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  • Viral theology

    Viral theology

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    When Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) students Micah Enns-Dyck and Nathan Dueck created the Facebook page Hauerwasian Memes for Pacifist Teens last April, they thought its appeal would be limited to…

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  • Introducing The Ferment

    Introducing The Ferment

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    At his home on Ploughshares Community Farm in South St. Ouen’s, Man., Marcus Peter Rempel chops a lot of cabbage. But, instead of making a salad or throwing it in…

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  • MWC census shows increased numbers

    MWC census shows increased numbers

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    “Uganda is ripe for evangelism and the church is growing,” says Bishop Simon Okoth, national coordinator of Uganda Mennonite Church. The new Mennonite World Conference (MWC) member church, accepted by…

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  • Pastors prepare to become climate leaders

    Pastors prepare to become climate leaders

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    Hopelessness. Denial. Grief. Guilt. Despair. Pastors face these emotions in their congregations as they walk with people suffering from personal losses. Through a series of retreats funded by the Center…

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  • Reaching out together

    Reaching out together

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    It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Many people will remember seeing the picture in September 2015 of the three-year-old Syrian refugee, Alan Kurdi, whose…

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  • Historical Society quietly contributes to national identity

    Historical Society quietly contributes to national identity

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    Historian Laureen Harder-Gissing does not want to be heard saying, “You should know your history,” the way someone might say, “You should eat your vegetables.” She does not want people…

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  • Training peacemakers through ‘Tough talk’

    Training peacemakers through ‘Tough talk’

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    “It’s called Deeper Life Days for a reason,” says Grade 11 student Shaelyn Nordmarken. Deeper Life Days give Rosthern Junior College (RJC) students opportunity to engage with challenging topics. The…

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  • Lament for those ‘suffering in silence’

    Lament for those ‘suffering in silence’

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    For 40 years, women who had been sexually violated by John Howard Yoder were left suffering in silence while the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) professor became one of the…

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