Mennonite Voluntary Service webinar
Watch Mennonite Mission Network’s webinar celebrating the 75th anniversary of Mennonite Voluntary Service. Learn how God inspired many to live out their faith through service and how the program continues to move young people to put their faith into action. Speakers Stefan Baumgartner, is a 2015–17 MVS Alumn, now living in San Francisco, California. He currently is […]
Resu-mayhem Rescue
I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who enjoyed writing a resume. And why would they? Resume writing can be a soul-sucking exercise in self-promotion, often setting off an existential crisis leading one to question the meaning of life itself. And I’m not even exaggerating. Putting together your resume is like the career equivalent of […]
The Mission of God and the Fullness of Faith: A Reflection on John 20:19-29
"As the Father has sent me, so I send you." These words, from the resurrected Jesus to his disciples, have become the namesake of Sent, Mennonite Mission Network’s church planting and revitalization initiative. They also appear at the center of John 20:19-23, the theme text for Mennonite Church USA’s bi-annual convention in 2019. On a […]
Sent conference emboldens church planters to heed and hold on to their holy calling
ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (Mennonite Mission Network) – When Gisselle Guity and several other women sensed a call to plant a church among marginalized women in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2014, they quickly moved forward – and then stalled. They had tenderness of heart for abused women in poverty, but they lacked the tools for sustaining […]
Church planters encouraged to use a variety of expressions in sharing God’s good news in Christ
ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (Mennonite Mission Network) – When it comes to sharing God’s good news through a variety of expressions in a diverse world, today’s Anabaptist community has nothing on the early church. That’s the message shared by New Testament professor Linda Oyer at the fourth annual Sent gathering held Apr. 26-28 at Beloved Community Mennonite […]
“Lets never do that again…”
Susan: okay now it’s time for another alumni interview with Susan. So first I will have my guests tell you their name and where they served. Michelle: Michelle Musselman and I was a Service Adventure unit leader in Colorado Springs, Colorado from 2013 through 2015 If you could give advice to someone who’s thinking about […]
Former mission worker, administrator and stewardship leader leaves servant-hearted legacy
GOSHEN, Indiana (Mennonite Mission Network and Everence) – In all the roles James D. Kratz fulfilled as a Mennonite mission worker, administrator and stewardship leader, he sought to serve those in need and to pray for and mentor each person in his path. His family and friends say this is the servant-hearted legacy of Kratz, […]
Rebuilding houses, constructing friendships
For the second year in a row, all five Service Adventure units, with some Mennonite Mission Network staff, spent a week together serving with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS). This year I was struck by the spirit of the week. It was an exhausting time, due to not only the full schedule but also the tiring, hard work; yet everyone seemed genuinely happy, even joyful, to be serving because we were serving together. “I always love having […]
Power of my power
Mennonite Mission Network held its fourth annual Sent gathering April 26-28 in Denver, Colorado. After two days of fellowship, testimony and teaching, the conference closed with worship at Beloved Community Mennonite Church, our host congregation. Located in Englewood, our service marked the 20th anniversary of the mass shootings at Columbine High School, in the adjacent […]
Meditation and inspiration at SENT 2019
ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (Mennonite Mission Network) – Over 80 church leaders from across the country came together for SENT 2019 at Beloved Community Mennonite Church on April 26-28 in Englewood, Colorado. The SENT conference, now in its fourth year, is a peace church conference hosted by Mennonite Mission Network that helps connect, inspire, and equip church […]
Glimpsing God through everyday life
When I came into Service Adventure, I had a very open mind to what I would learn. I was not expecting to love more deeply or appreciate the little things in life more. At my work placement, I work with adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. The day program I am with teaches them […]
To care for the land is a missionary calling
Benin is an agricultural economy with more than half of its population still working the land. Even in urban areas, people know the geography of their ancestral roots. They return to their family’s rural compounds when times get hard in the city. They know they will find food and a community to help them carry […]