MWC concerned about visa refusals for Assembly 2015 in Pennsylvania
By Byron Rempel-Burkholder Concerns from the South figured in the committee's acceptance of the offer of USA member and associate member churches to host the next global assembly in Harrisburg, Pa., in 2015. A major worry was the difficulty many global visitors will face in getting entry visas. The United States currently places severe restrictions on visitors from many parts of the global South, particularly those between ages 18 and 25 ... Read more ...
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Four priorities may expand to seven
By Anna Groff Delegates at Pittsburgh 2011 will decide on whether or not to expand and update the current four churchwide priorities for the next decade.
The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board drafted the new list of seven priorities at their meeting in Portland, Ore., in April 14-16:
1. Christian formation 2. Christian community 3. Holistic Christian witness 4. Stewardship 5. Leadership development 6. Intercultural transformation 7. Church-to-church relationships
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Natalie Francisco named one of 'Top 25 Black Christian Female Leaders'
From Connections  Natalie A. Francisco serves as co-pastor of Calvary Community Church and co-founder of Calvary Christian Academy in Hampton, Va., alongside her husband, Bishop L. W. Francisco III. In March, she was named to the "Black Christian News Network's List of the Top 25 Most Influential Black Christian Female Leaders in the Nation" ...
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College Corner: Bluffton bus accident survivor to lead bike trip
By Scott Borgelt of Bluffton University  Before March 2, 2007, Allen Slabaugh was admittedly focused on baseball. But like others on the Bluffton (Ohio) University team bus that crashed that morning in Atlanta, killing seven--including five of his teammates--he was changed by the experience ... Read more ...Slabaugh, a Mennonite Voluntary Service worker, will lead the Fuller Center for Housing's Bicycle Adventure. Photo provided.
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Tim's blog: Anabaptist ghosts, part 2: Dialogue and conciliation
Equity and balance between parties in conflict is a prerequisite for conciliation and resolution of conflict. In Enns' 9 principles of Restoration, the first principle is: "We need to do a power analysis. We have to look at how social power is distributed in our communities and society."
In the Mennonite church, power has been systematically taken
away from gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. With the case of Randy Spaulding, we see this pattern continuing ...
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