Nos encontramos con Jesús en espacios sagrados
Resources in English Noviembre es el mes de la misión. Celebremos juntos lo que Dios está haciendo en el mundo y cómo Dios nos llama a compartir las buenas nuevas con otros. Les presentamos algunas herramientas para planificar una celebración de Domingo de Misión. Esperamos que les resulten útiles. Escrito por Joe Sawatzky, Especialista en Capacitación […]
Meeting Jesus in sacred spaces
Recursos en español November is mission month. Help us celebrate what God is doing in the world and how God calls us to share the good news with others. Here are some tools to plan a Mission Sunday celebration. We hope you’ll find them helpful. Written by Joe Sawatzky, Training and Resource Specialist — Mission Education […]
Together at God’s table
Giving and receiving hospitality in God’s mission Introduction: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers,” says the book of Hebrews, “for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it” (13:2 NRSV). Through hospitality, which creates an opportunity for strangers to becomefriends, we experience the presence of God. Similarly, mission — the sharing of the good news of Jesus […]
Repentance that leads to life
November is mission month. Racism harms the body of Christ and God’s reconciling mission. But God has made a way to receive forgiveness — the repentance that leads to life! Mission Network November mission month materials invite MC USA to witness across the church to God’s plan for reconciliation. Introduction Two plagues have erupted in 2020 — […]
Transformed by Jesus
November is mission month. Celebrate what God is doing in the world and how God calls us to share the good news with others. Here are some tools to plan a Mission Sunday celebration. In the links to the right, you’ll find a sermon starter, children’s story ideas, worship songs, readings, and two bulletin inserts. We hope […]
Not just disciples, but disciple makers
“Biblical discipleship,” says Marvin Lorenzana, “is only complete when a faithful disciple of Jesus learns—in an intentional and relational way—how to make another faithful disciple of Jesus” (p. 3). Not many church members really believe or practice this, of course, despite the fact that Jesus actually called the very first disciples to leave their fishing nets and […]
Mission in Conflict Zones
Anabaptists around the world are engaged in costly mission in conflict zones. Some of these Anabaptists face the threat of death, kidnapping, and rape. The articles in this issue of Anabaptist Witness show that many living and working in conflict zones find Anabaptist and Mennonite theology a helpful aide to their understanding and practice of […]
Full membership in Christ’s new humanity
As human beings, it is our natural tendency to classify and separate ourselves from those who are different from us. That classification and separation takes all forms: gender, age, race, ethnicity, education, socio-economic, religion … and the list goes on. These classifications can cause discomfort, fear, and even harm depending on one’s location and situation. […]
Seeking the Kingdom – Who is called?
November is mission month. Help us celebrate what God is doing in the world and how God calls us to share the good news with others. Here are some tools to plan a Mission Sunday celebration. Below, you’ll find a sermon starter, children’s story ideas, and worship songs and readings. We hope you’ll find them […]
Mission and creation
In the midst of the ominous message that we are careening toward destruction, there are signs of hope everywhere in acts large and small that people are taking to mitigate the effects of climate change and restore damaged lands. Essays in this issue of Anabaptist Witness explore and propose some of these hopeful acts: community […]