Labor Day reflection: Stealing wages
By Everett J. Thomas
Labor Day does not seem to be much about labor -- unless it's cleaning out the garage or working in the yard. But this year on Labor Day, consider the victims of wage theft. This is something I knew little about until Kim Bobo, founder of Interfaith Worker Justice, spoke at the 2012 Associated Church Press convention. She also was interviewed in the June issue of U.S. Catholic ... Read more ... |
OPINION: Doing church in the new millennium
 By Adrienne JonesThe internet has been alive for weeks with discussion about Millennials leaving the church, Millennials' desire to change the church, and Millennials' effect on the church. The conversation, begun by Rachel Held Evans at CNN's Belief Blog, has inspired hundreds of blog posts and untold hours of hand wringing about culture, Christianity, and our life together as people of faith ...
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Congregations switch membership
By Everett J. ThomasIn the last couple of years, staff members in the Executive Board's leadership development office have been keeping a record of Mennonite Church USA congregations that leave one area conference and join a different one. According to Beth Hunsberger, leadership development office manager, seven congregations have dropped membership in their original conferences and joined another Mennonite Church USA conference during this period. They include several that made the switch before the Executive Board's formal record keeping began ... Read more ...
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College Corner: Bluffton alumna to be a giver in Peru
From Bluffton University
When TOMS Shoes emailed her about a contest last winter, Stephanie Jankov didn't know if she should enter. She had been introduced to the company by Jill Schlabach, her former Bluffton Ohio University roommate, and liked its practice of providing one free pair of shoes to a needy child for every pair purchased. She later incorporated that commitment to making a difference into her teaching of freshman English students at Shelby (Ohio) High School, even offering-and buying-TOMS shoes as an incentive for class projects ... Read more ... Stephanie Jankov with TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie. Photo provided.
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