Effective October 1, 2021, Ken Esau will serve CCMBC in the interim role of National Faith and Life (NFLT) director. Ken commits to a six-month term while current NFLT director …
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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 …
Discerning women in ministry leadership in the Mennonite Brethren church “It’s like a detective story; you see all these threads woven together,” says Doug Heidebrecht. Heidebrecht’s Women in Ministry Leadership: …
Who are we now and what is our job? These were the questions that dominated the agenda at the last meetings of the renamed national faith and life team (NFLT) …
Article 18 of the MB Confession of Faith looks at Christ’s Final Triumph. This item of the Confession bears witness to both hope and warning: hope for the believer looking …
Title: Family Matters A book I’d gladly put in the hands of anyone in our church to acquire a better sense of how each person and congregation fits into the …
“Our unity as a denominational family is to be based not on ethnicity, but on our shared faith in Jesus Christ,” says Andrew Dyck, member of the Board of Faith …
What does Mennonite Brethren theology have in common with that of other Christian denominations? And what are the distinctive emphases of Mennonite Brethren theology? Our Confession of Faith is a …
After interacting with provincial conference ministers, professors from MB Biblical Seminary and Columbia Bible College and leaders from CCMBC ministries like L2L and the C2C Network over June 14–16, 2016, …
I like preaching about sex and money because I know people are listening. These days, I get the same reaction to both topics: How dare the church tell me …
Re-engaging ordination Recently, I’ve been hearing Mennonite Brethren use the word “theology” more than they used to. With few Canadian Christians reading the Bible, perhaps some use theological categories and …
Board of Faith and Life report The Board of Faith and Life met this January for three days of meetings. The majority of our time was devoted to a debrief …
Why do Mennonite Brethren hold study conferences? It is because Christians are called to be united. This unity comes from our rootedness in Christ. The work of the Board of …
The Confession of Faith: Commentary and pastoral application is now available in French. / La confession de foi: Commentaire et l’application pastorale est maintenant disponible en français.