Rev. Amy Yoder McGloughlin (center, shown surrounded by the Allegheny Mennonite Conference Leadership Team and Search Committee) was installed as conference minister of Allegheny Mennonite Conference on August 4, 2024. Yoder McGloughlin formerly... read more →
en español By Jessica Griggs for Mennonite Church USA ELKHART, Ind. (Mennonite Church USA) — Mennonite Church USA presented Tina Schlabach and Abby Endashaw with the 2024 MC USA Bring... read more →
Jon Carlson, moderator for Mennonite Church USA, shares his story of how he came to call the Mennonite church home the family-like belonging that has felt since joining this church.... read more →
en español The board of directors of Iglesia Menonita Hispana (IMH, translated Hispanic Mennonite Church), a constituency group of Mennonite Church USA, appointed Rev. Dr. Juan Montes as executive director... read more →
Spiritual director Reuben Chupp shares a poem about finding silence as a means to prepare for meetings with his spiritual directees. Ruben Chupp retired from full-time pastoral ministry in 2018,... read more →
Doug Luginbill reflects on a Mennonite Mission Network civil rights learning tour that he took with Central District Conference earlier this year. During this tour he learned the broader meaning... read more →
Steve Griffin chronicles his journey from leaving the Pentecostal church where he was raised, experiencing Calvinism and finally finding his home in Anabaptism. This blog post is part of the... read more →
Lea la versión en inglés aquí. Ephesians 4:1-3 I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have... read more →
Spiritual director Jane Hoober Peifer laments the difficulties of staying present while at her listening post. In her retirement from pastoral ministry, Jane Hoober Peifer has transitioned into providing spiritual... read more →
Rachel Ringenberg Miller explains how pastors fill their work week with various activities that congregants may or may not be aware of, answering the question, "What does my pastor do... read more →
In 2018, Ardean Friesen asked his church to begin the process of discerning whether the congregation would become open and affirming. The two-year inclusion process let him know that he... read more →
MC USA's Camille Dager shares highlights from "My Life Story," the autobiography of James Liu. The memoir is part of the MC USA Historical Archives' Mennonite World Conference collection. By... read more →
What is deep listening? Spiritual director Ruth Johnston discusses the benefits of having a spiritual director who really listens. Ruth Johnston is an ordained and board-certified chaplain. She has provided... read more →
Olivia Krall writes about the MC USA Archives' MEDA collection and a new donation of archival materials from Dan Sauder, grandson of MEDA founder, Erie Sauder. Olivia Krall is the... read more →
Rachel Ringenberg Miller uses her own experience to offer ideas to help congregations raise up the next generation of pastors from within. Rachel Ringenberg Miller serves as denominational minister for... read more →