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Committee: No structural solution to MC USA tensions

The idea that major structural change might help Mennonite Church USA resolve its conflicts has been tested and dropped.

Instead, delegates at this summer’s convention will turn their attention to polity, or church governance, as they deal with issues of sexuality and authority.

Paul Schrag | Mennonite World Review

February 4, 2015

It’s the culture war

D.R. Yoder’s parable, “If Faced With This Choice, What Would You Do?” (Letters, Jan. 5), seems to be based on the assumption that those who

Rachel Stella

February 2, 2015

Opinion: Formed by culture?

All of us want any movement toward same-sex marriage to be shaped by the Spirit and the Word and not only by what we see

Harold N. Miller

February 2, 2015

Cultural divide splits MC USA in survey results

Though same-sex relationships dominate Mennonite Church USA conversations, the “real cultural divide” includes many deeply rooted factors, says Conrad Kanagy.

“It’s quite clear now this is not one issue, it’s a package,” said Kanagy, a sociology professor at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College who directed MC USA’s survey of credentialed leaders.

“A variable can be a proxy for a number of variables. It . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

January 19, 2015

Shifting toward inclusion

There’s a dramatic moment in the mountain of data about Mennonite Church USA released Jan. 5: Credentialed leaders are much more accepting of gay and

Paul Schrag

January 19, 2015

View from the outside

Since the late 1950s my wife and I have never lived in a Mennonite community but have kept in touch with the faith of my

Rachel Stella

January 19, 2015

Gay advocacy groups get space at KC convention

Same-sex relationship advocacy groups will be allowed space at the Mennonite Church USA convention for the first time this summer in Kansas City. The denomination announced

Mennonite World Review staff

January 19, 2015

Bible as an idol

I see as idolatry the practice of calling the Scriptures “God’s Word” with a capital W. This places the Bible above Jesus, God Incarnate, the

Rachel Stella

January 19, 2015

Same-sex wedding a first for MC Canada

A Saskatoon, Sask., couple became the first same-sex couple to be married in a Mennonite Church Canada congregation on Dec. 31.

Craig Friesen and Matt Wiens held a ceremony with family, friends and their church community at Osler (Sask.) Mennonite Church, where Friesen grew up and is a member.

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

January 12, 2015

MC USA survey reveals divides on inclusion, organization

A new survey reports credentialed leaders in Mennonite Church USA have diverse views about membership and leadership roles for gay and lesbian people and about how the denomination might organize itself differently.

The survey, conducted by Elizabethtown (Pa.) College sociology professor Conrad Kanagy in August, was released Jan. 5 by the MC USA Executive Board.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

January 5, 2015