As a young disciple of Jesus, I lived in B.C.’s Fraser Valley in the 1970’s and 80’s. At that time there seemed to be a church on every corner; a …
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All of Joseph Gudo’s hard work was summed up in one small plate of food. He’d laboured for months in the field and uncountable hours in the kitchen all in …
MCC is well-positioned through its ongoing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health and food programs to address the threats of COVID-19 for some of the world’s most vulnerable people, including …
I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People Terence Lester Review by Dave Ens What is the subject? How does your church approach ministry to people at …
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by Contributor“Going to church” with the MB Herald book club Ever been catching up on your newsfeed and impulsively clicked something that caught your eye? Just a momentary spark of interest …
As a community, the Mennonite Brethren believe that Scripture is to be interpreted together. But what happens when the community sincerely comes to very different conclusions?
How can a church respond to hunger – not only spiritual, but physical – in its community? In May 2013, a vision to transform an unused grassy lot at Central …
Four Gifts: Seeking Self-Care for Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength April Yamasaki Herald Press Review by Craig Thiessen What is the subject? Holistic self-care. Yamasaki’s presents self-care as more that …
Five years ago, when Westside Gathering, Montreal, pastor David Manafo invited local pastors to pray weekly about the results of a demographic study on West Island, “a vision of how …
Don’t ever grow up “It’s adults who build walls; it’s children who knock them down.” Oh, grow up. Put on your big boy pants. Expressions we use to encourage each …
Do you know the man pictured here? I hope so – even if you don’t know him personally. Steve Berg is the leader of your national church – the Canadian …
The world is watching Do you have a love-hate relationship with anticipation? It is often exciting to wait for a birthday package to arrive in the mail or a …
Mennonite Brethren and Mennonite Church faculty reflect on life together at Canadian Mennonite University: “A community of people working together at a common project”
Pete’s story By the time I turned 45, I felt like I was driving with cruise-control. My marriage was stable, my church appreciated my leadership as associate pastor. I wasn’t …
When Dennis and Mistin Wilkinson moved to Vancouver’s West End to plant Meta Community five years ago, they knew finding their family of six a place to live would be …