In 1996, Christian A. Schwarz (Natural Church Development) identified eight quality control characteristics of growing churches (e.g., empowering leadership, gift-oriented ministry, passionate spirituality).
Have you seen the picture? Two simple drawings of three children watching a baseball game. One image is labelled “equality,” the other “justice.” It took me a moment to see …
A lot has changed with the Herald in the last year, but much has stayed the same. We still strive to share the life and story of the MB church …
Photo courtesy of Bethany College Bethany, dead at 88 Bethany College, the small Saskatchewan college born in the boom of Bible training schools amid the dust of the Depression, matriculates its last students …
Runners and walkers line up in Hamilton, Ont., for a 10 km route. PHOTO: Martha Marris Joggers pray through high-needs neighbourhoods Four countries, $14,000, 1,760 km: that’s how much ground …
Remember that dot matrix printer with the tractor feed? Elizabeth Esau takes registrations at an Ontario conference, circa 1987. Photo (NP149-01-2675) from the Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies is available …
Don Banman began as associate pastor of youth and young adults at North Peace MB Church, Fort St. John, B.C. He has a BA in religious studies with a major …
The CCMBC executive board hereby gives notice of revisions to the General Operating Bylaws of the Canadian Conference of MB Churches to be considered at Gathering 2016. The proposed revisions …
Sitting in my car outside a Catholic church in Saskatoon, I was nervous and full of questions. As I pastor, I’m in church every Sunday – but I don’t actually …
Member of Legislative Assembly statement on Open Circle Open Circle is an Initiatives for Just Communities program that puts faith into practice by connecting volunteers with prison inmates who request a visitor. I first became aware of …