This past winter – with its harsh weather, treacherous driving conditions and dismal power outages – reminded me that God is the sustainer of all things. As spring appears, I’m …
Anabaptism
“Like an infectious laugh that spreads throughout a room full of people, one after another, theological networks have been formed by Anabaptist women in Africa, South America, Asia and Europe,” …
Winds of the Spirit: A Profile of Anabaptist Churches in the Global South Authors: Conrad L. Kanagy, Tilahun Beyene, and Richard Showalter “This is an exceptionally important book.” So says …
Far from nostalgic throw-backs to earlier patterns of church, discussion papers and decisions at this year’s MWC gathering were about new ways global Anabaptists can be the church together in …
Walking along the bank of the Limmat River, Thioro Bananzoro pondered the challenges Anabaptists have turned into opportunities over the last five centuries.
Kevin Carrigan is an Anabaptist in the literal sense of the word. In its Jan. 1, 2012, morning service, Culloden MB Church, Vancouver, baptized and commissioned Carrigan to minister to …
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Read the label: We are evangelical Anabaptists
by Willy ReimerThere’s a growing surge of interest in defining who we are as a denomination – in what we believe and what the implications of those core beliefs are. This is …
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Success through suffering
by Brian CooperNot many people have a theological epiphany in the context of doctoral research. But I did.
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Austrian evangelicals claim connection to Anabaptist past
by Dora DueckA 15-metre galley ship tucked into the ruins of a castle vault restores to public memory a dramatic episode in Anabaptist history. It tells the story of 90 Hutterite men …
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Anabaptist Liturgical Spirituality and the Supper of Christ
by ContributorDuring a church council retreat in the spring of 2002, a new vision was conceived for worship at Bakerview Mennonite Brethren Church in Abbotsford, B.C. This vision was inspired, in …
The Mennonite Brethren movement began 150 years ago in southern Russia with 18 families. Today, we are a diverse group of 18 conferences in 15 countries representing some 300,000 people, …
A new Mennonite World Conference map shows that Mennonite, Brethren in Christ, and related churches (national conferences) can now be found in 80 countries around the world.
The Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has taken another critical step toward reconciliation with Anabaptists. At its October meeting near Geneva, the council unanimously recommended that the LWF …
Anabaptism 101 Radical Anabaptism for today “Behold, most beloved reader, thus true faith or true knowledge begets love, and love begets obedience to the commandments of God…” —Menno Simons For …
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Strange bedfellows: Anabaptism and the emergent church
by ContributorWith a whole new take on the concept of denominations, the emergent church (alternately known as emerging church) is cutting across old ecclesiological boundaries. Gareth Brandt examines the remarkable similarities between …