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An occasion for confession and transformation
Posted: 三月 21, 2022 | 分類: 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... 閱讀全文
A changed life
Posted: 三月 21, 2022 | 分類: From Our Leaders
At a place where springs appear in the desert east of the Jordan River, a guide explains that this is where John baptized Jesus – at “Bethany beyond the Jordan” (John 1). Modern wooden structures stand where early Christians once built churches... 閱讀全文
Meet your MWC Officers
Posted: 二月 14, 2022 | 分類: From Our Leaders
The Executive Committee delegates responsibility to the officers to provide oversight to the life and work of MWC between its annual meetings. president and vice-presiden t elected by the General Council, the general secretar y (ex officio)... 閱讀全文
To overcome obstacles in unanimity
Posted: 一月 13, 2022 | 分類: Testimonies
Austria Mennonitischen Freikirche Österreich (MFÖ) / Mennonite Free Church of Austria The Mennonite Free Church in Vienna is the community in which I had the privilege of growing up. We are a small but incredibly family-oriented church, centred... 閱讀全文
Dialogue: “Through the Word”
Posted: 十二月 23, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
“For those who do not want to believe, no argument is valid, and for those who want to believe, arguments are not necessary.” I shared that phrase (from an unknown author) with a friend in Ontario a few days ago. We talked about how difficult it is... 閱讀全文
Giving and Receiving within the Body of Christ
Posted: 十二月 6, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
Following a 5-year conversation with theologians from the Roman Catholic and Lutheran traditions, the Faith and Life Committee invited the members of Mennonite World Conference to consider our practices of Anabaptist together at Renewal 2027 in two... 閱讀全文
Baptism in a barrel
Posted: 十一月 30, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
It is very difficult to go to the northern part of Ethiopia after the war broke out. Despite the security concerns, when I heard that members of our church in western Tigray were in difficult conditions, I organized a team. We would go there to show... 閱讀全文
“Believe and Be Baptized: A Global Conversation on Baptism”
Posted: 十一月 22, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
Following a 5-year conversation with theologians from the Roman Catholic and Lutheran traditions, the Faith and Life Committee invited the members of Mennonite World Conference to consider our practices of Anabaptist together at Renewal 2027 in two... 閱讀全文
Paseduluran: Indonesian churches live out the gospel of peace
Posted: 九月 21, 2021 | 分類: News
The presence of the Indonesian Anabaptist-Mennonites is very significant in the history of the Anabaptists worldwide, for it brings a new light not only on “Who are the Anabaptists?” but also “Who are the Anabaptists’ neighbours?” Since its birth... 閱讀全文
God’s Wisdom and goodness
Posted: 八月 9, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
Perspective: United States Religious difference can bring people together Religion is personal; it expresses our way to be. Religio means “to bind,” so religions are meant to bring people together. To talk with other Christians (Protestant, Roman... 閱讀全文
Together for dialogue
Posted: 七月 15, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
Perspective: Burkina Faso Testimony of Fabé Traoré’s relations with Muslims Born in a Muslim family in Samogohiri, I was a practicing Muslim before my conversion. Today I am a servant of God, commonly called a pastor and in charge of the local... 閱讀全文
God was always there
Posted: 七月 12, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
Perspectives: Guatemala Mayas and Anabaptists: A spiritual encounter Guatemala is a beautiful country with pluricultural, multilingual, multi-ethnic and multi-religious peoples. God allowed my birth to happen here. What God had prepared for my life... 閱讀全文
A form of peace, faith, testimony and mission
Posted: 六月 13, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
Perspective: Indonesia The most difficult situation is the best class of life. When the whole world is facing the pandemic, we learn about solidarity and compassion, not only thinking about ourselves but also other people who are weaker. Even amid... 閱讀全文
Embracing the other
Posted: 五月 20, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
Living as Jesus did “Interreligious dialogue is not just a method of mission; it is mission itself. Witnessing to Jesus is not just talking about Jesus but also living as Jesus did and taught, embracing the other,” says Danang Kristiawan. What does... 閱讀全文
Mission from the margins
Posted: 五月 3, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
President’s column While leading a study tour in his native Egypt for Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, professor Safwat Marzouk stood before the oldest surviving written mention of Israel. On a 1 200 BC stone inscription, Pharaoh Merneptah... 閱讀全文
The messiness of actual life
Posted: 五月 3, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
Perspectives: Germany Interreligious work in Berlin, Germany Followers of other religious paths are often called “strangers,” but living in Berlin, Germany, that never feels right. Of course, “their” lives are in some sense strange to “us,”... 閱讀全文
Called to witness
Posted: 四月 22, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
The Anabaptist world has changed immensely since the first assembly the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) organized in 1925. Our world family has witnessed a numerical transformation in ethnic, geographic and linguistic terms. Our current cultural... 閱讀全文
Rely on God for everything
Posted: 三月 4, 2021 | 分類: Testimonies
The story of Brethren In Christ Church Nepal First mission efforts Brethren In Christ Church (BIC) Nepal was pioneered by missionaries from the Brethren In Christ church in Bihar, India. In turn, the BIC mission station in Bihar, India, was started... 閱讀全文
A fresh wind of the Spirit
Posted: 二月 22, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
A “great multitude...from all tribes and peoples and languages” worship around the throne of God (Revelation 7). That vision aptly describes Mennonite World Conference. But it stands against a backdrop of disaster that feels too familiar today... 閱讀全文
Meet your YABs Committee
Posted: 二月 16, 2021 | 分類: News
“As we walk with Jesus in relationship, his peace flows out of us into our relationships with others. It must be based in love,” says Young AnaBaptist Lilia Aranguren a member of Iglesia Menonita Venga tu Reino, Villas de Granada, Bogotá, Colombia... 閱讀全文
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