Christian-Formation Archives - Western District Conference

Helping Children Through Books

I’ve had children and books on my mind lately. More specifically the amazing way books can help children explore their feelings, deal with difficult emotions, and talk about hard things. […]

Take Time for Refreshment

Take Time for Refreshment In 2010, I went on a sabbatical that included a trip to worship with and stay at the London Mennonite Centre. As a pastor and a […]

Easter Forgiveness, April 6, 2021

by Jennie Wintermote, WDC Resource Library Director In March, the WDC Resource Library’s Final Thursday Book Discussion was on Michele Hershberger’s book, Why Did Jesus Die and What Difference […]

WDC Resource Library News

Final Thursday Book Discussion Please join us the final Thursday of every month for a Zoom discussion from 7:00-8:00pm. Contact the library to borrow a copy of the book, or to […]

Joy to the World, Jan 5, 2021

by Jennie Wintermote, WDC Resource Library Director Yesterday our 3-year-old danced across the kitchen floor in her sock feet singing, “Joy to the world, the Ward has come.” […]

Psalms: Real Prayers for Real Life, Nov 3, 2020

Psalms: Real Prayers for Real Life by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, WDC Associate Conference Minister (Kansas-Based) Are you excited for the election results? Are you anxious? Do you wonder who will […]

Singing for Joy, October 6, 2020

by Jennie Wintermote, WDC Resource Library Director But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who […]

Faith Formation in Challenging Times / La formación en la fe en tiempos desafiantes, September 1, 2020

Faith Formation in Challenging Times by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, WDC Associate Conference Minister How can we teach children about Jesus safely and effectively? How can older adults with underlying health […]

Spiritual Discernment, Please! August 4, 2020

by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, WDC Associate Conference Minister We thought this virus was going to decrease in the warmer months. It hasn’t. We thought surely it would be […]

Questions for 2020: What is an Anabaptist Christian, July 7, 2020

by Jennie Wintermote, WDC Resource Library Director In the popular booklet “What is an Anabaptist Christian?” by Palmer Becker (published by Mennonite Mission Network and available on their website), Becker writes […]

What Are We Wearing These Days? / ¿Qué llevamos puesto estos días? June 2, 2020

by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, WDC Associate Conference Minister (Kansas-Based) What are we wearing these days? For some of us essential workers, we’re probably wearing our face masks and uniforms. For […]

Old and New Wine and Wineskins / Viejos y nuevos vinos y pieles de vino, May 19, 2020

Old and New Wine and Wineskins By Kathy Neufeld Dunn May 19, 2020 Matthew 9.16-17: 16 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak, for the patch […]

Safer Online / Más seguros en línea, May 5, 2020

Safer Online by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, WDC Associate Conference Minister (Kansas-Based) While we’ve all sort of settled into this in-between time of congregational life–worshiping online, having bible study […]

New! Book Bundles for Group Study, March 1, 2020

The Conference Resource Library now offers multiple copies of books for group studies in Sunday school classes, small groups, Wednesday night groups, etc. Contact Jennie Wintermote, Library Director at 316-283-6300 […]

Guidelines for Healthy Communication, February 18, 2020

by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, Associate Conference Minister (Kansas-Based) Do you have a congregational meeting coming up soon? In the past has agenda that you thought would be non-controversial […]

“Active Church?” February 4, 2020

by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, Associate Conference Minister (Kansas-Based) The pastor got up during worship wearing many different-colored scarves. She passed around a couple of brightly colored scarves, too. […]

New Beginnings, January 7, 2020

New Beginnings by Jennie Wintermote, Director, Conference Resource Library Across the sanctuary I heard the sound of knees hitting the floor with gentle thumps and thuds. I looked up to see […]

Experiments in Adaptive Faith Formation, December 3, 2019

by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, Associate Conference Minister (Kansas-Based) I recently attended a symposium called “Lifelong Faith Formation.” If I had been expecting a ten-step recipe for how to revitalize congregational […]

Go Beyond the Headlines. Go Beyond the Blockade. November 5, 2019

Go Beyond the Headlines. Go Beyond the Blockade. by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, WDC Associate Conference Minister (Kansas-Based) We are hungry for real stories, news that goes beyond the sound-byte. As […]

Faith Formation through a New Lens? October 8, 2019

by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, Associate Conference Minister (Kansas-Based) John Roberto is the founder of a nonprofit called Lifelong Faith. He and his staff have consistently reached out to […]