Executive Board addresses evangelism allergy
By Gordon Houser
Meeting Sept. 15-17 in Newton, Kan., the Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA focused much of its attention on a purposeful plan that seeks to help the church move "toward fulfillment of our missional purpose" ... Read more ... Valentina Satvedi gives an antiracism audit report to the Executive Board. Photo by Ken Gingerich. |
In last-minute change, Radical Journey team heads to Paraguay
By Mennonite Mission staff
Five participants in Mennonite Mission Network's Radical Journey service program, who were scheduled to spend 10 months in Bolivia, are instead heading to Asunción, Paraguay, due to complications in the Bolivian visa application process ... Read more ... |
The Corinthian Plan is flourishing
By Everett J. ThomasThe Corinthian Plan was started in 2010 as a health insurance benefit for Mennonite Church USA pastors and congregational employees. It was designed to especially help those who could not get health insurance either because of the cost or because of their health. Keith Harder, the plan's director, said on Sept. 11 that more than 75 pastors who had no coverage before now have insurance because of the subsidies the plan provides ... Read more ...
|
College Corner: Goshen students spend the summer in Kenya researching fire ecology
By Alysha Landis
While most college students spent their summers working a summer job and taking a break from studies, four Goshen (Ind.) College students and recent alumni spent the summer riding around the African savanna in a Land Rover, spotting elephants and studying fire ecology with their professor ...  Read more ... Four Goshen College environmental science students spent six weeks in Kenya this summer studying fire ecology. Photo provided.
|
Tim's blog: Awe, air shows and Thunderbird evangelism
This weekend has seen the death of 10 people in two different crashes at air shows. My own experience at the Chicago Air and Water show this summer has had me reflecting on this cultural phenomenon and its importance to U.S. patriots ...
Read more ...
|
