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 […]
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 […]
Alumni service-learning tour to Mississippi
The civil rights struggle stepped out of history and came to life for 12 alumni of Mennonite Mission Network short-term service programs. From Mar. 9–16, Arloa Bontrager, SOOP and Youth Venture director, and Susan Nisly, Service Adventure director, led a learning tour through Mississippi. Each tour participant had served in one of Mission Network’s smorgasbord […]
Mission flows in many directions
[Stanley W. Green is currently on a two-month sabbatical in which he is focusing on writing the history of Mennonite Mission Network.] Many mission workers who have retired in the United States continue to relate to the ministries with which they worked closely during their international careers. Former workers can be very effective voices in […]
Mission in Conflict Zones
Anabaptists around the world are engaged in costly mission in conflict zones. Some of these Anabaptists face the threat of death, kidnapping, and rape. The articles in this issue of Anabaptist Witness show that many living and working in conflict zones find Anabaptist and Mennonite theology a helpful aide to their understanding and practice of […]
Food with love
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Creador de héroes
"Cada iglesia tiene una historia diferente", dice el empresario y pastor Patrick O’Connel, "pero todas las iglesias necesitan una instancia clara de desarrollo de liderazgo para los líderes, tanto voluntarios como pagos. Lo que a menudo falta es un camino que conduzca a la multiplicación". A partir de las prácticas de Jesús, este libro se enfoca en […]
The Mobilization Flywheel
The Mobilization Flywheel contains a powerful new framework which every Christian and church needs to implement in their lives and ministries. Larry Walkemeyer and Todd Wilson reveal the kind of church that will empower believers to become everyday missionaries where they live, work, and play. The authors describe how every believer can live a fully mobilized […]
Working together for the cause of Christ
Tucked away in the mountains of northern Thailand is a town called Pakouay. In that town is a small Mennonite church we worshiped with on a recent visit. The rural church, mainly comprised of farmers, is one of 23 in the Hmong District 20 church conference. The leadership, given by Thawee Saeya and Chanisara Saeya, […]
Sitting down while others stand up
Jane and Jerrell work half the year with indigenous church leaders in the Ecuadorian rain forest and half the year as mission workers and educators in the United States. It’s an unusual model and we asked what feedback they have heard. Here’s what Jerrell had to say: One bit of feedback that has been important […]
Sentarse y que otros se pongan de pie
Jane y Jerrell trabajan medio año con líderes de la iglesia en la selva tropical ecuatoriana y la otra mitad del año como obreros de la misión y educadores en los Estados Unidos. Es un modelo poco común, y les preguntamos por la devolución que reciben al respecto. Esto es lo que compartió Jerrell. Una […]
God’s table
Practicing Lectio-Divina By Dani Klotz OK. I’m just going to say it. Here I go … I am not a huge fan of Lectio-Divina. Now, don’t judge me just yet. Let me explain. For those of us who might need a refresher on what Lectio-Divina is, it is a Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation, […]