Iain Provan was born and educated in the UK, emigrating to Canada in 1997 to become the Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies at Regent College in Vancouver.
Renowned scholar and theologian Dr. Willie James Jennings is in high demand across North America. On his schedule this month is a trip to Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), where he’ll be delivering the 2023 J.J. Thiessen Lecture.
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Mennonite Central Committee plans relief, advocates for just peace in Palestine and Israel
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is responding to the recent events in Palestine and Israel with a call to prayer, emergency food and other relief, and advocacy for a just peace.
My frustrations had gotten the better of me, and I found myself unable to hold back. “He always does this. He never listens and he doesn’t care about how this will impact others,” I vented.
The grant to Living Word Temple was just one of 26 grants worth just over $137,000 given to churches and organizations across Canada by MDS Canada in 2022-23.
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Mennonite Central Committee, Canadian Mennonite University collaborate on $15M Climate Change Adaptation Project in Zimbabwe, funded by the Government of Canada
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is pleased to collaborate with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada in a new project, Locally-Led Indigenous Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in Zimbabwe (LINCZ).
As you are likely aware, a lot of time is needed today to make sure that we are understanding words the same way. So I must spend a few moments explaining my definition of terms and how I’m understanding your question and the terms you are using. (If I have misunderstood your intention, please let me know.)
Jenah Park, the Director of NextGen at Highland MB Church in Calgary, is originally from South Korea. Her family immigrated to Canada and moved to Calgary in 2002 when she was 12 years old. Her mother was a Christian and her father an atheist.
I remember as a child having my father use his very limited vacation days to be a delegate to one of the summer conventions held somewhere in our big country. It seemed like nothing could stop this rich tradition of regular in-person gatherings as a larger MB family.
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Holy Spirit/Saint-Espirit – Fill Us with Your Gentleness/Remplis Nous de ta Douceur!
For the month of September, we invite the Holy Spirit to fill us with the fruit of gentleness; that eighth quality of the fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5.