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Becoming a church of the servant

And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,

Micah Bales

October 9, 2014

Why privileged people love quoting MLK

If you’re outspoken on the issue of race, chances are, at one point or another, you’ve had a conversation with a self-proclaimed pacifist who has cited

Andy Gill

October 8, 2014

Freedom of fear

The fear of the Lord isn’t a popular concept these days. The church has discovered the practical difficulties of attempting conversion by threat of lightning

Meghan Good

October 7, 2014

Anabaptists consider role in post-Christian culture

CARLISLE, Pa. — A few hundred Anabaptists were told to raise their hands as they sang from Psalms, “lift up your hands and praise the Lord.” Most did not.

To one of the worshipers, the disconnect between words and actions symbolized a problem.

“We say things that we don’t do,” said Cherith Fee-Nordling, a professor of theology at Northern Seminary . . .

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

October 6, 2014

Gulf States Conference to vote on withdrawal

Gulf States Mennonite Conference delegates are expected to vote at their annual assembly Nov. 1 on whether to sever ties with Mennonite Church USA.

The voting options, to stay or to withdraw, are being submitted by the conference’s Executive Committee. Leaving MC USA would be a constitutional change and require a two-thirds majority.

No conference has withdrawn from MC USA in the denomination’s 12-year history.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

October 6, 2014

Sharing the faith

“Why don’t Mennonites believe in evangelism?” asked my breakfast partner. This was the question of the appointment. With small chat out of the way, the

Willard Metzger

October 6, 2014

Why losing weight and Bible reading are two of life’s hardest activities

At the group home where I work, there is a young man who is very kind and considerate but, like the rest of us, sometimes expects

Deborah-Ruth Ferber

October 3, 2014

Skipping church

Last Sunday we, as a family, were exhausted. We, as a family, were skipping church. We go to church most Sundays. Matt and I ship

Jill Clingan

October 1, 2014

Mennonite Church USA to explore new structure

Seeking to hold the denomination together amid controversies over homosexuality, Mennonite Church USA will explore possibilities for a new structure.

At its Sept. 26-27 meeting in Kansas City, Mo., the MC USA Executive Board appointed a committee to look at new ways for area conferences to relate to each other.

The goal is to bring a proposal to delegates at next summer’s convention in Kansas City.

Paul Schrag | Mennonite World Review

September 30, 2014

Plain people in the midst of cultural transformation

The below photo depicts an understudied — yet vitally important — aspect of Brethren in Christ religious life in the 1960s and 1970s: the Church Growth

Devin C. Manzullo-Thomas

September 30, 2014