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Young Adults and REAL Faith Formation
Want to reach out to young adults? Do you want to do authentic faith formation together with them? Get comfortable with doubt. Young adults don’t want easy “Sunday School” answers. They can […]
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Why do we gather?
Why do we gather? This question is posed by facilitator and author Priya Parker, in her book The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters. Our lives […]
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Why You Might Not Like Your Estate Plan
In my work in charitable gift planning for some 26 years, I have come to understand that many consider the topic of estate planning with the same dread as tax […]
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Unsung Heroes
*Pictured: Jennie’s daughter sketching the statue of George Washington Carver as a boy in the woods at George Washington Carver National Monument, June 2024. Last night we arrived home from […]
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Empowering Leadership Training in Church Planting with Integrating Cultural Values
*Pictured: Gilberto Flores, WDC pastor at Iglesia Cristiana Anabautista Casa de Paz in Guatemala City, works with leaders of WDC church plant, Iglesia Arca de Salvación in Uspantán, Guatemala. Developing […]
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Thoughts on Real Community
Our Annual Assembly theme is “In Community We Transform.” How do we recognize real community? I have said, “I recognize it when I see it—or when I’m in the midst of […]
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In your light we see light
*Credit: Photograph by Mark Kreider On the weekend of May 10 the earth witnessed one of the largest geomagnetic storms on record, a result of massive eruptions on the Sun […]
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A New Community
*Pictured: Members of the June 2007 AMBS !Explore program pose for a group photo. The summer after I graduated from high school, I participated in a program through Anabaptist Mennonite […]
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Embracing the Pain: A Call to Peace Work in a Broken World
*Pictured: The reunification site for Bowie High School students and families. The news has reported another school shooting. This time at James Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas. As a […]
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Lonely or Linked?
Our society is in the midst of another epidemic. Not a virus, but an epidemic of loneliness. Too many people don’t have adequate support systems. They don’t have family, friends, or a […]
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Listening and Learning Together
*Pictured: WDC Listening Process visit at Peace Mennonite Church, Dallas, TX. Over the past year, the WDC Listening Process has been unfolding across our conference, as teams of volunteers and staff […]
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Book Bundles for Group Study–Newly Expanded
Looking for your next Sunday school class study? Want to read something to challenge your faith with your book club? Wish you could read the same book as your friend […]
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Easter Sermon, John 18
Sandra Montes-Martinez, Associate Conference Minister (TX-Based), would like to share the sermon she heard given by Samuel Voth Schrag (pictured), pastor of Peace Mennonite church in Dallas TX, on Easter Sunday 2024: […]
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Safety in Church
“Be wise as serpents, gentle as doves,” Jesus said. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child abuse prevention in church is crucial. Our congregations are intended to be welcoming […]
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Generosity as Ministry
Broadly defined, the church is involved in many types of ministries. This happens in a sanctuary during a worship service, in a Sunday School class, at a homeless shelter, Vacation Bible […]
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Love Letters from God
It seems like every day my little one is taller, she knows more complex words and spelling patterns, and asks more thoughtful questions about the world around us. Yet my […]
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The church as a beacon of hope and faith: Adaptation and Renewal
The Christian church, throughout the centuries, has been a beacon of hope and faith for millions of people around the world, responding to the called in Mathew 5:14. However, in […]
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Inner Peace is Key to Peacemaking
I just got back from AMBS Pastors and Leaders Week 2024. Our keynote speaker was conflict transformation specialist Betty Pries. The theme for the week was “Strategies for Peacemaking.” Betty reminded […]
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Preparing and Caring
Photo caption: Mennonite Disaster Service learning tour participants meet with MDS volunteers and local partners in Jennings, Louisiana – January 2024 (Photo by Paul Hunt, Mennonite Disaster Service) Most Western District […]
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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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