“Mission In A Non-Traditional Way:” La Casa Grande’s Agricultural and Animal Projects
Join Felipe Preciado for a tour of La Casa Grande’s agriculture and animal projects! La Casa Grande is a Christian home for children in Benin, Africa, and Felipe’s work bridges ministry, creation care, and entrepreneurial business. Diana Cruz and Felipe Preciado are Mission Network partners sent by Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia (IMCOL).
Goshen to Guatemala and back
In a video conversation with her home congregation, Waterford Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana, Sophie Miller shares how she learned Spanish, experienced other cultures, and served in an internship during seven months with Mennonite Mission Network in Guatemala at Central America Study and Service (CASAS), a program of SEMILLA. Introducing her was Lyle Miller.
COVID-19: Lament and hope
Rod Hollinger-Janzen, executive coordinator of Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission (a Mennonite Mission Network partner agency), shares his lament for the worldwide suffering caused by COVID-19. He also sees hope for a deeper relationship with God and the global church. This video was first shared in Hollinger-Janzen’s home congregation, Waterford Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana.
Bringing home a gift too big for a suitcase
HESSTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) — As mission workers DeeDee and Mark Landes and their three children came home from Colombia to self-quarantine in Kansas during the coronavirus pandemic, they unwrapped a gift that was far too big to fit into a suitcase. This gift was the forging of stronger family bonds and newly gained cultural […]
Gospel accompaniment, empowerment increase social capital
Peter Wigginton serves with his wife, Delicia Bravo, as Ecuador partnership coordinators while also sharing his gifts in music, education, and church development with Ecuadorian partners. In a 2014 article in Christianity Today, Andrea Palpant Dilley revisits a doctoral dissertation and research by Robert Woodberry. Woodberry does statistical analysis on the history of Protestant missions. […]
Mennonite Mission Network appoints new executive director
Mennonite Mission Network board of directors has appointed Michael J. Sherrill, PhD, as the organization’s new executive director. Dr. Sherrill is an ordained educator, scholar, administrator, and leader with 25 years of global experience. Dr. Sherrill has been the director of Asia and Middle East for Mennonite Mission Network since 2017. Dr. Sherrill will assume […]
Honoring Christ in actions and words – Interview with Megan Campbell
Susan: Hello, this is Susan Nisly and I am here with Megan Campbell who is a former Service Adventure unit leader from Jackson, Mississippi. So, Megan I’m wondering if you could tell me about something that you learned during your experience with service Adventure. Megan: Something I think that I learned over the year was […]
What’s in a name?
We sat in the church office, confused and in tears. It was a scenario I have experienced too many times before. My friend trying to figure out what it means to be a pastor. "I know I was called for a reason." Being called into church leadership is a serious discernment process. It has to […]
Missional Church: The fad that just won’t go away
Recently I heard an observation following Ohio Conference’s Annual Conference Assembly in which we focused on becoming a mission-driven (a.k.a. "Missional") conference. The observation? It seems as though our younger leaders are the driving force behind the passion for this movement. And so the question becomes, "Why?" Why are younger leaders pushing for this change? […]
Discipleship and Mission: An Encouragement and a Caution
September 8, 2015—Charles Spurgeon said, "Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor." As disciples of Jesus, we are simultaneously sent to live on mission. Living on mission is part of what it means to be a disciple. Biblically, there is no such thing as a disciple who does not live on mission. As […]
Vulnerability in mission
One day in 2004, on my way into the office, I was listening to public radio, and Garrison Keillor, storyteller par excellence, shared the following poem by Emily Dickinson. The Props Assist the House The Props assist the House Until the House is built And then the Props withdraw And adequate, erect, The House supports […]
Reflections on Holy Week
Reflection 1 — Palm Sunday: Today, Christ rides into a city as royalty, only to be murdered less than a week later, and finally resurrected the following Sunday. The significance of Christ riding a donkey should not be overlooked. Whereas most royalty would choose to sit atop a powerful warhorse, Jesus challenges the notions of […]