Take a trip to Toys R Us. You’ll find all kinds of cool toys designed to inspire kids about future professions – a stethoscope for aspiring doctors, a plastic cell …
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Faith stories often stop at conversion instead of going on to describe how faith matured throughout life.
A global multicultural community of faith People still sometimes associate the label “Mennonite” with the German language,certain foods or specific surnames. While German-Russian ethnicity was the cultural conduit through which …
Mennonite Brethren in North America Freedom, prosperity, growth Mennonites came to North America as part of several migrations from Russia. About 400 Mennonite Brethren were part of the migration of …
The Russian experience Mennonite Brethren origins and diaspora Following severe persecution during the 16th century, many Mennonites eventually found a place of refuge in Prussia. Here they prospered until some …
The 16th century radical reformation Suffering for the faith The Mennonite story begins in the 16the century, part of a larger movement known as the Radical Reformation. “Anabaptist” (re-baptizer) was …
Few Christians in Canada can deny that the faces in our community have changed. Between 1986 and 1999 Canada received 3.5 million immigrants, many of whom have not received the …
Killarney Park identifies itself as an intentionally intercultural church. This means, explained associate pastor David Chow, a young Canadian-born Chinese married to a Caucasian, that people of different ethnicities, generations …
As the discussion about women in ministry leadership continues, the recommendation (1999) that “women be encouraged to minister in the church in every function other than the lead pastorate” is …
A brief survey of the practice among Mennonite Brethren Early in their history, Mennonite Brethren took Jesus’ example and command to “wash one another’s feet” (John 13:14) literally. Like many …
Marriage in our society has become a commodity. It has become a device to fill the void that individualism has created. We are lonely people and so we wait for …
Christmas is a season of lights. They glimmer in candles, glow on trees, are strung into twinkling shapes. These lights, however, only hint at the true light of Christmas – Christ. …
Believers baptism has been the standard practice of Mennonites since their origin in the 16th century, perhaps to the point that we sometimes take it for granted and do not …
“Pastor, we’ve come to appreciate this church, and we’d like to become members. How do we join?” Music to a pastor’s ears? Not if the request comes from a person …
The Key Cities Initiative is a vision to plant “reproducing” Mennonite Brethren churches in Canada’s cities through partnerships between the Canadian MB Conference and provincial MB conferences. The Key Cities …