Mennonite Church USA Archives | Page 63 of 78

An ironic unity

There’s an emerging consensus among Mennonite congregations these days, especially among those at polar opposites on issues related to homosexuality. The congregations at the extremes

Letters

June 8, 2015

Tours build support for Israel-Palestine resolution

Joy Sutter of Salford (Pa.) Mennonite Church didn’t fully understand the Israel-Palestine conflict until she visited the region last year.

“I needed to see the oppressive wall, hear the stories of the people, see the occupation of the land and get a grasp of the injustices of the everyday existence of the Palestinian people,” said Sutter, a member of the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board.

Ryan Rodrick Beiler | For Mennonite World Review

June 8, 2015

Easy talk, tough walk

As Mennonite Church USA delegates prepare for this summer’s convention in Kansas City, Mennonites on social media are demonstrating passion for conversations around forbearance and

Kelli Yoder

June 8, 2015

Caught in the middle, leaders have a hard task

I have known James M. Lapp since we were children; of Bishop John E. Lapp’s sons, he was the closest to my age. In 1994,

Rachel Stella

June 8, 2015

Going a third way at Penn State

The newest pastor at University Mennonite Church in State College, Pa., never seems to be in the actual church building, and the advisory team that relates to him doesn’t mind.

In what is likely the first Mennonite ministry of its kind, 3rd Way Collective and UMC campus minister Ben Wideman operate almost exclusively on the campus of a massive state university.

Pennsylvania State University is among of the biggest universities in the country, counting more than 46,000 students on its . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

June 1, 2015

Opinion: Scripture, not compromise

In the debate within Mennonite Church USA over homosexual practice, church leaders and others tell us that staying together will require a lot of accommodation

Don R. Martin

May 25, 2015

Forbearing family?

Mennonite Church USA congregations and conferences are like adult brothers and sisters. In a dispute, no one can force the other’s hand. Nor can they

Paul Schrag

May 25, 2015

Ecclesial kin

One of the unique aspects of Mennonite Church USA interchurch conversations is the way the denomination is positioned between Roman Catholicism and various Protestants groups

Malinda Elizabeth Berry

May 25, 2015

Taking words to heart

In “Don’t Break Up the Body” (April 27), James M. Lapp writes that the church is “our laboratory for learning to love, even when we

Rachel Stella

May 25, 2015

Applying discipline

I’m disappointed that Mennonite Church USA has not applied spiritual discipline to the issue of marriage between one man and one woman. All Christians have

Rachel Stella

May 25, 2015