Western District hosts conversation on sexuality
By Clarence Rempel, WDC conference minister
Over 130 people signed up for the Western District Conference Reference Council with the theme of "The Church and Homosexuality: A Conversation that can Hold us Together" held on Oct. 26 at Faith Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.
Worship for the day began and ended with reflections from Romans 14-15. This was written to the church in Rome that was deeply divided over significant ethical matters ...
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MC Canada reaches out to Yoder sexual abuse survivors
By Dan Dyck
Mennonite Church Canada is discerning how best to respond to Canadian survivors of sexual abuse by theologian John Howard Yoder.
"We know there were Canadians who attended [Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind.] during Yoder's tenure at our bi-national seminary," said Karen Martens Zimmerly, denominational minister. "I want to invite any Canadian who encountered harassment from John Howard Yoder to consider joining in this renewed opportunity for healing" ...
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Aaron Kauffman new Virginia Mennonite Missions president
From Virginia Mennonite Missions 
Aaron M. Kauffman of Harrisonburg, Va., was chosen by Virginia Mennonite Missions' (VMM) 15-member board of directors as their next president at the Oct. 18-19 meeting.
Kauffman has extensive local and international mission experience serving most recently as VMM global ministries director and advancement associate since 2011 ...
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College Corner: Garrison Keillor charms Goshen crowd
By Brian Yoder Schlabach of Goshen College On Oct. 15, Garrison Keillor spent an evening telling stories and leading songs with a sold-out crowd at Goshen (Ind.) College. Keillor, an acclaimed writer, storyteller and radio personality, is most well known as the longtime host of the radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion" ...
Read more ...Photo: Keillor at Goshen College. Photo by Brian Yoder Schlabach.
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