Ben Walter is co-pastor at Ripple in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This piece originally appeared in the Sept. 28 edition of Franconia Mennonite Conference's Intersectings publication. The
Photo: Franklin Mennonite Conference meetings in 2015. Conference photo. On Sept. 28, Franklin Mennonite Conference lay delegates and credentialed members voted to affirm the recommendation
Franklin Mennonite Conference, with reporting by The Mennonite staff
Photo: Leonard Pitts meeting with Bethel College students in an afternoon class. Photo by Vada Snider. A near-capacity crowd filled Bethel College’s larger public space,
