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An occasion for confession and transformation
Posted: Tháng 3 21, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Anabaptists around the world care for creation
Posted: Tháng 3 17, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – March 2022
Posted: Tháng 3 15, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Prayers beat swords into plowshares
Posted: Tháng 3 10, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Indonesia 2022: less on-site, more creative options
Posted: Tháng 3 1, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
An Open Letter to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus
Posted: Tháng 2 27, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
A pastoral letter regarding Ukraine
Posted: Tháng 2 24, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Indonesia Assembly surmounts barriers
Posted: Tháng 2 22, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
For all people to live with enough
Posted: Tháng 2 18, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
“Dad, as an extrovert, was also gentle and compassionate, and took on the role of caregiver to many people throughout his life… He gave generously and regularly with his finances, and had an interest in and desire for all people to live with enough... Xem thêm
Together across oceans
Posted: Tháng 2 17, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
“Sometimes our faith community seems small and insular; [celebrating Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday] helped open eyes to the global family,” says Chani Wiens. The math teacher and chapel coordinator at UMEI Christian High School in Leamington,... Xem thêm
MWC update – February 2022
Posted: Tháng 2 15, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
“MWC brings the global church together as a sign of God’s desire for the world and that’s a vision I want to be a part of,” says J Ron Byler. The roster of servants who foster relationships in the global church expands with new faces in these months... Xem thêm
Place yourself as witness for peace
Posted: Tháng 2 14, 2022 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
“How do we amplify voices? How do we nourish acts of resistance already in place?” These questions were raised during “Ubíquese,” a webinar from the Global Anabaptist Peace Network (GAPN). The webinar had two focal points: past and present... Xem thêm
Crossing climate barriers to Assembly
Posted: Tháng 2 2, 2022 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
“This idea of the people of God being in all places is very real,” says Benjamin Isaak-Krauß, pastor of Frankfurt Mennonite Church. The half-decade Assemblies of Mennonite World Conference are an opportunity to experience this reality. But, as... Xem thêm
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – February 2022
Posted: Tháng 2 2, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
The Mexican conference has nine congregations and 479 baptized members, led by pastor Carlos Ortega. Two churches are from the city of Tijuana, one from the State of Mexico, one from Colima, and five from the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the... Xem thêm
What would help churches engage more with creation care?
Posted: Tháng 2 1, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
Last month we looked at what activities churches actually do with creation care. This week we look at what they would like to learn more about. In other words, what do churches wish they could do more? 1. Respondents are interested in learning about... Xem thêm
A pastoral letter for Anabaptist-Mennonites in Ukraine
Posted: Tháng 1 28, 2022 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
Dear Anabaptist-Mennonite Christians on all continents: This is a call to prayer for the peace of Ukraine, and for the well being of Anabaptist Christians living with the threat of a foreign military invasion. Hundreds of thousands of German-... Xem thêm
A pastoral letter for Anabaptist-Mennonites in Burkina Faso
Posted: Tháng 1 26, 2022 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
Beloved sisters and brothers: Anabaptist-Mennonite people on all continents, please join in praying for peace in Burkina Faso, where a military coup took place 24 January 2022. Remember especially MWC member church Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du... Xem thêm
Created in the beauty of climate
Posted: Tháng 1 20, 2022 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
On 23 September 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the Intergovernmental Panel report on climate change was “a code red for humanity.” And yet Guterres was hopeful, saying “it is not too late to act to ensure that climate action... Xem thêm
Scholars connect and grow
Posted: Tháng 1 19, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
“If there’s something scholarly happening, we want to know about it!” says Kyle Gingrich Hiebert, co-coordinator of the Anabaptist Mennonite Scholars Network (AMSN). The Anabaptist Mennonite Scholars Network connects students and professors within a... Xem thêm
Strengthening the arms of response
Posted: Tháng 1 18, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
“In the midst of the pandemic, the sense of sharing and communion between faith communities, churches and Anabaptist institutions has grown,” says Willi Hugo Perez, Mennonite World Conference regional representative for Latin America – Central. At... Xem thêm
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