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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. This post was originally published on A Light So Lovely. Reprinted with permission. Melissa Marquez Weaver is a former English/ESL teacher who lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where she cares for her husband and three young children, more pets than they planned on, unruly gardens, and her neighborhood. She serves as co-coordinator of Christian formation with Immanuel Mennonite Church, seeking to empower families and individuals to follow Christ by nurturing learning and practices of belonging, hospitality and hope. As part of her position, she writes a blog called...
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Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has launched ”Learn, Pray, Join: Mass Incarceration," an initiative to raise awareness about the injustices in our criminal legal system that cause pain and suffering, especially for poor people and people of color. This initiative is in response to a recently adopted MC USA study resolution titled, “For Justice in the U.S. Criminal Legal System," written by Zachariah Begly and Eli Reimer. During September and October, MC USA will seek to engage people in the initiative by offering resources, prayers and ways to care for those harmed by our criminal legal system and to...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative and the #BeTransformed series. Drew Strait teaches New Testament at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS). His writing focuses on peace and peacemaking in early Christianity, along with early Christian negotiation of political idolatry. He served as a pastor at Living Water Community Church in Chicago, Illinois, and as an elder at Peace Fellowship in Washington, D.C., before relocating to Indiana, where he now attends Keller Park Church. Drew is married and has three children. For more about Drew's work on Christian nationalism, see his AMBS web page...
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This post is part of our #BeTransformed series. Amy Epp is the pastor for discipleship and children, youth and their families at Seattle (Washington) Mennonite Church (SMC). Amy began as associate pastor at SMC in September of 2005. She works in worship development and with children, youth and families in SMC’s community. In her limited spare time, Amy enjoys anything related to quilting, knitting, sewing or other crafty endeavors. She and her husband have two children. This article is reprinted from the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference e-bulletin, September 2022. _________________________________ We are excited at Seattle (Washington) Mennonite Church, on the...
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This post is in celebration of National Read a Book Day and is part of our #BeTransformed series. As publisher and executive director of Herald Press books, Amy Gingerich has a passion for the intersection of faith and life and helping people of all ages make sense of how they fit together. Born in Montana, raised across Iowa and Indiana, and having spent her 20s on both coasts, Amy and her family now make their home near Cleveland, Ohio. Amy holds a bachelor’s degree from Goshen (Ind.) College and an MDiv from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. She...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. For many years (1985-2022), John D. Roth was a professor of history at Goshen College, where he also served as director of the Mennonite Historical Library and editor of The Mennonite Quarterly Review. John has published widely on topics related to Anabaptist-Mennonite history and church life. He is also the founding director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism at Goshen College and secretary of the Mennonite World Conference Faith and Life Commission. In July 2022, John accepted a new position with MennoMedia as project director of the "Anabaptism at 500" initiative. John and his wife, Ruth, are the parents...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Participate in the RAWtools art auction to support the MC USA Justice Fund. Mike Martin is the executive director of RAWtools, Inc., a passion ministry of Mountain States Mennonite Conference. He is also a co-author of “Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence.” Mike attends Beth-El Mennonite Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where his wife, Hannah, is the children’s pastor. Mike and Hannah have 2 very lively boys, who love ice cream, animals, Legos and dinosaurs. ___________________________________ RAWtools started just after the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre....
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ELKHART, Indiana (Mennonite Church USA) — Mennonite Church USA (MC USA), in partnership with Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADN), has launched “Learn, Pray, Join: Welcoming EveryBODY,” an initiative that celebrates the many gifts that people with disabilities bring to our church communities. During May and June, MC USA will seek to engage people in this initiative by offering resources, prayers and ways to care for one another and to address issues of accessibility in the church. “We want to encourage our churches to commit to removing barriers to belonging and move towards creating spaces where God’s healing and hope can...
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This blog is the opinion of the author and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board or the other resolution writers. Readers are encouraged to consult other resources, engage the writers of the resolution and discern within their own context. Mennonite Church USA would like to extend an invitation to members with differing viewpoints to submit blog posts, rooted in Scripture, on this and other matters for potential publication in the Menno Snapshots blog. Joanna Harader serves as pastor of Peace Mennonite Church in Lawrence, Kansas. She is also a member of the Inclusive...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Kevin Gasser is the pastor of Staunton Mennonite Church in Staunton, Virginia. He is currently studying comparative theological ethics at Georgetown University, where he researches nonviolent movements within various religious traditions. Kevin lives with his wife, Sonya, and their two children, Paxton and Hadley. ______________________________________________ I often find myself transformed through my interactions with people who see the world differently. More times than not, those transformations are for the better, bringing me to a clearer understanding of not only the beliefs of others, but also my own convictions. I usually...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Rob Muthiah is a professor of practical theology at Azusa Pacific Seminary and a member of Pasadena (California) Mennonite Church. He was the team lead for producing Lamenting Racism, a 6-part video/discussion curriculum for church groups, available through MennoMedia. ______________________________________________ I get so angry about the depths of evil that racism perpetrates. I get so angry about the pain and damage and destruction racism causes. A lot of that has to do with my dad. Not because he is an angry person but because of the color of his skin....
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Glen Guyton serves as the executive director for Mennonite Church USA. He has more than a quarter century of experience serving in the denomination at various levels. Guyton has a wonderful ability to share difficult and complex information with diverse groups. Organizations, professional associations and educators praise Guyton for his quick-witted humor and relatability. He has authored two books, IDEAL ME: Discovering Your Call in a Cluttered World and Reawakened: How Your Congregation Can Spark Lasting Change. Guyton holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from the United States Air...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Thomas Dunn lives in Akron, Ohio, and pastors Crown Hill Mennonite Church. He has degrees from Bluffton University and Case Western Reserve University. He enjoys all of the cycling disciplines but regularly spends time road, gravel and mountain biking. Thomas is a member of the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board. This is his first term. ______________________________________________ Attempting to describe the process of spiritual transformation quickly brings me to the limits of my ability to communicate. Transformation is such an amorphous process that I do not even fully understand how, and...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Joanne Gallardo shared this reflection at the Constituency Leaders Council meeting on Oct. 15-16, 2021. Joanne Gallardo serves Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference as Conference Minister. She had been in the Mennonite Church for over 22 years. Originally from Northwest Ohio, Joanne lives in Goshen, Indiana, with her best friend, Becca, and her dog, Jasper. ______________________________________________ My story of transformation is one that begins not too terribly long ago. I was involved in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference back when I was a student at Goshen (Indiana) College. I don’t remember exactly what brought...
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Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has launched “Learn, Pray, Join: Cost of Poverty,” an initiative to raise awareness about the impact of the pandemic on poverty in the United States and how Jesus calls his followers to respond. During September and October, MC USA will seek to engage people in the initiative by offering resources, prayers and ways to care for one another and to address systemic issues that lead to poverty. “The pandemic is apocalyptic,” said Sue Park-Hur, denominational minister of Transformative Peacemaking. “It is revealing the structural issues that cause poverty and their disproportionate impact on the...
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