Tag: future of church

  • Holding growth and the past in tension

    Holding growth and the past in tension

    For the first time since Mennonite Church Canada restructured, delegates from the five regional churches met in Abbotsford, B.C., to discuss the future of the nationwide church body. Among these delegates were a number of younger adults who hope to contribute ideas from their imagination to the future of MC Canada as it shifts and…

  • Hearing each other

    Hearing each other

    Hearing each other well is essential for being church. This is a delicate theme, because we aren’t doing it well. The effects of distance—both geographical and theological—are being felt within and among our churches. Reading the responses we collected on our Emerging Voices Initiative (EVI) 2016-17 workshop tour, and reflecting on my experience, I notice…