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Future Church Summit Reflection

Melissa Florer-Bixler is Pastor of Raleigh (North Carolina) Mennonite Church. In 1940, Virginia Mennonite Conference racially segregated the rituals of the church. As backlash against

Melissa Florer-Bixler

July 12, 2017

Does the Future Church have a history?

Felipe Hinojosa is associate professor of history at Texas A&M University. He is the author of Latino Mennonites: Civil Rights, Faith, and Evangelical Culture. This post

Felipe Hinojosa

July 5, 2017

Christ’s victory is ours

Since learning Mennonite World Conference had members in Italy, I wanted to fellowship with them, as Italy is where my dad’s family is from. MWC’s

Rachel Stella

July 3, 2017

Global leader?

Nations that flout international norms get a “rogue state” label. Now the United States is going rogue. By dropping out of the Paris climate-change accord,

Paul Schrag

July 3, 2017

Toward more effective congregational committees

Edgar Stoesz is a member of Akron (Pa.) Mennonite Church. H e is now retired after a career with Mennonite Central Committee and Habitat for Humanity and

Edgar Stoesz

June 30, 2017

A God who saves

Berry Friesen lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is part of the East Chestnut Street Mennonite congregation in that city. “I have observed the misery of

Berry Friesen

June 26, 2017

Can we celebrate life?

Dave Swanson is Pastor at Pittsburgh Mennonite Church. Three months ago, after a few years working as pastor of Pittsburgh Mennonite Church, the PMC community

Dave Swanson

June 26, 2017

Spiritual resilience in hard times

Sarah Augustine is the executive director of the Dispute Resolution Center of Yakima and Kittitas Counties. She is also adjunct professor of sociology at Heritage

Sarah Augustine

June 20, 2017

An opportunity to be “first responders” to social program cutbacks

Tom Sine is the author of the book, Live Like You Give a Damn: Join the Changemaking Celebration (Cascade Books). He has worked for many years as

Tom Sine

June 20, 2017

Beyond Neighborliness

Rev. Erica Lea is a graduate of San Jacinto College, Texas A&M and Truett Theological Seminary. She has served congregations in Wyoming, Texas (including Houston

Erica Lea

June 20, 2017

Opinion: Talking ‘kimchi’ with North Koreans

WINNIPEG, Man. — I was grateful for the opportunity in early May to sit around the dinner table on a Manitoba farm and share a Mennonite feast with local friends, some Mennonite Central Committee colleagues and five guests from North Korea.

Darryl Loewen | Mennonite Central Committee Canada

June 19, 2017

Root of the matter

A tree is known by its fruit. The same goes for churches. The apple industry is revolutionizing itself by getting to the root of a

Tim Huber

June 19, 2017

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