩn bị tài liệu về... Xem thêm
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – February 2020
Posted: Tháng 2 19, 2020 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
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... Xem thêm
So reciprocal understanding could grow
Posted: Tháng 2 17, 2020 | Mục phân loại: News
The 2019 meeting of European Mennonite leaders took place on a historical date for Germany: the anti-Semitic pogroms of the Reichskristallnacht (“night of broken glass”) 9–10 November 1938 when Nazi paramilitary forces and civilians throughout... Xem thêm
Our God is a restorer
Posted: Tháng 2 13, 2020 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
Mass migration is a concern for many countries today: it is part of both the history and the present of Anabaptist-Mennonites. We have been both those who are migrating and those who are welcoming neighbours to a new home. At Justice on the Journey... Xem thêm
Foreigners on a pilgrimage
Posted: Tháng 2 13, 2020 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
Mass migration is a concern for many countries today: it is part of both the history and the present of Anabaptist-Mennonites. We have been both those who are migrating and those who are welcoming neighbours to a new home. At Justice on the Journey... Xem thêm
Mennonite World Conference calls for prayer and precautionary measures
Posted: Tháng 2 10, 2020 | Mục phân loại: News
Following the World Health Organization’s declaration of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak as a global health emergency 30 January 2020, Mennonite World Conference calls for Anabaptist and Mennonite congregations around the world to unite in... Xem thêm
A woman who walks alongside the displaced persons of the Kasai region
Posted: Tháng 2 7, 2020 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
From mid-2016 to mid-2017 the region of the Kasai was devastated by an armed conflict. Rebel militias gathered around a traditional chief, Kamuina Nsapu, to fight against the central government. They attacked posts where security forces were located... Xem thêm
Act before it’s too late
Posted: Tháng 2 4, 2020 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
The man sits as he died 2 000 years ago, in a position that looks like weeping. Surrounding him are amphorae jugs used to import wine, olive oil and fish sauce that fed the huge appetite of Rome at the center of empire (Revelation 18). Somewhere an... Xem thêm
Following Jesus into Assembly
Posted: Tháng 1 27, 2020 | Mục phân loại: News
Crossing barriers at Assembly 2021 in Indonesia begins with the Assembly program committee. These volunteers appointed to develop the activities and schedule of Mennonite World Conference’s flagship event, the global Assembly, come from 5 different... Xem thêm
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