WDC-Stories Archives - Western District Conference

Bearing Grief, Building Hope

Last month I attended the annual Pastors and Leaders event at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. It focused on the theme of Reimagining Ministry, in these times of collective trauma stemming […]

Growing in Community

According to thirdwaycafe.com, “In the 1500’s the early Anabaptists believed that each person should be able to read the Bible for him or herself (a radical idea for the time) and that the […]

Lessons Learned – Lesson Two – Let’s Reimagine Faith Formation!

The pandemic taught us some lessons. Some we may have been pondering, but hadn’t put into practice yet. Others may have caught us by surprise! For my next couple blogs I […]

Church Libraries–We are Here! Spotlight on Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church Library

Several weekends ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to check out the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church Library. I left the church building feeling energized and excited about the ways the library […]

Lessons Learned – Lesson One: Let’s Re-Imagine Who Is Part of Us!

The pandemic taught us some lessons. Some of these, we may have already been pondering, but we hadn’t planned for or implemented them yet in our congregations. Other lessons took us […]

One, Two, Three…Lift!

Last week WDC staff members gathered at Camp Mennoscah for our annual staff retreat. This was a time to reflect on WDC’s mission, share updates about current initiatives, and vision for […]

Relaxing into God

New year, fresh start hasn’t felt very true at our house. New year, more of the same chaos and uncertainty from day to day feels more accurate. This is not […]

Starting Something New

I didn’t make any New Year’s Resolutions this year. In the past I’ve set goals for myself–more exercise, reading through the Bible before the end of the year, finishing that […]

Windows into our Ministry – Ministerial Leadership Commission

Wondering how Western District Conference equips congregations and leaders for ministry and mission? This is the fourth and final article in a series of monthly articles from the four WDC […]