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What’s happening in Assembly worship services?
Posted: Tháng 5 19, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
Everyone can travel to Indonesia for this year’s Mennonite World Conference hybrid Assembly . Around 1250 will do so in person, while thousands of others will visit Indonesia through screens. Through a daily “Panorama Indonesia” presentation,... Xem thêm
Assembly participants on-site nearly doubled
Posted: Tháng 5 3, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
The Indonesian Assembly just got a little bit larger. The National Advisory Committee for Assembly 17 and the executive committee of MWC have decided to raise attendance numbers for the gathering in Indonesia to 1250. COVID-19 cases in Indonesia... Xem thêm
Support for maternal health leads to vaccination openness
Posted: Tháng 4 26, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
Millicent conceived in March 2020, just when Kenya reported the first case of COVID-19. The resident of Mathare, a poor district, was very fearful. Her neighbour Sophie, a care group volunteer with Centre for Peace and Nationhood (CPN), reached out... Xem thêm
Sharing a new and unified language
Posted: Tháng 4 25, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
“We come together throughout the world to sing and to make music together,” says Benjamin Bergey, Assembly 17 music coordinator. With attendees from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, “What we have [at Assembly] is an opportunity to reframe what... Xem thêm
Learning together and apart
Posted: Tháng 4 25, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Morning coffee – or evening tea
Posted: Tháng 4 22, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Connect with local congregations during Assembly online
Posted: Tháng 4 21, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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,... Xem thêm
Join the MWC Assembly – together – online!
Posted: Tháng 4 20, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Praising God together across barriers
Posted: Tháng 4 14, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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 (... Xem thêm
Ministry partner update: ICOMB – April 2022
Posted: Tháng 4 12, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
“They didn’t want to leave”
Posted: Tháng 4 11, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
How should Mennonite World Conference engage the church with creation care?
Posted: Tháng 4 4, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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?... Xem thêm
How Assembly food waste will end up as fertilizer
Posted: Tháng 3 30, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
A golden opportunity to strengthen health systems
Posted: Tháng 3 22, 2022 | Mục phân loại: 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... 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
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
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