en inglés / English por Jenny Castro HAMPTON, Virginia (Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU.) — A medida que los participantes llegaban el 2 de febrero a la Iglesia Comunitaria de Calvary (C3), algo quedaba claro: Esperanza para el futuro (HFF, por sus siglas en inglés) ha logrado generar espacios particularmente seguros para personas de color que ejercen funciones de liderazgo en la Iglesia Menonit a de EE. UU. Cálidos abrazos, profundos suspiros y oraciones de gratitud... read more →
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Larry Hauder has served on the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board since 2011. He was a former pastor and conference minister for the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference. Currently semi-retired, Larry serves as a part-time consultant with Common Ground Conciliation Services, Inc. and manages several rental properties. Larry and his wife Rebecca live in Boise, Idaho and enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren. He is the author of Called to be a Pastor; Why it Matters to Both Congregations and Clergy. I was scheduled to travel to a Mennonite Church USA Executive Board meeting the day after the recent... read more →
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Glen Guyton is chief operating officer and director of Convention Planning for Mennonite Church USA. After ringing in 2017 with my 88 year old mother and 93 year old aunt I seriously began thinking about family times, history and my future. My time with my familial matriarchs left me wondering what type of legacy I will be leaving for my children and the people I have connected with throughout the 24 years I have been part of the Mennonite community. Interestingly enough, I am at the half-life mark with the Mennonites. I was about 23 when I found Calvary Community... read more →
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Jason Boone is coordinating minister of the Peace and Justice Support Network. What are your hopes for peace in 2017? Are they for a specific issue, country or group of people? Most of us have certain “hot buttons” that drive us to do more and work harder. I have ideas on what peace topics perhaps should take priority over others and I’m sure you do as well. But after a tumultuous 2016, I believe the most important word for peacemakers is from Luke chapter 10: “Jesus told them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord... read more →
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Leah Wenger graduated from Eastern Mennonite High School last June and is currently a first year student at Eastern Mennonite University studying psychology and music. She loves singing in EMU’s choir, Emulate and enjoys spending time outdoors doing a variety of activities. Leah is an active member of Community Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where she has attended since childhood. This post originally appeared on the Mennonite Church USA convention website. Registration is now open for #MennoCon17. Register here. Nearly a year and a half ago, I called for a change in the Mennonite Church. As a member of the... read more →
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Clayton Gladish has served as one of the pastors of Hesston Mennonite Church for over three years. His passions include faith formation, biblical studies, and creating compassionate communities. He rarely turns down a good burger or the chance to play games with friends. He sometimes strives for perfection, but would rather have opportunities to learn and laugh with others along the way. This post originally appeared on the Mennonite Church USA convention website. Registration is now open for #MennoCon17. Register here. Convention is a uniquely important time in the life of our high school youth group. With busy schedules, it’s... read more →
(Mennonite Church USA) — The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board has developed updated guidelines for proposed resolutions that serve as “Church Statements.” These statements, which “receive broad support across the church and give direction for Christian faithfulness” often speak to a current issue and provide a vehicle for witness, study, discussion and awareness. Changes to the guidelines include: • making the Executive Board’s Resolutions Committee a standing committee of the board, • providing greater online access to proposed resolutions and more opportunities for feedback, • limiting the number of resolutions that can be adopted at any given Delegate Assembly, •... read more →
UPDATE: The Review process for the Seeking Peace in Israel and Palestine resolution has been completed. This final version of the resolution, which will be considered by the Delegate Assembly in Orlando this summer, can be found here. (Mennonite Church USA) – A resolution on Israel-Palestine was brought to delegates at the Mennonite Church USA assembly in Kansas City in 2015. Delegates tabled that resolution asking that it be revised. After six months of intense work, a draft of the revised resolution, titled “Seeking Peace in Israel and Palestine,” is being shared with members and leaders of Mennonite Church USA for review... read more →
By Doreen Martens ALTADENA, California (Mennonite Church USA) — With a ceremonial snip of the ribbon, Full Circle Thrift officially opened for business Oct. 29 in a beautiful historic building on a major street in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena. The soaring shop is the fruit of many months of hard work for entrepreneurial Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference (PSMC) mission minister David Gray, a tireless team of volunteers from area churches, and contributions of time, energy, expertise and many truckloads of goods for sale from Mennonites as far-flung as San Francisco and Tucson, Arizona. The thrift shop is designed... read more →
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Ervin Stutzman is executive director of Mennonite Church USA For many of us, this has been a difficult week. We’ve spent well over 18 months witnessing a bruising presidential campaign that has at different points, pulled back the veil of who we aspire to be and revealed bitterness, selfishness and hate across the United States. On the morning of Nov. 9, we awoke to face a future filled with uncertainty. Many sisters and brothers within Mennonite Church USA are afraid of what the results of this election mean for them. After the dust has settled, what will come of the... read more →
By Janie Beck Kreider LEESBURG, Virginia (Mennonite Church USA) – For Chantelle Todman Moore, Mennonite Church USA’s second Women Doing Theology (WDT) conference was a rare experience in a denominational setting where she “didn’t feel tokenized” as an African-American woman. “But even in this space of progress where things are moving, I know it gets uncomfortable when Whiteness gets decentralized,” she shared during her keynote presentation on the last morning of the conference. Todman Moore, co-founder of Unlock Ngenuity and former Philadelphia program coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee, said that the first WDT conference All You Need is Love set... read more →
HESSTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network/Mennonite Church USA) – At the recent Constituency Leaders Council meetings, Mennonite Church USA executive director Ervin Stutzman announced that over the past three years a group of generous donors has made gifts toward the loan balance of the new Elkhart, Indiana, offices. The bank loan taken out at the time the building was completed in January 2012 is now paid off – years ahead of schedule. A letter to the 600+... read more →
HESSTON, Kansas (Hesston College / Mennonite Education Agency) — The Hesston College (Kansas) Board of Directors, following a unanimous vote by those at its October meeting, announces Dr. Joseph Manickam as its candidate of choice to become the ninth president of Hesston College. “Dr. Manickam is creative, imaginative and is a visionary,” says Kelvin Friesen, chair of the Hesston College board. “He is a proven leader who is encouraging, team-oriented and empowering. We are in an era of adaptive change, and we believe the experience and qualities Dr. Manickam brings will serve well in... read more →
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Amy Marie Epp is a pastor and has worked in worship and with children, youth and their families for over 10 years. Amy is married and a parent to a nine and a one-year-old. She loves reading (especially mysteries) and sewing (especially quilts). She is devoted following in Jesus' wide way of just peace and to bringing others along. This is the third in a series of reflections from participants in Deep Faith: Anabaptist faith formation for all ages, held Oct. 6-8, 2016. For more on Deep Faith, visit mennoniteusa.org/deepfaith. Because of the subtitle of this conference, “Deep Faith: Faith Formation... read more →
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Jacob Liechty is a student at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) in Elkhart, Indiana, where he is working toward a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Ministry. Earlier this month, Oct. 6 - 8, he attended the first Deep Faith Conference, a gathering of U.S. and Canadian Anabaptist faith formation practitioners. This is the second in a series of reflections from Deep Faith participants. For more on Deep Faith, visit mennoniteusa.org/deepfaith. We all know how badly the church in both the United States and Canada is struggling. We’ve seen the infographics, the trend lines, the surveys of young people who say... read more →