Encountering Jesus at the crossroads Adam Greely knew that God was calling him and his wife, Suzanne, to plant a church near their home in Dartmouth, NS but was struggling …
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Article 8 NFLT seeks feedback on draft revision of Article 8 “Baptism is a gift from God and possibly the singular highlight in the life of a local church,” says …
“I want to start 2017 as a baptized Christian.” Biniam Solomon, a recent immigrant from Eritrea to Kitchener, Ont., made this announcement in December. On New Year’s Eve, Solomon was …
Representatives of the Catholic Church (Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity), The Lutheran World Federation, and Mennonite World Conference met in Bogotá, Colombia, 29 February–4 March 2016, for the fourth …
Sometimes, a single act can have enormous consequences. In the religious ferment of 16th century Europe, a small group of Christians in the Swiss canton of Zurich gathered in a …
The chilly spring waters of the Pacific Ocean didn’t deter 29 people from plunging beneath the surface this Easter as a public witness to the truth and power of the …
I was raised in the Roman Catholic church. My rebaptism in the Mennonite Brethren church was a defining moment in my life. I invited my parents to the service at …
Mennonites, Catholics and Lutherans hold second round of dialogue on baptism STRASBOURG, France “I continue to be inspired by the mutuality of our work,” commented John Rempel of Toronto, Ontario, …
An international trilateral dialogue between Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans began in Rome, December 9–13, 2012. According to a joint release issued after the Rome meeting, the overall theme of the …
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 …
Have you ever played laser tag? I remember my first experience – it seemed like all of my friends had played for years, and I was the last one to …
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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 …
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 …