May 2012 Equipping

I heard a moving story of the IBA (Anabaptist Biblical Institute)  teaching center  located  in the “Ark of Salvation” congregation in Fort Myers, Florida. While I was attending a Mennonite Education Agency board meeting last year in Fort Myers,...

The Holy Spirit and the Christian life is the theme of the most recent issue of Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology published by Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary and Canadian Mennonite University.  It features an article by Cheryl...

On Sojourners blog, Isaac Villegas, pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship, shares part of his address to the House Select Committee on the State’s Role in Immigration Policy in Raleigh, North Carolina. Villegas delivered the statement on behalf of...

By Hannah Heinzekehr When I was getting ready to apply for graduate school three years ago and filling in a list of my references, I was shocked to realize something: everyone I listed on that application was a male!...

Marty Troyer, pastor of Houston Mennonite Church in Houston, Texas, blogs regularly for the Houston Chronicle about pursuing peace through faith in Jesus. As “The Peace Pastor,”  Marty looks at where peace is happening, and where peace is needed, in Houston...

is the cover story of a recent issue of the Christian Century. The article explores new forms of church’s being planted by mainstream Protestant denominations and how those denominations and seminaries are adjusting to support these efforts. Read more...

This resource, in English and Spanish was created to help congregational finance and stewardship committees develop annual spending plans for their congregations. We hope providing this denominational information will be helpful to congregations as they discern the best allocation...

Freed-Up Financially:  Personal Money Management Is your congregation in need of personal money management training?  Freed-Up Financial Living is a time tested curriculum that has been recently revised and greatly exceeds the quality of the old version. It is much more...

Last month, I wrote a blog and a column about the insights I’m gaining about white privilege. By the responses I’ve gotten in person and in writing, it seems that I hit a nerve. White privilege is a “squishy...

Adult Bible Study provides in-depth, challenging Bible study from an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective, written by an intercultural group of pastors, teachers, professors, and leaders across Canada and the United States. Sessions include daily Bible readings, resources for additional study, and...

I’d like to highlight three resources this month. First, at the Pittsburgh Convention in 2011, the delegates adopted a ten-year plan for Mennonite Church USA called the Purposeful Plan. The plan includes seven denominational priorities, along with goals for...

Come to Laurelville Mennonite Church Center for the Great Whitewater Connection, a three-day retreat designed for Sr. High youth and their sponsors. It’s a great opportunity to build relationships, encourage spiritual growth and have a loads of fun in Western Pennsylvania. Registration (includes lodging,...

is a new Herald Press book by Gerald J. Mast, associate professor of communications at Bluffton University.  Mast explores different aspects of Christian community (chapter headings include “Read the Bible,” “Share bread and wine,” “Yield to the church” and...

No matter your age, the Mennonite Church USA convention is for you! People of all ages will be engaged in the work of the church during delegate sessions, as well as spending time together worshiping, serving alongside local non-profits...