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KLC Training Sessions Filling up Fast!
Kansas Leadership Center training sessions are filling up fast! WDC still has Leadership Transformation Grants available for 2024 : Are you facing complex challenges in your congregation or community, or […]
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Miss Goody Two-Shoes
I have always been a rule follower. This hasn’t gained me a lot of love over the years. In fact, it really irritated my older sister during our school years […]
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Black History Month
It’s Black History Month and the Resource Library has a wide variety of resources for all ages to honor the lives and contributions of African Americans to the United States. […]
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AMBS Transition to Leadership and Ministry Integrity Circles Programs
The AMBS Transition to Leadership program guides and nurtures new pastors during the crucial first years of ministry. This two-year program includes monthly one-on-one mentoring sessions, biannual Learning Events with other new pastors and […]
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Exploring Conflict Transformation
Conflict is an inevitable aspect of human interaction, but how we approach and engage with conflict can profoundly impact its outcome. I would like to take this opportunity to share […]
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Don Kaufman Memorial Service
The Memorial Service for Don Kaufman will be on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton, KS followed by a light lunch in […]
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New Year, New Resources, New Resolution?
Does your congregation have a New Year’s resolution? If you don’t, may I make a suggestion? If you have not read through your Child, Youth, and Vulnerable Adult Church Safety […]
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Nominations Needed for Gifts Discernment Committee
WDC Gifts Discernment Committee Announcement – The WDC Gifts Discernment Committee is at work again seeking to identify leaders for the conference. While we always welcome any nominations or suggestions of people who […]
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Reflections on Mennonite Action
*Photo: From the Mennonite Action movement on January 16 in Washington, D.C. at the House of Representatives’ Cannon House Office Building rotunda on Capitol Hill. On December 19, 2023, I […]
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Invitation to Join WDC Dismantling Racism Action Team
Are you interested in building a more equitable WDC? We are forming a new Dismantling Racism Action Team that could use your help. This group will follow up on the recommendations of the […]
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Hope
Hanna Schock, blogger at Picture Book Theology: Connecting Scripture to Story with Picture Books, writes that “Picture books are one of our greatest treasures for living, for loving, and for learning. […]
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Iglesia Menonita Casa Betania, Newton, KS
Iglesia Menonita Casa Betania busca pastor de medio tiempo. Pastor de Casa Betania Descripción del puesto Comuníquese con la Conferencia del Distrito Occidental (wdc@mennowdc.org) para obtener el formulario de información […]
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Hoffnungsau 150th Anniversary Celebration
SAVE THE DATE – Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman KS, will celebrate its 150th anniversary on August 31 and September 1. Past attenders and folks with family connections are invited to join […]
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God Sightings!
As our calendars show the beginning of a new year, we pause to reflect on how we have seen God at work in our churches and in our lives. Some […]
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Telling the Story
It’s almost Christmas–our Advent wreath is brighter each Sunday, the pile of packages under the tree is growing and our pile of Advent books is dwindling. Excitement builds as we plan […]
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Hope, peace, joy, and love are not just seasonal aspirations.
As the world ushers in the Advent season, a reflection on the experiences of asylum seekers and displaced individuals reveals a narrative of resilience, faith, and the pursuit of hope […]
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MC USA launches Safe Church webpage
MC USA Article – Safe Church, Mennonite Church USA’s newly formed abuse prevention ministry, now has a webpage available on the MC USA website. The webpage offers resources to help faith communities […]
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No Christmas in Bethlehem This Year
Christmas 2005 was like no other for my husband and I. His brother had been diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease in early December. I was so grateful for online […]
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Generosity: Year-end and year-round!
It’s that time of year again! My post-office mailbox, email in-box and at-home desk are filled with end-of-the-year giving appeals. This includes WDC’s annual fund-raising letter, and my own congregation’s […]
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WDC Abuse Prevention & Response Resource Team
New Resource: Western District Conference Ministerial Leadership Commission is committed to assisting our congregations and pastors to be as safe as possible. With this goal in mind, the MLC has […]
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