“Christ calls us to mission, and out of that the church forms,” says Ewald Unruh, director of ministries for the Canadian Conference of MB Churches (CCMBC). That was the overarching message of Renov8, the bi-annual Church Planting Congress in Calgary, Nov. 17–20, attended by more than 700 people.
Campaign of poverty reduction; MCC Canada launches mining justice campaign; Supreme Court makes ruling against Vancouver-area Anglican churches; Changes in climate patters assist Kenyan farmers
The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford opened an exhibit on Mennonites Nov. 19. “Mennonite: People of Faith and Action” is a collection of images capturing the 75-year story of Mennonites in …
I love birthday celebrations. When I turned 35, I decided to throw myself a huge party. I wanted all my friends and family to gather for an evening of fun, food, and… presents! I chose a Cat in the Hat theme and promised my guests a prize for the craziest hat (the award went to a firefighter friend who wore a vintage fireman’s helmet).
Trust
Artist: gemma
Trust, the second album from gemma, is a warm, gentle walk through the music of Taizé. With harp, panflute, violin, and gentle percussion, Trust has a Celtic-inspired sound, but expect emotive and peaceful music rather than jigs and reels.Fifty writers from most of the 18 member conferences of International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) are prepared to bless the 300,000 members of the global MB church through short devotionals available on the internet. The gift, authorized by the ICOMB executive, consists of 50 meditations for the 50 days between Easter and Pentecost of 2010.
The story of Mennonite men drugging and raping women on Old Colony Mennonite settlements in Bolivia hit the news summer 2009, from local Spanish papers to The Guardian Weekly in the UK. Meanwhile, English-language Mennonite media has given it scant reportage as Mennonites from conservative to evangelical struggle to respond appropriately – if at all.
Introducing Richard Martens, Derek Lehman
Farewell to Cliff Janzen
Hays Gospel Chapel, Alberta, closesOn Nov. 12, all four pastors of Yarrow (B.C.) MB Church were invited to dinner at a member’s home. Dress would be semi-formal, they were told. That’s all they knew. Not one of them had any inkling of what the evening would mean to them.
Image Profiled: Communion in 1860 vs. Communion in 2010