Anabaptist Essentials
Available in French. Available in Spanish. What is the essence of Anabaptism? Jesus. Community. Reconciliation. These sum up the core values of Anabaptist faith and life, writes pastor Palmer Becker in this concise new resource. In Anabaptist Essentials, Becker introduces readers to the key convictions and practices of Anabaptism, the Christian tradition of the Amish, […]
Peace Circles seminar encourages active peacemaking
PJSN is excited to partner with Jane Roeschly of Normal Mennonite Church to offer Peace Circles. Peace Circles are a 6-week experience for groups of 6–10 designed to empower participants for acts of peacemaking in their hearts, homes, community and the world while being supported with prayer and spiritual community. This is a new way […]
Peace Circles—seminar overview
Peace Circles are a 6-week experience for groups of 6–10 designed to empower participants for acts of peacemaking in their hearts, homes, community and the world while being supported with prayer and spiritual community. Peace Circles works to empower active peacemakers through congregational resources, and small group sessions. Congregational Experience Hosted 6-week circles; could be monthly […]
Centering Prayer: Be still and know that I am God
Rooted in the prayer tradition of the Psalms where we are reminded, “Be still and know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10), centering prayer is a simple, wordless way of praying that makes space for simply being with God and becoming more deeply aware of God’s presence. Just as two people who are truly close […]
Forgotten Ways: Reactivating Apostolic Movements
Alan Hirsch’s paradigm-shifting classic remains the definitive statement of the church as dynamic missional movement. The bestselling first edition ignited a conversation about how to harness the power of movements for the future growth of the church. In this major update, Hirsch shares significant insights gained along the way, provides fresh new examples of growing […]
Be still and know that I am God
There’s always more to do—another committee to serve on, another book to read, another project to complete. Jesus calls us to follow Him on an active, vigorous journey. But what if in the midst of our activity, we miss a critical part of following Jesus? What if in our eagerness to serve, we neglect the things […]
The Jesus prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. The Jesus Prayer is roughly 1200 years old and inspired by two Scriptures: Peter’s declaration that Jesus is the Son of God and the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. This prayer leads peacemaker’s minds back to Jesus. The unadorned acknowledgement […]
Lectio Divina (Praying Scripture)
From the Benedictines of the fifth century comes a way of “praying the scriptures” known as Lectio Divina (literally, sacred reading). The Benedictines were people of God who lived a life of prayer and manual labor. They developed an approach to prayer which encouraged restful silence, waiting, listening, and thoughtful response. The idea behind Lectio […]
Construyendo una Cultura de Discipulado
Mucha tinta y muchas páginas se han dedicado a todos los problemas misionales que actualmente enfrenta la iglesia de occidente. En la medida en que la cultura imperante cada día que pasa se vuelve más post-cristiana, nos damos cuenta que aquello que ha funcionado bien en el pasado no funciona más hoy, que somos mucho […]
Go and make disciples
‘Come, follow me’ Discipleship isn’t an easy path, but Jesus calls us to it By Sara Alvarez The idea seems so simple: Meet regularly with someone and encourage each other’s daily faith journey. Jesus did it when he called his disciples from their day jobs, and asked them to follow him. The group stayed together […]
Bible verses that call for peace
Old Testament verses Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you; you have only to be still. Numbers 6:24 May the Lord bless you…and give you peace Numbers 12:3 Moses was more humble than anyone else…. Deuteronomy 17:16 The king must not acquire great numbers of horses… Joshua 24:12 You did not (drive them out) […]
Anabaptist Identities in a Changing World
Mission has been central to the Anabaptist movement from its beginning in the sixteenth century to its global presence today. This engagement in God’s mission to and for the world continues to be facilitated by and stretched through dialogical missiological thinking and reflection. To these ends, we hope the relaunch of the journal Anabaptist Witness, […]