My Mennonite mother-in-law can scrape the last molecule out of a jar with a spatula. To avoid wasting food, leftovers are passed around her table until someone relents and eats …
October 2011
Are you engaged? Thinking of getting married? Like many couples, you may find yourself at a loss on how to properly manage – and share – your financial resources, both …
Accountant George Kroker from Willow Park (MB) Church in Kelowna, B.C., has a motto: “If you can use the tax system to help charity, you should do it because that’s …
There are a number of surprising things about this passage from the Gospel of Luke. First, it’s notable that the group of travellers with Jesus was large and diverse: the …
In 2004, Willow Creek Community Church began going beyond studying the demographics of their congregation to surveys that dig into discipleship patterns: serving, Bible study, small group involvement, prayer, and …
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Setting the table with a rejected feast
by ContributorLast week, as I lay bleeding on the pavement of downtown Winnipeg’s Main Street, surrounded by my bike and a large pile of food, including two garbage bags of peas …
With aid dollars that have flooded in from Canadians, Mennonite relief agencies are strategically distributing food and resources through their networks of partners in East Africa, where some 12 million …
Willow Creek Community Church survey framework available to churches; Advice on website
I love food – so much, in fact, my husband accuses me of being a food snob! My mouth waters when I think of spicy exotic curry, hearty goulash soup …
Sharing Possessions: What Faith Demands 2nd Ed.Author: Luke Timothy JohnsonThe use of possessions and wealth is a tricky issue for Mennonites. Historically, we’ve held simplicity as a core value of …
This month, we’re talking about sustainable lifestyles, looking at things like creation care and money management. In our society, governed by the philosophy of consume, consume, consume, it’s not always …
Visiting Jubilee Mennonite Church on a Thursday evening, one discovers a flurry of activity – youths waiting to be shepherded into vehicles for an evening at Birds Hill Park, young …
When Clearbrook MB Church, Abbotsford, B.C., started, 80 percent of its present-day members were around five years old. This month, the Fraser Valley church, with its largely grey-haired congregation, celebrates …