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A fervent prayer for church restoration and repair

While Mennonite Church USA is widely recognized as a "peace church," we Mennonites seem to be far better at severing ties with each other than

Harvey Yoder

May 1, 2015

MCC responds with food, shelter, supplies in Nepal

Mennonite Central Committee will begin its Nepal earthquake response by working with a local organization in the remote, eastern area of the country, providing food and other essential items to affected families.

Support for about 200 families in Okhaldhunga District will assist people whose homes are no longer safe for use and who have less than one week of food available. Priority will be given to female-led households, and households . . .

Julie Bell | Mennonite Central Committee

April 30, 2015

22 time-tested ways to love your pastor

Thriving in ministry doesn’t depend solely on what any one pastor does or doesn’t do. Congregations play a critical role. I know that my church has

April Yamasaki

April 30, 2015

The church and measurable goals

One of the ways ministries fund themselves is through writing grants. The process of writing these requests can be helpful and clarifying. A typical grant

Glenn Balzer

April 29, 2015

The rise of the dones — done with church, that is

One of the fastest growing religious groups in Canada today is the nones. These are people who, when asked if they have a religious preference,

John Longhurst

April 28, 2015

The beginning of the end

We have, rather erroneously, developed this notion that the Christian life is supposed to be safe and easy. We desire comfort and we think that

Justin Hiebert

April 27, 2015

It’s time for a new hymnal

The time is near for the next generation’s hymnal. Scheduled for release in 2020, it will be more than a printed book.

Representatives from MennoMedia, Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA laid the foundation for a new song collection at an April meeting in Minneapolis.

The collection will include an electronic version as well as other supporting products.

The new volume will replace the 1992 Hymnal: A Worship Book, which succeeded the 1969 Mennonite Hymnal.

MennoMedia

April 27, 2015

Where is the line?

Jokingly I told a Mennonite farmer that we should be discussing glyphosate at our denominational convention. Can a Mennonite farmer spray glyphosate, the herbicide in

Jane Yoder-Short

April 27, 2015

Opinion: Don’t break up the body

About 40 Franconia Mennonite Conference leaders gathered March 14 to discuss the Mennonite Church USA survey of credentialed leaders on issues related to people in

James M. Lapp

April 27, 2015

Family a campus presence through generations

HILLSBORO, Kan. — According to the registrar, Tabor College has graduated 106 students with the last name of Friesen. Of those, 25 come from one family.

The patriarch, Jacob Wall Friesen, was born Dec. 14, 1883, in Sagrodofka, South Russia. Sometime between 1883 and 1890, Jacob’s parents, Jacob (J.C.) . . .

Katrina Hancock | Tabor College

April 24, 2015