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Signposts on the missional journey

At the delegate session in Pittsburgh last summer, André Gingerich Stoner remarked that many Mennonites “love ser­vice, flirt with peace and are allergic to evangelism.” Many felt he hit a home run with that comment. That means we have a ways to go to become a missional church. Service, peacemaking and evangelism are all needed in order to fully proclaim the gospel …

Ervin Stutzman | The Mennonite

January 1, 2012

A Bible to actually read

According to one survey, 92 percent of American households own a Bible, and of those who own a Bible, the average number owned is three …

The Mennonite

January 1, 2012

Three bad habits toward the poor

Recently, a young Mennonite told me she wasn’t interested in the institutional Mennonite church. She was inspired instead, she said, by the radical work for the poor that she saw described by Shane Claiborne …

The Mennonite

January 1, 2012

Servant leaders or Christian executives?

Some of us remember when bishops were in charge and pretty much ruled Mennonite Church life. I remember going to the annual meeting of the conference to discover that the bishops had already met and made decisions on the live issues facing congregations. Those decisions were then reported to the ministers and congregations for implementation …

The Mennonite

January 1, 2012

Anabaptist Teaching Centers

Leadership: A word from Mennonite Church USA leaders God calls us to be followers of Jesus Christ and, by the power of the Holy Spirit,

The Mennonite

January 1, 2012

Mennonites and the Occupy movement

The Occupy Wall Street movement is going to be with us for a while. Mennonites who are not ignoring it are trying to figure out how to relate to it. Some joyfully participate. Some angrily reject it. But it may be God at work …

The Mennonite

January 1, 2012

Chilean Mennonites enrich the fold

Last May, the Evangelical Mennonite Church of Chile (Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Chile, or IEMCH) officially joined Mennonite World Conference, thereby becoming MWC’s 100th member …

The Mennonite

January 1, 2012

In our end is our beginning

I don’t like endings. I’m sad when I come to the end of a good book, wishing there was more to read. I look forward to seeing friends and family who live far from me. But when the time comes to say goodbye, I struggle with tears …

The Mennonite

January 1, 2012

‘Invisible’ curriculum

Playing basketball at Iowa Mennonite School in Kalona, Iowa, did not yield many wins for Aliese Gingerich and her teammates.“ If I were playing basketball to win games, I would not have been playing at IMS,” Gingerich says …

The Mennonite

January 1, 2012

Christian formation

Three Biblical models The leadership of Mennonite Church USA has identified Christian formation as our number one ministry priority. I affirm this emphasis because the

The Mennonite

January 1, 2012
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