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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
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
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
In memoriam: Joren Basumata (1948–2021)
Posted: Tháng 1 6, 2022 | Mục phân loại: News
Join us in prayer and gratitude for a national church leader who has also served the global family through MWC. Joren Basumata of BJCPM India died 15 October 2021 at 73. He served the local church as pastor of Emmanuel Chapel Bengali and Tollygunge... Xem thêm
MWC update – December 2021
Posted: Tháng 12 21, 2021 | Mục phân loại: News
The relationships in Mennonite World Conference are always growing. From the member churches that make up MWC to the emerging networks linking church-supported agencies, MWC facilitates connections between Anabaptist organizations. Stephanie... Xem thêm
Assembly tours in Indonesia 2022
Posted: Tháng 12 16, 2021 | Mục phân loại: News
How lifelong relationships become real Assembly tours have something for everyone! an adventurous bicycle ride across a rural rice field a deep dive into Indonesia's Mennonite church history as told in John D. Roth’s new book A Cloud of Witnesses... Xem thêm
Registration for MWC Assembly opens for online participation
Posted: Tháng 12 13, 2021 | Mục phân loại: News
Starting 24 December 2021, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is accepting registration for online participants for Indonesia 2022 through its registration site: indonesia2022.mwc-cmm.org “Assembly will focus on accepting online registration first,... Xem thêm
“We don’t live by fear”
Posted: Tháng 12 1, 2021 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Life-changing indeed!
Posted: Tháng 11 26, 2021 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Mustard-seed faith that moves mountains
Posted: Tháng 11 16, 2021 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Many languages, but one in Christ
Posted: Tháng 10 29, 2021 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
6 reasons to attend the MWC Global Assembly in Semarang, Indonesia
Posted: Tháng 10 28, 2021 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Ongoing conflict cuts off congregations
Posted: Tháng 10 21, 2021 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
More than greeters
Posted: Tháng 10 6, 2021 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
How do environmental problems make people feel?
Posted: Tháng 10 5, 2021 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
MWC launches “Ambassador Kit” for churches to promote Indonesia 2022
Posted: Tháng 9 21, 2021 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
Safe space in light of COVID-19
Posted: Tháng 9 15, 2021 | Mục phân loại: 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... Xem thêm
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