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A journey of understanding
Posted: 十月 5, 2022 | 分類: From Our Leaders
It was with great anticipation that I went to attend a Brethren In Christ Church (BICC) conference in Mozambique, in July 2016. This was my first trip as a regional representative for Mennonite World Conference. It was held in a small town called... 閱讀全文
Time to correct the page
Posted: 八月 29, 2022 | 分類: From Our Leaders
“Indigenous solidarity hits the heart of what we do in the Philippines with Coffee for Peace,” says Joji Pantoja, chair of the Peace Commission (2015-2022). The Peace Commission drafted a Statement of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples that was... 閱讀全文
Why have an Assembly?
Posted: 四月 18, 2022 | 分類: From Our Leaders
Former MWC president Danisa Ndlovu (2003-2015) spoke with MWC about hosting the 2003 Assembly in Zimbabwe, his home country. This interview has been edited. “Circumstances tend not to favour expectations. You don’t choose what is happening at any... 閱讀全文
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
An Open Letter to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus
Posted: 二月 27, 2022 | 分類: 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... 閱讀全文
A pastoral letter regarding Ukraine
Posted: 二月 24, 2022 | 分類: 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... 閱讀全文
A pastoral letter for Anabaptist-Mennonites in Ukraine
Posted: 一月 28, 2022 | 分類: 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-... 閱讀全文
A pastoral letter for Anabaptist-Mennonites in Burkina Faso
Posted: 一月 26, 2022 | 分類: 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... 閱讀全文
Created in the beauty of climate
Posted: 一月 20, 2022 | 分類: 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... 閱讀全文
A pastoral letter for Anabaptist-Mennonites in British Columbia
Posted: 十一月 30, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
Beloved sisters and brothers: Let us remember in prayer the people of British Columbia in western Canada. After a summer of heat waves and wildfires, a series of storms is battering the region, causing serious flooding and landslides. Thousands of... 閱讀全文
A pastoral letter for the healing of Haiti
Posted: 十月 22, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
Beloved sisters and brothers: Let us join in prayer for peace and stability in Haiti! The island nation is reeling after the assassination of its president in July, a devastating earthquake in August, and ongoing effects from the coronavirus... 閱讀全文
A biblical foundation to stand on
Posted: 十月 6, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of Deacons, Faith and Life, Peace, Mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... 閱讀全文
A pastoral letter to Anabaptist-Mennonites in India
Posted: 八月 27, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
Dear Anabaptist sisters and brothers: This letter is a call for the church around the world to join in prayer for Christians and other minority groups who are harassed and threatened in India, especially in rural areas. With tacit support from... 閱讀全文
“We are with you”
Posted: 七月 14, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of Deacons, Faith and Life, Peace, Mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... 閱讀全文
Is church online for good?
Posted: 七月 2, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
“We’re all going through the same storm but we’re not all in the same boat. Context is everything.” These words, spoken by a North American pastor, address the divergent responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Many congregations in Canada and the... 閱讀全文
A pastoral letter to Anabaptist-Mennonites of Colombia
Posted: 五月 6, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
Beloved sisters and brothers: The world is watching as forces of domination seek to silence peaceful calls for reform in your country. God, too, is watching, and will bring oppressors to account. God delivers the needy when they call, the poor and... 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
A pastoral letter to Anabaptist-Mennonites of India
Posted: 四月 29, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
Dear sisters and brothers: Mennonites around the world watch with anguish as India suffers a devastating wave of pandemic sickness and death. We grieve, and your pain reaches the whole body of Christ. “The cords of death encompassed me,” the... 閱讀全文
A pastoral letter to the church in Myanmar
Posted: 四月 15, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
Sisters and brothers of the Christian church in Myanmar: the global Anabaptist-Mennonite church is praying for you. We hear your accounts of military forces torturing and killing peaceful protesters, raiding houses and destroying property. We see... 閱讀全文
Accountant adds friends in global church
Posted: 四月 13, 2021 | 分類: From Our Leaders
It was 10 years ago this past January when Mennonite World Conference announced my appointment as Chief Operations Officer. I quickly received emails from several countries including Paraguay and Zimbabwe. People whom I had not yet met... 閱讀全文
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