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Health of a whole person
Posted: juli 13, 2017 | Categorie: Testimonies
How should the church think about mental health? Our mental state is connected to body and spirit, and, like them, can be in a state of unhealthiness. In this perspectives section, leaders and health practitioners from Anabaptist-related... Lees meer
Feed family ties with songs, food and service
Posted: juni 29, 2017 | Categorie: Testimonies
7 ways to support MWC in your congregation It is a blessing that the global media allows us to learn news from all over the world. But it can be discouraging to hear so many sad stories and feel helpless to do anything about it. By supporting... Lees meer
How can we get answers from the Bible for 21st century questions?
Posted: mei 16, 2017 | Categorie: Testimonies
How do our member churches express the MWC Shared Convictions in beautiful, local variety throughout our global body? The October 2016 issue of Courier/Correo/Courrier seeks to discern the variety of reasons why Anabaptist communities from around... Lees meer
Our mission and Shared Convictions
Posted: april 10, 2017 | Categorie: Testimonies
How do our member churches express the MWC Shared Convictions in beautiful, local variety throughout our global body? The October 2016 issue of Courier/Correo/Courrier seeks to discern the variety of reasons why Anabaptist communities from around... Lees meer
Brief historic journey, profile, tendencies and challenges of Mennonites in Latin America
Posted: juli 18, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
These reflections are a brief summary linking the historical development, profile and tendencies of the multiethnic Anabaptist communities and Mennonite churches in Latin America that belong to MWC, and present the challenges faced by Mennonites in... Lees meer
Newcomers to natives: Diversity and challenges for Mennonites in Brazil
Posted: juli 18, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
The first Mennonites arrived in Brazil during the year 1930, coming as refugees from Russia/Ukraine, where their property, churches and schools were taken over by the state during the Stalin years. Thousands of Mennonites (15,000–25,000) and other... Lees meer
A ministry of inclusive hospitality
Posted: juli 13, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
Hospitality: Exploring what it means to offer hospitality as followers of Christ Shocking photographs published in the news media awoke the Western world to the refugee crisis on September 2015. With a heightened awareness of the issue, the... Lees meer
Love opens hearts to learn more
Posted: juli 13, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
Hospitality: Exploring what it means to offer hospitality as followers of Christ Shocking photographs published in the news media awoke the Western world to the refugee crisis on September 2015. With a heightened awareness of the issue, the... Lees meer
The heart of a stranger
Posted: juli 13, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
Hospitality: Exploring what it means to offer hospitality as followers of Christ Shocking photographs published in the news media awoke the Western world to the refugee crisis on September 2015. With a heightened awareness of the issue, the... Lees meer
Hospitality transforms
Posted: juli 13, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
Hospitality: Exploring what it means to offer hospitality as followers of Christ Shocking photographs published in the news media awoke the Western world to the refugee crisis on September 2015. With a heightened awareness of the issue, the... Lees meer
Is it time to tell contemporary martyr stories?
Posted: mei 19, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
In early December 2011, Irene and I worshipped in the Haarlem Mennonite Church, just outside of Amsterdam, Netherlands. This congregation began as a “hidden church” in 1530, six years before Menno Simons’ conversion to Anabaptism. Worshipping there... Lees meer
Europe: Old stories and new hope
Posted: mei 19, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
When Conrad Grebel baptized his friends in the evening of 25 January 1525 in Zurich, Switzerland, little did he know that this small act would mark the start of the worldwide family of faith that we now are as Mennonite World Conference. From... Lees meer
Walking in Doubt and Conviction
Posted: mei 19, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
The Holy Spirit’s mercy irons us in our trials “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!” (1 Peter 1:3). Peter begins this letter with praise to God. This praising to God is a celebration of worship. This expression of blessing to God... Lees meer
Young Anabaptists: the present church
Posted: mei 19, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
YABs take the stage at PA 2015 and set plans for their future They have a relatively short history, but their voices at PA 2015 were arresting and incisive. In fact, the Young Anabaptists’ presentations throughout the morning worship at the Assembly... Lees meer
Larry Miller reflects on 22 years at the helm of Mennonite World Conference
Posted: mei 19, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
“As long as the wind is in its sails. . .” Strasbourg, France--Larry Miller remembers one moment clearly when, as a 38-year-old, he was weighing whether or not to accept the nomination to lead Mennonite World Conference. The year was 1988, 23 years... Lees meer
Spain: Old churches in new Europe
Posted: mei 19, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
Christianity is experiencing rapid decline in Europe. We have gone in the past two or three generations from being an outwardly Christian culture, to something post-Christian. In general, statistics from Mennonite World Conference indicate that the... Lees meer
Walking in Conflict and Reconciliation
Posted: mei 19, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
Light and hope for those in darkness Today, world security is threatened by international, intertribal and even interreligious conflicts. Sometimes, security forces have conflicts with the very people they are supposed to protect. Terrorism has... Lees meer
Inspiration and reflection: Hospitality
Posted: mei 19, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
Piring bukan beling: Hospitality not hostility Indonesians are famous for their hospitality. If you visit their home, they will serve you food and drink. In the villages, the housewife will cook the family’s only chicken to serve a guest. I learned... Lees meer
Offering our blessings to the world
Posted: mei 19, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
Sindy Novoa Caro lives in Bogotá, Colombia, where she belongs to the Casa de Oración church, a Mennonite Brethren congregation. In 2010–2011, Sindy served with YAMEN in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, as a teacher´s assistant in a school for children living... Lees meer
A visit with Danisa Ndlovu
Posted: mei 19, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
Threatened with death by a group of Freedom Fighters when he was 19, Danisa Ndlovu confesses to sensing that he may have been born “for such a time as this.” “For some reason I was singing a gospel song in a really loud voice that morning as I... Lees meer
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