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AMBS reports upward trends
Categories: Focus On EducationAnabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) in Elkhart, Ind., is reporting upward trends in several enrolment statistics this fall. The number of degree- or certificate-seeking graduate students rose from 92 to…
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Students joyfully return to campus
Categories: Focus On EducationAs families arrived for Conrad Grebel University College’s move-in day over the Labour Day weekend, joy was visible in student eyes, even as masks hid their smiles. With waves of…
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CMU announces fall 2021 enrolment
Categories: Focus On EducationCanadian Mennonite University (CMU) began the 2021-22 academic year with fall enrolment holding strong and steady. Preliminary results for all CMU programs indicate a student complement of 875 (full-time equivalent).…
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Love does no harm
Categories: Focus On EducationRockway’s chapel theme for the 2021-2022 school year is “Love does no harm.” This scripture passage from Romans brings us to the core of what it means to be a…
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Thousands vaccinated at Indonesian Anabaptists’ Holy Stadium
Categories: Web FirstIn multireligious Indonesia, many people have never been inside a church. The pandemic is changing that for residents of Semarang (population 1.8 million) and the surrounding area. In coordination with…
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Three writers with Mennonite roots nominated for 2021 Giller Prize
Three books by writers with Mennonite roots have made the long list for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Announced at the beginning of September, this year’s long list includes 12…
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No religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines: MC Canada
Categories: Web FirstMennonite Church Canada’s executive ministers released a statement earlier this week responding to inquiries from constituents regarding exemption from COVID-19 vaccines. The message, signed by Doug Klassen (Mennonite Church Canada),…
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Busy bees
Over the course of the pandemic, I have noticed a bit of a shift in my “homiletical disposition.” I’ve been talking an awful lot about forgiveness, grace and mercy. I’ve…
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MC Canada issues National Day for Truth and Reconciliation statement
Categories: Web FirstIn advance of Canada’s first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation tomorrow (Sept. 30), Mennonite Church Canada is reminding the nationwide church about Mennonite involvement in Indian Residential Schools, and…
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MCC releases research findings on historical entanglements with National Socialism
Categories: Web FirstMennonite Central Committee has released the findings of its research on the organization’s historical entanglements with German National Socialism (or Nazism) and its legacy before, during and after the Second…
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Second year of Common Read begins
Categories: NewsIn September 2020, Mennonite Church Canada, Mennonite Church U.S.A. and Herald Press began encouraging Mennonites to engage in a “common read,” a shared reading experience focused on specific books written…
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Witness workers in China return to Canada
After 30 years of serving in Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland of China, Witness workers Tobia and George Veith are returning to Canada. Tobia most recently taught at a…
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Ordinary time
Categories: EditorialTraditionally, Mennonite churches have recognized the special times of the church year: Christmas (along with the season of Advent and Epiphany) and Easter (with the season of Lent and the…
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Defund the police?
Categories: Feature ArticlesOn March 11, 2020, the day before Manitoba reported its first infection of the coronavirus, Bronwyn Dobchuk-Land stood up in a multipurpose room at First Mennonite Church in Winnipeg to…
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Readers write: September 27, 2021 issue
Categories: OpinionWhat if there had been no war in Afghanistan? While it is water under the bridge, it is still worth pondering what would have happened if the United States and…
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Holy space
Categories: OpinionWhen I was director of Person-to-Person, a prison visitation program started by Mennonite Church Saskatchewan in the early 1970s, the V&C Room (Visitors and Correspondence Room) was often a place…
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Torchbearers
Categories: OpinionOn the heels of the Second World War, the General Conference Mennonite Church and the Mennonite Church were concerned about scouting programs that promoted patriotism to boys and girls. In…
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Weak ties matter
Categories: OpinionLong ago I studied both sociology and theology, and I remain intrigued by the relationships between culture and faith. We can’t have one without the other. Which influences the other…
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The misplaced pursuit of authenticity
Categories: OpinionBeing authentic has always been important to me. However, what authenticity means or looks like isn’t always as straightforward as I’d like. Especially as a pastor. One of the reasons…
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‘Whatever happened to simple living?’ – Part 1
Categories: OpinionGoing right back to Menno himself, Mennonites have valued simplicity. But to what extent has this ethos survived the age of gadget-saturation, relentless advertising and soul-numbing consumption? It feels odd…
