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March 2009
Missional Leaders meeting May 2 to 4
Come to the Missional Leaders meeting in Denver at the Ramada Inn Downtown Denver. The theme is “Leading by Example,” and the event will include “Dwelling in the Word,” a case study and worship in local congregations on Sunday morning. Practical applications include a panel of area pastors responding to the question, “Where and how do I see Christ in my context?” and a case study from an area congregation.
Jeff Wright, conference minister for Pacific Southwest Conference, will present the opening session Saturday afternoon, and will also direct some of the practical experiences along with Gilberto Flores and John Powell. Flores was former director of Denominational Ministry and Missional Church for Mennonite Church USA Executive Leadership. In his new role, he is associate conference minister for Western District Conference. John Powell is interim director for U.S. Ministries at Mennonite Mission Network.
The meeting is sponsored by Mennonite Church USA Executive Leadership and Mennonite Mission Network and is open to area conference leaders, congregational leaders and others with a heart for missional church.
Registration is available online. Register by March 16 and save some money; final registration deadline is March 30.
Contact Becky Tyson at BeckyT@MennoniteMission.net or 574-523-3076, or toll-free 1-866-866-2872.
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Urban Leaders Network dinner/gathering at Convention 2009 (open to all)
Enjoy the July 1 evening gathering/dinner with urban ministry practitioners in Columbus: Hear stories of church planting and church revitalization, witness the presentation of the 2009 George and Pearl Kauffman Urban Leader Award, and network and fellowship with each other.
Keynote speakers Karl McKinney and Sally Schreiner Youngquist will dialogue about their past and present ministries, noting the dichotomy and similarities between church planting, congregational revitalization, and missional church engagement. Karl and Sally were the church-planting team that established Living Water Community Church in Chicago. Sally is currently senior pastor of Living Water, and Karl is the senior pastor of Northern Virginia Mennonite Church in Fairfax, Va.
Register on the Convention 2009 registration form at www.MennoniteUSA.org/convention.
Contact Becky Tyson at BeckyT@MennoniteMission.net or 574-523-3076, or toll-free 1-866-866-2872.
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Close to Home pamphlets
Reach out with Close to Home pamphlets: Help Christian caregivers serve people in your congregation or community who may be dealing with difficult personal issues. New topics include Bullying, Drug Addiction, Child Abuse and Acquaintance Rape. For sample excerpts and a full list of titles check www.mph.org/closetohome.
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Pax Avalon
Conflict Revolution
Steven “Reece” Friesen
If you had something everybody wanted, what would you do? Blessed with an incredible gift, Julianna “Pax” Embry must choose between the glamour of a celebrity and the mission of a peacemaker. A graphic novel.
Paper, $19.99
Pax Avalon Poster
A 24 x 36 four color poster featuring Julianna “Pax” Embry.
Poster, $7.99
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Like a Mustard Seed
Mennonites in Paraguay
Edgar Stoesz tells the inspiring story of the Russian, Canadian and Mexican Mennonites who, beginning in 1927, immigrated to Paraguay and made a new homeland out of the jungle wilderness. This is a fascinating story that deserves a prominent place in the annuals of Mennonite history.
Paper, $24.99
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The Dark Night
A Gift of God
Daniel P. Schrock demystifies this quite common phenomenon, which is often confused with depression. He roots the dark night experience in Scripture, but also explores how it can express itself in one’s vocation, marriage and family life, and even in the life of a congregation.
Paper, $16.99
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The Jewish-Christian Schism Revisited
John Howard Yoder
Michael G. Cartwright and Peter Ochs, Editors
This posthumous collection of essays is arguably John Howard Yoder’s most ambitious project and displays his original thesis that the Jewish-Christian schism “did not have to be.”
Paper, $34.99
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Reasoning Together
A Conversation on Homosexuality
Two theologians, Ted Grimsrud and Mark Thiessen Nation, argue both sides of an issue that is vexing the postmodern church: homosexuality. This book develops the give-and-take over the differences between the two scholars, but it also offers areas of agreement and consensus.
Paper, $17.99
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First Be Reconciled
Challenging Christians in the Courts
Through key biblical texts, a historical survey, with a particular focus on the Anabaptist witness, Richard P. Church traces the church’s historic reticence to litigate within the body and with non-believers. Book 4 in the Polyglossia: Radical Reformation Theologies series.
Paper, $19.99
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