Historian Troy Osborne shares several principles that he followed when he created the new survey of the Anabaptist story from Herald Press. Troy Osborne is a historian at Conrad Grebel... read more →
Mira Grieser and Kimberly Schmidt have been working to transform Hyattsville Mennonite Church's back swamp into a native species habitat. Mira shares about their progress thus far. This article was... read more →
Susan Kragt grew up in the Reformed Church of America, but found herself co-leading a small house church that had Anabaptist leanings, which lead her and her church on a... read more →
With many years of intercultural experience, Rod Hollinger-Janzen assumed his intercultural competency was more than adequate, but the IDI revealed his weak points. Rod Hollinger-Janzen is the administrative assistant for... read more →
Deb Byler shares how having a spiritual director at various points in her life has led her to share the gift and provide direction to others, across cultures, on their... read more →
Doug Luginbill participated in Mennonite Action's All God’s Children March for a Ceasefire in July. He reflects on journey. Doug Luginbill is a member of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio,... read more →
Russell De Young established the Pam De Young Net Zero Energy Fund in memory of his wife, to help Mennonite churches install solar panels and move toward net-zero fossil fuel... read more →
Jon Carlson, moderator for Mennonite Church USA, shares his story of how he came to call the Mennonite church home the family-like belonging that has felt since joining this church.... read more →
Spiritual director Reuben Chupp shares a poem about finding silence as a means to prepare for meetings with his spiritual directees. Ruben Chupp retired from full-time pastoral ministry in 2018,... read more →
Doug Luginbill reflects on a Mennonite Mission Network civil rights learning tour that he took with Central District Conference earlier this year. During this tour he learned the broader meaning... read more →
Steve Griffin chronicles his journey from leaving the Pentecostal church where he was raised, experiencing Calvinism and finally finding his home in Anabaptism. This blog post is part of the... read more →
Lea la versión en inglés aquí. Ephesians 4:1-3 I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have... read more →
Spiritual director Jane Hoober Peifer laments the difficulties of staying present while at her listening post. In her retirement from pastoral ministry, Jane Hoober Peifer has transitioned into providing spiritual... read more →
Rachel Ringenberg Miller explains how pastors fill their work week with various activities that congregants may or may not be aware of, answering the question, "What does my pastor do... read more →
In 2018, Ardean Friesen asked his church to begin the process of discerning whether the congregation would become open and affirming. The two-year inclusion process let him know that he... read more →