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This post is part of MC USA's #BeTransformed series. It was originally published in the Central District Conference Connector. Shared with permission. The Sacred Listening Project is an ongoing project of Central District Conference, in which congregations hold a one-day event that provides an opportunity for congregants to share their stories about their church experience with one another and with representatives of the conference. These stories are intended to reflect how congregants and congregations have encountered transformation through the COVID-19 pandemic, welcoming/affirming LGBTQ+ siblings, and national issues dealing with justice, culture, power, creation care, immigration, and race. [caption id="attachment_71719" align="alignleft"...
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Mennonite Church USA (MC USA por sus siglas en inglés) se está preparando para su principal evento de formación de fe, la convención MennoCon23 que ser realizará en Kansas City, Missouri, del 3 al 6 de julio de 2023. El equipo de planificación de la convención, encabezado por la gerente de proyecto Lisa Lehman, publicó recientemente un horario tentativo del evento y tarifas de inscripción en el sitio web oficial de MennoCon23 (https://convention.mennoniteusa.org/). Las inscripciones se abrirán a principios de marzo. “La convención MennoCon23 brinda una oportunidad única para aprender, adorar y conectarse con viejos amigos y nuevos conocidos en...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz is Mennonite Church USA’s denominational minister for Peace and Justice. For more than 25 years, she served as the coordinator of Mennonite Central Committee’s Restorative Justice program. She also co-authored “The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools” and “What Will Happen to Me?” Lorraine graduated from Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, with a bachelor’s degree in Social Work, and earned a master’s in Social Work from Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania. She and her husband attend Blossom Hill Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. _________________________________ In his book, “Forty...
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Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) is gearing up for its leading faith formation event, the MennoCon23 convention, Kansas City, Missouri, July 3-6, 2023. The convention planning team, headed by Project Manager Lisa Lehman, recently posted a tentative event schedule and registration rates on the official MennoCon23 website (https://convention.mennoniteusa.org/). Registration will open in early March. “The MennoCon23 convention provides a unique opportunity to learn, worship and connect with old friends and new acquaintances across MC USA, reminding us that we are a part of a much larger body of believers,” said Lehman. “Convention is an excellent chance to immerse youth in...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Rachel Ringenberg Miller serves as denominational minister for ministerial leadership for Mennonite Church USA. She focuses on engaging conferences and congregations, providing resources and services to meet the diverse demands facing congregations today. She graduated from Goshen (Indiana) College and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with an MDiv. She served as associate pastor for Portland (Oregon) Mennonite Church and as pastor of Shalom Mennonite Church in Newton, Kansas. She is a member of Shalom Mennonite Church in Newton, Kansas. ______________________________________________ I stare at the open U-Haul trailer. The trailer...
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By Jessica Griggs for Mennonite Church USA ELKHART, Ind. (Mennonite Church USA) — The worship planning committee for the 2023 Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) denominational convention, MennoCon23, has officially begun preparing for the event, which will take place at the Kansas City (Missouri) Convention Center, July 3-6, 2023. The committee spends the year prior to the event organizing the worship services that make up MennoCon. They design the experience by identifying the themes and Scriptures for each worship service. They, then, outline the service, incorporating all the elements that will be included, and identify speakers. The committee is made...
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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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