Constituency Leaders Council meeting a 'referendum on the membership guidelines'
By Gordon HouserAt the first of two meetings of the Constituency Leaders Council (CLC) open to the public (and the press), Ervin Stutzman, executive director of Mennonite Church USA, called the meetings "a referendum on the membership guidelines." CLC members, representing area conferences, agencies and constituency groups, met March 20-22 on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton, Kan. The opening (morning) session and the hour-long closing session were open to the public ... Read more ...
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CLC meets, offers direction to the Executive Board
From Mennonite Church USA staff Eighty-four leaders from across Mennonite Church USA gathered March 20-22 for the spring meeting of the Constituency Leaders Council at Bethel College in North Newton, Kan. CLC members spent the majority of their time together offering feedback to six questions regarding church structure, polity and relationships ... Read more ...Photo: Geri Jeanguneat (right) serves Communion to Karen Cox. Photo by Hannah Heinzekehr.
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Hesston takes year off to reassess Pastoral Ministries program
From Hesston College
A review process of the Hesston (Kan.) College Pastoral Ministries program by a specially-appointed planning committee has recommended that the college take a one-year sabbatical from the program to assess how the college can best meet the changing leadership needs of Mennonite Church USA and the broader church ...
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College Corner: Speaker draws parallels between Christian 'shalom' and Native American values
By Steve Shenk for Eastern Mennonite University The "harmony way" of Native Americans is a lot like the "shalom community" taught by Jesus, according to a seminary professor from Oregon who spoke at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va. ...
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Photo: Randy Woodley, a professor of faith and culture at George Fox Seminary in Portland, Ore., spent two days at EMU in March. Photo by Dylan Bomgardner.
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Tim's blog: Riverside Church: venue for Dr. King's 'Beyond Vietnam' speech
This week I was in the New York city area for Christian Peacemaker Teams meetings. On Wednesday morning, I took the opportunity to do my own walking tour from 125th street of Manhattan to the reservoir in Central Park. Quite by accident, I wandered into Riverside Church, the venue for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's pivotal speech, "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" ...
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