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A Journey from Kenya to Coneflower Farm

By Wanza Mwenda | Posted on September 6, 2016

The following piece is the first entry in our new Anabaptist Young Adults in Mission Blog Series, sharing reflections on Anabaptist identity and engaging in different cultural contexts than one’s own. The author, Wanza Mwenda, is currently working with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) partners in her home country, Kenya, where she builds sand dams to […]

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Viviendo como la viuda

By Martin Navarro | Posted on August 28, 2016

Martin Navarro is Church Relations Representative for Everence, a financial services ministry of Mennonite Church USA and other churches. In this sermon on Luke 21:1–4, Navarro challenges his listeners to be like the widow who gave out of her poverty. We, like the widow, are called to be generous without showing off our generosity. Throughout […]

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Anabaptist Young Adults in Mission Blog Series: Introduction

By Sarah Werner | Posted on August 21, 2016

Welcome to the Anabaptist Young Adults in Mission blog series! This is the first in a series of blog posts in which current and former young adult Mennonite volunteers in mission will share their reflections on Anabaptist identity, the spiritual foundations of their work, and explore what it’s like to engage a culture that is […]

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“Imítenme a mí”, el rol pastoral en una comunidad de fe anabautista

By Luis Marcos Tapia | Posted on August 10, 2016

Luis Marcos Tapia is the pastor of the Iglesia Anabautista Menonita (Anabaptist Mennonite Church) of Quito, Ecuador. In this reflection he develops a theology of missional leadership centered on discipleship. Identifying Paul’s command to “imitate me, as I imitate Christ” (1 Cor. 11:1) as a baseline for pastoral leadership, the author contends that Christianity is […]

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Mission and the Post-Christian Shaped Church

By Dave Stutzman | Posted on July 29, 2016

One of the things that interested me about studying missiology was that context was something that was taken seriously. Context is integral in shaping our world view, our theological views, the nature and expression of church, and how the Gospel is transmitted and encountered. Understanding context is essential for mission. A number of years ago, […]

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End the Culture of Violence

By H. J. Recinos | Posted on July 12, 2016

Black and Brown Americans live with the existential terror that they will be shot by a criminally motivated police officer. After the night of terror in Dallas, good police officers find themselves anxious about being targeted by disturbed snipers with semi-automatic rifles. Americans live with the persistent fear of terrorism and the threat that a […]

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Home Coming

By H. J. Recinos | Posted on April 17, 2016

Today we are featuring a poem from our regular contributer, Harold Recinos. When asked what compelled him to write this poem and share it with Anabaptist Witness, Harold responded with the following. – Ed. The Central American immigrant families with whom I engage in ministry come to the United States motivated by a desperate flight […]

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When You Feed the Hungry, Miracles Occur: Part three of three.

By Peter Stucky | Posted on April 3, 2016

In the first two blogposts (part 1 and part 2) in this series, you have learned of some of the ministries of Teusaquillo Mennonite Church in Bogotá, Colombia, and how this congregation has been willing to get out in the streets and share with others. In this final article in the series, I will share […]

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When You Feed the Hungry, Miracles Occur: Part two of three.

By Peter Stucky | Posted on March 28, 2016

Last week I shared with you (here) how Teusaquillo Mennonite Church acted on a call to feed the homeless and make a statement about hunger and national priorities in Colombia, resulting in the miracle of feeding the hungry in the skidrow area called the Cartucho (later called the Bronx). This ministry has blessed many, and […]

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When You Feed the Hungry, Miracles Occur: Part one of three

By Peter Stucky | Posted on March 21, 2016

When you feed the hungry, miracles occur. This is what happened to Jacob’s family when the land of Canaan suffered from famine, for God had prepared a divine solution through Joseph, Jacob’s son and God’s servant. This is what happened when Jesus fed the multitudes in Galilee, starting with a very modest packed lunch from […]

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