Episode 10: SENT church planting conference with Wil Laveist
Special correspondent Wil Laveist checks in from the SENT church planting conference and talks with three church planters. Hear their stories, learn how peace plays a part in plating churches and more on this episode of PeaceLab.
Weaving a network of leaders, healing, and hope
BERLIN, Ohio (Mennonite Mission Network) – When Hispanic women gather, big things happen. Hispanic female leaders from across the United States gathered April 7-8, 2017 at Portland (Oregon) Mennonite Church. They came as strangers and acquaintances and left as friends and a network, trained as Sister Care presenters for Hispanic women in the United States. […]
Creation care: five ways to serve
BERLIN, Ohio (Mennonite Mission Network) — It’s all too easy to compartmentalize life sometimes. Like a recycling center, we tend to put our work ethic in one bin, our Christian faithfulness in another bin, and our leisure time in yet another bin. But what happens when our lives can’t be separated like recycling? When a […]
Top 5 memories from Anchorage
In Service Adventure, participants form their faith and grow in servant leadership while living in community. Below, the Anchorage unit describes their top memories from the past year. Our favorite worship night was having 10 different stations to go around with something different to do at each one: praying for others, praying for personal growth, […]
An Easter shout-out to women in ministry
I want to share this message with friends here in Ghana and with those living afar, so that Christians everywhere re-dedicate themselves to Christian ministry. I address women especially and lift you up for your courage in serving the Lord. This year, I’m reflecting on the power of women in ministry as a way to […]
Michael J. Sharp: A legacy of peace-building
(Mennonite Mission Network) – We grieve with many others as we learn that Michael J. Sharp, known as MJ, died along with his Swedish and Congolese co-workers while pursuing peace. On Mar. 28, his body was discovered in a shallow grave along with the bodies of Zaida Catalán, a Swedish UN staff person, and Betu […]
Mission work in Spain? Are you kidding me?
For many North Americans, Europe is not on the radar when the idea of “mission work” comes to mind. The reality is that God’s plan to restore the world encompasses the entire globe – not just Third World countries. In Europe, we’ve observed that the institutional church often struggles to connect with a society that […]
Mennonite agencies agree that interfaith engagement matters
AKRON, Pennsylvania (Mennonite Mission Network/Eastern Mennonite Missions/Mennonite Central Committee/Eastern Mennonite University/Mennonite Church USA/Christian Peacemaker Teams) — "I think religious minorities in this country, no matter who they are, are feeling under threat," said Trina Trotter Nussbaum, interim director for Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU’s) Center for Interfaith Engagement. Other Anabaptists involved in interfaith issues agree. Citing "the urgency […]
Video: The MVS experience
Public call to protect all people
The Peace and Justice Support Network is proud to support "A Public Call to Protect all People". The call encourages congregations to deeply engage in the health of their local communities. The four points of the call are: 1. We will protect and support the worth and rights of all people, including marginalized persons who […]
Proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
Luke 4:18–19 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor."
Madeline Troyer reflects on serving in India with Youth Venture
Youth Venture participant Madeline Troyer discusses how her June 18–July 7 assignment in India has helped her in college.