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First Enneagram Prison Project launches in Saskatchewan
Categories: NewsThese days, if someone asks, “What number are you?” they are likely not asking your age. The Enneagram, a personality typing system based on nine types, has exploded in popularity…
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Nurse practitioner begins theological studies
Categories: NewsAlthough Wendy Dunn had long felt a nudge to pursue theological studies, she never did so until COVID lockdowns at the care home where she worked as a nurse practitioner…
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Colony Mennonites threaten Indigenous lands
Categories: NewsFor many Latin American colony Mennonites, a life of isolation, farming and family is the fulfilment of God’s will, but for others, it is the destruction of sacred lands. Various…
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Mennonite leader offers approaches to polarization
Categories: Books & ResourcesJ. Nelson Kraybill bluntly states that his book has no special formula that will save the church or the world from destructive polarization. Instead, it offers guidance on how individuals…
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Experiences of violence to be overtly named and resisted
Categories: Books & ResourcesOver the past several decades, a particularly painful and dissonant question has arisen within the Mennonite church: What is a faithful response to violence perpetrated by the church, especially one…
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Spring 2023 List of Books & Resources
Categories: Books & ResourcesTheology, Spirituality All Our Griefs to Bear: Responding with Resilience After Collective Trauma. Joni Sancken. Herald Press, 2022, 200 pages. In a world traumatized by a pandemic, racial trauma…
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Interest in women’s stories leads to novel about Mary
Categories: Books & ResourcesGetting into the mind of Jesus’ mother inspired a retired psychiatrist to write a novel about what Mary might have experienced during her son’s life. Lorne Brandt, who attends Peace…
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Do we dare to succeed?
Categories: Editorial“I am convinced more so now than ever before that every neighbourhood deserves a Jesus-centred, disciple-making peace presence.” Norm Dyck starts the 2022 Church Planting Resource from Mennonite Church Eastern…
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Crossing guard of hope
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhen I was first called to church planting work in 2004, I prayed and sought God’s will. I also read Ray Bakke’s book, Hope for the City. It invited me…
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Readers write: April 7, 2023 issue
Categories: OpinionAdjusting to ‘no longer being dominant’In his “Is the ban back?” editorial in the March 13 issue, Will Braun encourages readers to “ask Mennonite professors, pastors, students and magazine editors…
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Vineland List
Categories: OpinionHow much can we learn from a list? This image is from a list of Mennonite immigrants from the Soviet Union (Russlaender) living in Vineland, Ont., in 1924. We can…
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Book recommendations from leaders
Categories: OpinionThe regional churches have identified several key ministry areas which receive nationwide coordination and support from Mennonite Church Canada: International Witness, Indigenous Relations and Climate Action. Most regional churches…
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The limits of control
Categories: OpinionI am always interested in the impact of culture on faith, and vice versa. Western culture places a high value on personal agency, the ability to make individual decisions that…
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Song inspired by peace chief
Categories: OpinionIn Canada, conversations about reconciliation with Indigenous peoples are often at the forefront of community and public life. These discussions extend to our worship practices as we consider how our…
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Many Christians do not believe the Holy Spirit is real
Categories: OpinionIn my eyes, Pauline (a pseudonym) is a more faithful and mature Christian than I am. She embodies the servant-hearted love of Christ. Her life and faith inspire me. Imagine…
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Three kinds of grace in the formation of intercultural church
Categories: OpinionIf you are a student learning early Anabaptist spirituality, Leonhard Schiemer’s treatise, Three Kinds of Grace Found in the Scriptures cannot be missed. In his short writing, he displays the…
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Passion for environment, humans, creativity motivates fashion revolution
Categories: News“An estimated 92 million tons of textile waste is created annually from the fashion industry,” Fashion Revolution reported in 2020, citing Global Fashion Agenda. “Every second, the equivalent of one…
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Three churches follow distinct paths as sexuality tensions shift the landscape
Categories: NewsMarch 19 was “PIE Day” at Toronto United Mennonite Church. Just before noon, attendants gradually moved out of the worship hall into the lobby for coffee and tea. Two long…
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Alberta delegates meet in Pincher Creek
Categories: NewsThe most overheard phrase at the 2023 Mennonite Church Alberta annual delegate sessions in Pincher Creek was, “It’s so good to be together again!” After three years of video meetings,…
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Bright and bold storybook Bible released
Categories: NewsMennoMedia has released The Peace Table, the most ambitious children’s Bible project in its history. Within the book’s 384 pages, readers will find 140 Bible stories and an abundance of…
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