What’s it like to be a Service Adventure leader?
What is being a Service Adventure leader like? Just ask Shelby and Travis! Together, they’re the unit leaders for the Colorado Springs, Colorado, team. Go to the Service Adventure webpage for current participant and leadership openings in places across the United States.
What makes a good Service Adventure leader?
A leader doesn’t have it all "figured out."🙅♀️ Instead, they’re willing to keep growing and learning with others! Find out how Rachel has grown through being the leader of a Service Adventure unit. Check out the Service Adventure webpage for current participant and leadership openings.
Peacemaking agency director challenges U.S. churches to uphold democracy by creating space for dialog
Oscar Siwali sees a lot of similarities between the United States and South Africa. "More than you know," he said with a smile at the Thursday afternoon MennoCon23 seminar, ‘Toward the May/June 2024 South African Election.’ Some of the similarities are good. Both countries are symbols of democracy, and the peaceful transfer of power. Yet […]
Unforgettable? That’s Service Adventure!
Fun?✅Challenging?✅Unforgettable?✅ Being a Service Adventure unit leader is a chance to forge community with young adults by walking alongside them as a mentor in a shared house. Interested? ✅ out the Service Adventure webpage for current participant and leadership openings.
First night of MennoCon provides a space for church planting roundtable
On Monday evening, after the first worship session of MennoCon23 had let out, attendees spilled from the Grand Hall in many directions. Some picked up ice cream bars and sandwiches, compliments of Mennonite Church USA. Others headed for the exhibit booths, seeking first pick of the stickers, games and raffles. Groups in the convention center foyer […]
MVS taught me to practice being present
Cade Fisher is a Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS) participant with the Tucson, Arizona, unit. This article was adapted from a blog entry on his website. MVS is a program of Mennonite Mission Network. Apply now for the 2023-24 MVS term, and join the neighborhood! On Sunday, my housemates and I shared reflections from our year […]
Dry desert mornings and stormy afternoons: Embracing the first goodbyes and future glimpses at the end of an MVS term
Michaela Esau is a Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS) participant with the Tucson, Arizona, unit. This article was adapted from a blog entry on her website. MVS is a program of Mennonite Mission Network. Apply now for the 2023-24 MVS term, and join the neighborhood! I have seen Tucson in almost every season, a place I […]
Mennonite Mission Network announces new SOOP locations
Mennonite Mission Network Service Opportunities with Our Partners (SOOP) offers flexible service terms for individuals ages 25+ and families of all ages. Mission Network added new locations to the 66 existing United States and international locations. Looking for a different kind of family vacation? Feeling called by God to serve? Wanting to use your skills […]
Mission Network seminars at MennoCon23 for all ages
Mennonite Mission Network will host five seminars at MennoCon23, the biennial convention of Mennonite Church USA, in Kansas City, Missouri, July 3 – 6. Towards the May/June 2024 South African General Election Presented by Oscar Siwali, Director, Southern African Development and Reconstruction Agency How do church leaders and community mediators in South Africa help the electoral community […]
From Mission-wary to Missionary: The Complexity of a South African Christianity
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) — What can the complexities of Christianity in South Africa teach us about the future of mission? That’s the question at the heart of a special live episode of MissionWary?. Originally broadcast over Zoom, the episode centers around a conversation with Mziwandile Nkutha, coordinator of Anabaptist Network in South Africa (ANiSA), […]
A ministry of accompaniment
A memorial service will be held July 15, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. at Walnut Hill Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana. Byrdalene Kay (Wyse) Horst, 81, of Goshen, died peacefully Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Byrdalene was inspired by her mother’s enthusiasm for local and overseas mission to explore Spanish language education and mission work. At Eastern Mennonite University she […]
Bonus mini-episode: Weaving together the body of Christ
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re excited to present a bonus MissionWary? mini-episode! In her interview for episode six, Anicka Fast told the story of Edna Kensinger and Kazadi Matthieu. Together, they forged a complicated friendship, and joined in the imagination of the church beyond the missionary framework of 1920s Congo. It’s a story we knew […]