“My prayer was that God would use our help…so that through our work, they’d have a restored house and a saved spirit,” says Columbia Bible College student Matthew Janzen about his volunteer service with Mennonite Disaster Service.
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July 2016
The long-awaited volume 4 subject and author index to the internationally read Mennonitische Rundschau has been completed thanks to Bert Friesen, with financial support from the D.F. Plett Historical Research Foundation. The 1,394-page index provides simplified access to the German-language paper in the years 1910–1919. Friesen indexed the periodical with a fine-toothed comb so that researchers could find the proverbial “needle in a hay stack.”
New leader appointed to international body for strengthening the church At the crossroads of the Americas, ICOMB (International Community of Mennonite Brethren) gathered its members for teaching, decision making and…
Leading into a significant decision making session, Phil Collins (pastor at Willow Park – not the other one) delivered a message on the theme “compelled to reach Canada for Christ.”…
Leadership means learning. That’s what the cryptic combinations in L2L – which Ron Toews earlier described as a shoe horn, a tool to help people find their ministry fit –…
Board of Faith and Life “BFL’s aspiration is to be a resource for the whole church,” said chair David Miller. One way they’ve done that recently is to produce a…
Kelowna pastor Laurence East comes from a long line of missionaries in India and married into a long line of Mennonites now in Yarrow but his words to Gathering 2016…
“God understands each race,” said Vishal, pastor at Behta Darya Community Church, GTA. “He is showing off among Punjabis who think idols can save them.” Vishal recounted story after story…
Excitement at a business session? A motion came from the floor before the agenda was approved. Kevin Koop of Crestwood MB Church, Medicine Hat, Alta., moved to accept the mission…
…then the world may know (John 17:23). The reason we’re here – on earth, that is, not merely at this convention – is that “lost people matter to God.” Janet…
“The goal of gathering is to create a space where community can happen,” said emcee Mandy Kasper of New Hope Church Niagara, St. Catharines, Ont., at the opening session of…
I like preaching about sex and money because I know people are listening. These days, I get the same reaction to both topics: How dare the church tell me…
The “birds and the bees” talk is a thing of the past – or it should be. Now, more than ever, children need honest conversations about sexuality to be part…
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