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Reconciling witness after tragedy in Argentina
Posted: February 7, 2018 | Category: From Our Leaders
When Mennonites of Argentina planned a mission conference to mark the 100th anniversary of Anabaptist witness in their country, they received an unexpected gift: free use of the Palacio Municipal (municipal building) in Malvinas Argentinas, a suburb... more/más/suite
Deacons: servants in the Father’s house
Posted: January 9, 2018 | Category: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of deacons, faith and life, peace, mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... more/más/suite
Hmong committed to Jesus despite persecution
Posted: January 9, 2018 | Category: From Our Leaders
Ponchai Banchasawan, pastor of the Thupberg congregation of the Hmong Church of Christ in Thailand, stands next to a debris field where the chair of his congregation owned a guest house that he rented to people vacationing in the mountains. In the... more/más/suite
God’s church and its vocation for peace
Posted: October 24, 2017 | Category: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of deacons, faith and life, peace, mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... more/más/suite
A discipling community
Posted: May 31, 2017 | Category: From Our Leaders
“Do not cry,” said to me a member of my church when I lost a relative in a very tragic way. “Read this verse of the Bible,” she continued. However, I could not hear her. I needed somebody able to listen to me, somebody ready to cry with me, and... more/más/suite
Transformed by the Word
Posted: March 21, 2017 | Category: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of deacons, faith and life, peace, mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... more/más/suite
The road to peace after the plebiscite in Colombia
Posted: February 14, 2017 | Category: From Our Leaders
A plebiscite was held in Colombia on 2 October 2016, for the citizens to approve or reject the agreements reached between the government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejercito del Pueblo (Revolutionary Armed Forces of... more/más/suite
Your light is needed
Posted: December 19, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of deacons, faith and life, peace, mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... more/más/suite
The miracle of unity
Posted: October 26, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
How can unity between different nations or communities be achieved? Many methods have been sought since the Tower of Babel times. In that Bible story, the people attempt to achieve unity by having a common vision and a call to work toward the same... more/más/suite
We need each other
Posted: September 26, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
MWC regional representative KyongJung Kim visits Anabaptist/Mennonite churches in Japan, 1–18 July 2016 It was a great privilege to visit national member churches in Northeast Asia as Mennonite World Conference (MWC) regional representative. As I... more/más/suite
Unity in the global family
Posted: September 21, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of deacons, faith and life, peace, mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... more/más/suite
Peace Sunday 2016
Posted: August 22, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
“Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace” (James 3:18). In a world ravaged by violence, it is not easy to be a Peace Church – a church dedicated to the ways of Christ’s peace. These ways require much intentionality,... more/más/suite
A life with no sin
Posted: August 2, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
What comes to your mind when you hear the word hospitality ? It usually reminds me of the experience I had when I visited a country in another continent. I thought Colombians were good hosts until a family from a different culture hosted me. It was... more/más/suite
Deep in our theological DNA
Posted: June 22, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of deacons, faith and life, peace, mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... more/más/suite
Meet your hosts for Indonesia 2021
Posted: June 10, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
In July 2009, Mennonite church leaders from Indonesia found themselves in a conversation outside a dormitory in Asuncíon, Paraguay. Although they were not strangers, their paths rarely crossed. The three groups they represented had complex histories... more/más/suite
More united than ever before
Posted: April 28, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
Alfred Neufeld, chair of MWC’s Faith and Life Commission, reflects on the state of the global Mennonite faith community Alfred Neufeld, theologian, historian and generally insightful philosopher, reads on two tracks these days: “Proceedings” from... more/más/suite
“Nothing that I am doing am I doing by myself”
Posted: April 28, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
Rebecca Osiro of Nairobi, Kenya, steps into her new role as vice president of Mennonite World Conference (MWC), with a life of experiences that has tested her faith and taught her wisdom. Rebecca was the first woman to be ordained in the Kenya... more/más/suite
Recognizing our interconnectedness
Posted: April 27, 2016 | Category: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of deacons, faith and life, peace, mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... more/más/suite
A Vision for Reconciliation
Posted: October 28, 2015 | Category: From Our Leaders
How did you become interested in the life of the church? Kraybill: Growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, my family was deeply involved in the mission of the church at the local level. Both of my parents gave tirelessly to the congregation,... more/más/suite
Is Christian faithfulness possible without unity?
Posted: October 21, 2015 | Category: From Our Leaders
By all accounts, the 16th Mennonite World Conference Assembly 21–26 July 2015 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, was a resounding success. Memories of worshiping with more than 8,000 people from 65 countries; unexpected encounters with old and new... more/más/suite
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