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Women called to be 'apostles to the Apostles'

By Anna Groff

Almost 200 women gathered for a theological conference Feb. 20-22 in Leesburg, Va. The conference was entitled All You Need is 
Love: Honoring the Diversity of Women's Voices in Theology. Themes from the event included self-love, God as mother and the implications of sacrificial love for women ...


Photo: Regina Shands Stoltzfus (left) and Hilary Scarsella serve sticky rice and honey in a 
communion ritual and love offering for the Women in Leadership Project. Photo by Anna Groff.

Federal official calls for church-state partnership in disaster response

By
Kathy Heinrichs Wiest

"In disasters, the church and the state need to work closely together," said David Myers, director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the Department of Homeland Security, in his address to Mennonite Disaster Service's Annual All-Unit Meeting ...


Photo: David L. Myers speaking before the Mennonite Disa
ster Service All-Unit Meeting February 8 in Bakersfield, Calif. Photo by Steve Wiest.

 

College Corner: AMBS launches Center for Faith Formation and Culture      


By
Mary E. Klassen of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind., is launching the Center for Faith Formation and Culture to help congregations, families and individuals not only nurture faith but also become aware of how their contexts shape their faith ...

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Photo: Andy Brubacher Kaethler, director of AMBS's new Center for Faith Formation and Culture, has directed !Explore: A Theological Program for High School Youth since 2004. Photo by SaeJin Lee.

 
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