New Search
If you are not happy with the results below please do another search
Blog Post
As the featured speaker at Hope for the Future (HFF) in January 2016, Isaac Villegas offered these reflections on the theme of “Love is a verb” as a way into the Bible passage assigned to him for the gathering: Ephesians 4:15-16. This part two of his series of three talks. “But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body's growth in building...
read more →
Blog Post
As the featured speaker at Hope for the Future (HFF) in January 2016, Isaac Villegas offered these reflections on the theme of “Love is a Verb” as a way into the Bible passage assigned to him for the gathering: Ephesians 4:15-16. This is part one of his series of three talks. “But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body's growth in...
read more →
[English] (Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU.) — Culture Shock (impacto cultural), la primera conferencia sobre liderazgo de la Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU. para jóvenes de color, se llevará a cabo del 26 al 28 de agosto en la Iglesia Comunitaria Calvary, de Hampton, Virginia. “Queremos asegurarnos de encontrar modos de preparar a nuestros jóvenes para el liderazgo mediante habilidades claves que los fortalezcan a ellos y luego a la iglesia”, dijo Glen Alexander Guyton, director ejecutivo (CEO) de la Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU. y organizador del evento. Según Guyton, las necesidades de liderazgo en la Iglesia Menonita de...
read more →
(Mennonite Church USA) — Culture Shock, Mennonite Church USA’s first leadership conference for youth of color, will be held Aug. 26–28 at Calvary Community Church, Hampton, Virginia. “We want to make sure we find ways to prepare our young people for leadership with key skills that will strengthen them and ultimately, the church,” said Glen Alexander Guyton, chief operating officer for Mennonite Church USA and an organizer of the event. According to Guyton, leadership needs across Mennonite Church USA are changing. “Our goal is the make sure there is a significant pool of skilled leaders of color to meet the...
read more →
Blog Post
Terry Shue is director of Leadership Development for Mennonite Church USA. Recently I attended an event which Everence puts on every other year for development staff of organizations, large and small. It was an excellent event where the role of development staff was validated and celebrated as a vital connection between the mission of the organization and the passion of the donors. Some of the participants were well seasoned veterans of the trade, annually pulling in millions of dollars to sustain their various ministries. Others were new to the calling, seeking to secure viability for a small start-up ministry. Attending...
read more →
Blog Post
Ingrid Friesen Moser, MA, RD has degrees in both Christian Formation (AMBS) and Nutrition (Goshen College) and worked in the fields of dietetics and wellness for over 20 years. She is the author of Body Talk: Speaking the Words of Health (Living Stewardship Series, Herald Press 2007) and has been the wellness consultant for The Corinthian Plan since its beginning in 2010. Ingrid is a member of Southside Fellowship in Elkhart, Indiana where her husband David Moser is the pastor. Without a doubt these are challenging times for us as a denomination. What the future of Mennonite Church USA will...
read more →
(Mennonite Church USA)—The 2015 Youth Ministry Council (YMC) gathering drew 45 youth pastors, leaders and sponsors — representing 10 Mennonite Church USA area conferences — for a time of work and worship at Spruce Lake Retreat Center in Canadensis, Pennsylvania, April 19-22. The event’s theme was “Connecting our Stories: Imagining our Future.” “Youth Ministry Council is a gathering that...
read more →
Iris de León-Hartshorn serves as associate executive director of Operations and director of Human Resources for Mennonite Church USA (MC USA). She represents the staff on MC USA’s Leadership Discernment Committee and works to promote anti-racism and intercultural competency by providing leadership for various People of Color organizations, such as MC USA’s Racial Ethnic Council, and by convening leadership gatherings, including Hope for the Future. She previously served as MC USA director of Transformative Peacemaking. During her career, de León-Hartshorn also served as director of intercultural ministries for MC USA, conference minister for MC USA’s Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference, director...
read more →
[English] Por Wil LaVeist Fort Myers, Florida (Red Menonita de Misión/Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU./Agencia Menonita de Educación) — Es obvio que un líder que tiene poder podría abusar de este en el trabajo, la escuela o la iglesia. Lo que no es tan obvio es que cualquier persona puede tener poder para generar un cambio y sin embargo no se dan cuenta....
read more →
Blog Post
Jenny Castro is new to the communications team and coordinator of the Women in Leadership Project for Mennonite Church USA. She has a degree in English and has been involved in education in a variety of contexts—from public school teaching to community education. She’s spent time living and working in Central America with Mennonite Central Committee and several years as a stay-at-home mom. She’s a mother to three incredibly special people (ages 10, 8 and 5) and partner in this adventure called life with Jake, her inspiration. She is a member of San Antonio (Texas) Mennonite Church. The Women in...
read more →
Blog Post
Jenny Castro is new to the communications team and coordinator of the Women in Leadership Project for Mennonite Church USA. She has a degree in English and has been involved in education in a variety of contexts—from public school teaching to community education. She’s spent time living and working in Central America with Mennonite Central Committee and several years as a stay-at-home mom. She’s a mother to three incredibly special people (ages 10, 8 and 5) and partner in this adventure called life with Jake, her inspiration. She is a member of San Antonio (Texas) Mennonite Church. The Women...
read more →
A joint press release of Everence, Mennonite Church USA, Mennonite Education Agency, and Mennonite Mission Network. By Sara Alvarez ELKHART, Ind.—In the fourth year of the Hope for the Future conference, leaders interested in advancing multicultural leadership within Mennonite Church USA will seek to identify and broaden power-sharing and decision-making within the church. The conference will take place Jan. 23–24, 2015, at Iglesia Menonita Arca de Salvación in Fort Myers, Fla. Everence, the Goshen...
read more →
Blog Post
This post was originally shared on the Mennonite Church USA Convention website. Isaac S. Villegas is the pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship in North Carolina. He serves on the Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA and on the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches. These reflections were originally shared as part of a sermon given at the 2014 Hope for the Future gathering in Leesburg, Va. Luke 24, the text he reflects on here, is the theme scripture for the 2015 convention in Kansas City. This is part three of Isaac’s reflections; part...
read more →
Blog Post
This post was originally shared on the Mennonite Church USA Convention website. Isaac S. Villegas is the pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship in North Carolina. He serves on the Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA and on the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches. These reflections were originally shared as part of a sermon given at the 2014 Hope for the Future gathering in Leesburg, Va. Luke 24, the text he reflects on here, is the theme scripture for the 2015 convention in Kansas City. This is part two of Isaac’s...
read more →
Blog Post
This post was originally shared on the Mennonite Church USA Convention website. Isaac S. Villegas is the pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship in North Carolina. He serves on the Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA and on the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches. These reflections were shared as part of a sermon given at the 2014 Hope for the Future gathering in Leesburg, Va. Luke 24, the text he reflects on here, is the theme scripture for the 2015 convention in Kansas City. This is part one of Isaac’s reflections; part two will run on Thursday. By...
read more →
« Previous Page — Next Page »
