September 29, 2014 | Anabaptist World

The limits of Stan the Man Hauerwas

When I was in seminary, I got drunk on Stanley Hauerwas. His polemic works against modernity, Christendom, liberalism, individualism, etc., struck a chord with me,

Brian R. Gumm

September 29, 2014

Churches repudiate ‘Doctrine of Discovery’

SAN FRANCISCO — Church leaders from across the U.S. and Canada strategized about engaging the Mennonite church in the ecumenical effort to dismantle the “Doctrine

First Mennonite Church of San Francisco

September 29, 2014

Church planters make friends, follow the Spirit

WICHITA, Kan. — Because Byron and Hilda Pellecer “followed the bubbles” of the Holy Spirit, Imelda Samaniego worships on her front lawn.

On Tuesday evenings she joins a small group of adults and children in an outdoor Bible study the Pellecers lead.

Her neighbors, Juanita and Pascual, invited her. The couple . . .

Laurie Oswald Robinson | For Mennonite World Review

September 29, 2014

Numbers game

It started with college sports. Fans wanted to know how teams that never played each other stacked up. So they took a poll, counted the

Paul Schrag

September 29, 2014

A surprising future?

The shape of God’s church of the future may surprise us. Can we agree that decision-making from only a few, top-down, is not satisfactory? Nor

Rachel Stella

September 29, 2014

CAM Liberia staff take Ebola virus precautions

An Ebola virus outbreak spreading through Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone has prompted Christian Aid Ministries to significantly alter its presence in Liberia, where the

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

September 29, 2014

O God, where is justice?

How do we live as people of faith in a world that seems so often to be dominated by the wrong? The prophet Habakkuk gives

Ted Grimsrud

September 29, 2014

Nothing new under the sun — or in the church press?

Cleaning out old files, I came upon one marked “Controversy in the Mennonite Press” with stuff in it dating back 40 years and more. One

Katie Funk Wiebe

September 29, 2014

Teaching English leads to deeper discussions in China

Tao’s sheepish demeanor as he approached teacher Kelly McPhail revealed why he and his classmates were nervous about their English grades: They hadn’t been speaking much

Wil LaVeist | Mennonite Mission Network

September 29, 2014

Zealous African bishop

Henry Mulandi of Kenya was a plenary speaker at the inaugural sessions of the Global Mission Fellowship at the 2003 Mennonite World Conference in Zimbabwe.

R. Showalter

September 29, 2014