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Confessing without forcing

Like so many other Christian groups, Mennonite Church USA has an LGBTQ issue. But more than that, MC USA has a history problem. Unfortunately, as

Rich Preheim

June 22, 2015

Guides from the past

In the 1940s the “Old” Mennonite Church stood at an impasse. Illinois Conference was accused, among other things, of violating a dress code and was

Letters

June 22, 2015

Let’s support the full Confession of Faith

The Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, 1995 is a beautiful document. If you haven’t read the entire booklet, I encourage you to do

Sherri Waidelich

June 18, 2015

Friendly conservative suggestions to progressives

We in Mennonite Church USA are uneasy about our apparent impasse over same-sex relationships. As Michael King writes in his first “Blogging Toward Kansas City”

Harold N. Miller

June 17, 2015

Righteous exclusion

I was on a mountain bike ride talking with a kind man who I have biked with before. He knows I am a pastor, so

Bob Brown

June 16, 2015

Lancaster district makes unity central

In the midst of questions about Lancaster Mennonite Conference’s affiliation with Mennonite Church USA, a document calling for unity is gaining traction.

The document, “Radical Center,” was born out of conversations among Landisville Manor District leaders.

“Our discussions lead us to believe that the current ‘crisis’ within Mennonite Church USA is, in fact, an opportunity,” it states.

It calls Lancaster Conference “to practice unity in diversity in a way . . .

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

June 15, 2015

Wider view of grace

In “Scripture, Not Compromise” (May 25), Don R. Martin suggests the only ones being asked to compromise are the conservatives. Isn’t this because the progressives

Letters

June 8, 2015

‘Of one mind’?

The question of whether Mennonite Church USA can live in unity with diversity challenges us to rethink some of our theological underpinnings. Embedded in Mennonite

Letters

June 8, 2015

Listening, while the winds blow as they may

“Forbearance” is buzzing around in our Mennonite Church USA conversations. The dictionary defines it as “patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.” Will forbearance become more than

Jane Yoder-Short

June 8, 2015

Step of faith leads to ministry of accompaniment

Anton Flores-Maisonet left his tenure-track faculty position at LaGrange (Ga.) College in 2008 for a risk-taking venture of faith that would lead him, his wife, Charlotte, and their family into a life of solidarity with immigrants from Latin America in LaGrange.

Not quite knowing what would come next, he co-founded the Alterna Community, a bilingual Anabaptist community of U.S. citizens and newcomers from Latin America that incorporates cooperative housing and covenanted Christian fellowship.

Janie Beck Kreider | Mennonite Church USA

June 8, 2015