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The gospel according to Google
Categories: Feature ArticlesJust over 50 percent of Mennonite Church Canada congregations have their own websites. Next year that number will be higher. Guaranteed. And the year after it will be higher again.…
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For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. How concerned would you be if you had Muslim neighbours? How fearful are most North Americans of Muslims? Is this fear justified? What would you say to those who…
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The new name for ‘love of neighbour’
Categories: Feature ArticlesOn Spirituality chronicles the third Shi’i Muslim-Mennonite Christian dialogue that took place during the spring of 2007 at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, Ont. In the lead essay by Hajj…
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A primer on Muslim groups and beliefs
Categories: Feature ArticlesIslam is one of the two largest religions in the world, with the other being Christianity. Figures differ, but it is clear that Islam is an alive and growing religion.
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Interfaith bridgebuilding
Categories: Feature ArticlesBurton Buller came to Ontario’s Waterloo Region this spring to explore the many Mennonite-Muslim activities taking place in the community for a new documentary exploring peace traditions in both the…
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For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. How homogeneous is your congregation? How long does it take for “outsiders” to feel welcome? What extra challenges does someone from a visible minority have to feel accepted? What…
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Who are our multicultural Mennonites?
Categories: Feature ArticlesOnce upon a time, Mennonite congregations in Canada could largely define themselves by German or Swiss Mennonite heritage, but no more. Mennonite Church Canada congregations now represent an increasing variety…
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Essentials for building a multicultural church
Categories: Feature ArticlesAccording to research conducted by sociologists Curtiss Paul Deyoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey and Karen Chai Kim, 92.5 percent of Catholic and Protestant churches throughout the U.S. can be…
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One church, many peoples
Categories: Feature ArticlesI travelled throughout Europe in the early 1980s. I had the opportunity to come across some Mennonites and learn something about Anabaptist history and teaching, preparing me for God’s leading…
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Becoming a multicultural church
Categories: Feature ArticlesIn 1981, the newly formed Emmanuel Mennonite Church drew on Jesus’ words in Matthew 28:19 to express its purpose as a congregation: “To make disciples of all nations.” At the…
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For discussion: August 23, 2010 issue
Categories: Feature ArticlesFollowing are questions for reflecting on and discussing the Canadian Mennonite stories on the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission events in 2010: “How complicit are Mennonites in Residential School Abuse?” Evelyn Rempel…
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With God, all things are possible
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhen you pass by aboriginal people lying in the gutters on skid row, do you think that they are just “drunk Indians who need to get a job”? Participants of…
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MC Canada shares the pain of Indian Residential School legacy
Categories: Feature ArticlesDelegates to Mennonite Church Canada Assembly 2010 struggled with just how to confess systemic complicity in the Indian Residential School (IRS) survivors issue while not admitting to being directly abusive…
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A first step towards healing
Categories: Feature ArticlesAs prayers began, a hush fell over the crowd and numerous people pointed to the sky. The great spirit, the eagle, hovered overhead. Surely it was a clear sign of…
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How complicit are Mennonites in Residential School Abuse?
Categories: Feature ArticlesAs the Truth and Reconciliation Commissioners begin their five-year sojourn across Canada to hear the stories of those who suffered under the Indian Residential School (IRS) system, Mennonites may well…
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Poplar Hill’s closure remembered
Categories: Feature ArticlesThe Poplar Hill (Ont.) Development School—the only Mennonite-affiliated school being officially looked at by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) currently making the rounds of Canadian communities—has been out of…
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For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. How involved is your congregation with Mennonite Church Canada? How do you get information about what MC Canada is doing? What would strengthen the connection between MC Canada and…
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‘Reclaim the Name’ assembly theme song
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhen the Worship Committee for Assembly 2010 couldn’t find a song that captured the essence of the theme, “Reclaiming Jesus™: Gladly Wear the Name,” Chad Miller and Doug Klassen teamed…
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Quilting for art and prayer
Categories: Feature ArticlesFor Bev Patkau, quilting is a labour of love, her fabric and thread a form of expression. Patkau had several quilts on display at the Mennonite Church Canada assembly art…
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Financial trends: Healthy or worrisome?
Categories: Feature ArticlesCongregational giving is up, so why are donations to area and national church bodies falling? The steady increase in Mennonite congregational giving is worth celebrating. “We are one of the…
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