It’s a great blessing to learn from those who are different than you and be together as one, said Derek Parenteau at the 88th convention of the Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Feb. 22–23, 2019, at Glencairn Church, Kitchener, Ont. Plenary speaker at the event, he serves among Indigenous people near Parry Sound, Ont.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparing, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to…

Knocking children’s ministry into the park Cyclone in southern Africa leaves humanitarian emergency Consider it (re)settled CMU to honour writer Rudy Wiebe with 2019 PAX Award Mennonite witness amid suffering…

HELLOS Alex Dixon Title & congregation: lead pastor, Greendale MB Church, Chilliwack, B.C. Start: July 1, 2018 Education: Timberline Lodge, Capernwray Bible School, Fraser, Colo.; diploma in intercultural studies and…

“Volunteers are attracted by the cause and they’re kept by the people,” says Shelley Campagnola, executive director of the Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support (MCRS), consultant in organizational transitions, and…

The Letters column is a free forum for discussion; it should be understood that letters represent the position of the letter writer, not necessarily the position of the MB Herald…

Pilgrim Year (series) Steve Bell Novalis In the Worship Arts program at Columbia Bible College, students often encounter the practice of the liturgical year for the first time. Although they…

The National Ministry Team is a strategic group of senior staff who work collaboratively to accomplish national vision within the Mennonite Brethren family in Canada. It is comprised of provincial…

On Oct. 23, 2019, during our national AGM, as members of the Canadian Conference of MB Churches, we will be voting on the implementation of the Collaborative Model, a new…

What would Sunday morning look like in your church if no volunteers showed up? For most of us, the sermon would continue as usual, and probably the structure of the…

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John…

“The earth is the LORD’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for he has founded it on the seas, and established it…

Volunteers form the backbone of churches. Who are the members in your congregation that exemplify a Christ-like attitude, giving their time, energy, and love to ministry inside and outside the…

#MBThrowback Drama at Christian Day Camps “We are not interested in erecting buildings, but in calling men and women to Christ and into His service.”—1970 Home Missions Committee letter to…

We asked worship pastors what music inspires them on their discipleship path. “Redeemed” Big Daddy Weave Love Come to Life Songwriters: Mike Weaver, Benji Cowart This song is my story.…