Marty Lehman resigns from role with MC USA
 By Everett J. Thomas
Marty Lehman, staff person for the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board, announced her resignation on Dec. 4. Her final date in this role may be as late as December 2014. She has been serving as associate executive secretary for churchwide operations since July 2004 ...
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MennoMedia to include 'publisher's statement' in Yoder books
MennoMedia staff
The board and staff of MennoMedia, the publishing agency for Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada, has issued a statement regarding the continued publication of John Howard Yoder books in light of ongoing discussions of Yoder's long-term sexual harassment and abuse ...
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Jenna Liechty Martin named Camp Friedenswald executive director
 From Camp Friedenswald
On Dec. 5, the Camp Friedenswald board of directors named Jenna Liechty Martin as the organization's new executive director to begin January 2014. Selected from a strong pool of candidates, Liechty Martin was chosen for her solid organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills ...
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Gathering in Lancaster on LGBT issues exceeds expectationsBy Jay W and Ruth E H Martin with additional reporting by Anna Groff
"Fashioned in Love: Biblical and Theological Foundations for Inclusion" is the title of a paper written by Megan Ramer in 2011. It provided the theme for a fundraising dinner meeting of almost 200 persons in Lancaster, Pa., on Nov 17 ... 
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Photo: Megan gives her presentation at the Eden Resort in Lancaster, Pa. Photo by Janet Stoner.
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College Corner: Pastor's farm work connects him with his rural congregants
By Laura Lehman Amstutz of Eastern Mennonite SeminaryYoung seminary graduates typically seek pastoral positions in large suburban or urban congregations, but Brett Klingenberg craved something else. He grew up on a farm, loved farming and wanted to return to a rural congregation and farming as part of his ministry ...  Read more ... Photo: Brett Klingenberg (right), stands on his farm in Beatrice, Neb., with his wife Cassie, daughter Maya and son Caleb. Photo provided.
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