Three recent graduates of the University of Waterloo (UW), Ont., who resided at Conrad Grebel University College, are pouring their energies full-time into their own startup... Read More
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As a five-year-old resting in her mother’s arms at the bottom of a boat crowded with refugees, Nhung Tran could not have imagined the life she’s living now: a life as a doctor in... Read More
May 31, 2016 | Web First | Emily Loewen
The worldwide Mennonite family can now add Hmong to the growing number of ethnic groups embracing Anabaptism in Asia. A group of Hmong churches in Thailand and Mennonite Church... Read More
May 31, 2016 | Web First | Wil LaVeist
UPDATE: Youth Assembly 2016 has been cancelled, due to a shortfall in the number of registrations. See here for more information. Youth who are not attending Assembly 2016 but... Read More
May 30, 2016 | Web First | Deborah Froese
UPDATE: Youth Assembly 2016 has been cancelled, due to a shortfall in the number of registrations. See here for more information. Youth who are not attending Assembly 2016 but... Read More
May 30, 2016 | Web First | Deborah Froese
For the first time ever, Mennonite Church Canada youth are preparing to actively participate in organized discussions and votes taking place during the national assembly—God~Faith... Read More
May 30, 2016 | Web First | Deborah Froese
Mental illness is not as obvious as a broken leg, but it’s just as real. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 20 percent of Canadians will experience a mental... Read More
May 18, 2016 | Focus on Mental Health | April Yamasaki
Poetry and visual art proved to be a powerful combination as members of Emmanuel Mennonite Church observed Mental Health Sunday this year on May 1. In 2015, Angelika Dawson,... Read More
May 18, 2016 | Focus on Mental Health | Amy Rinner Waddell
Today begins like any other, the type that has become common for me. I cheerfully get out of bed at a decent time, feed my children a healthy breakfast, tidy up and then do a... Read More
May 18, 2016 | Focus on Mental Health | Kathrina Redekop
Theresa Driediger has been a counsellor for almost 30 years. “I think it’s a calling, or I wouldn’t still be doing it,” she says. Driediger completed an undergraduate theology... Read More
May 18, 2016 | Focus on Mental Health | Emily Summach
It’s painful for Ken Reddig to tell his story, but he says, “If I can help prevent one loss, then it’s worth it.” Reddig spoke to the adult Sunday school class at Tiefengrund... Read More
May 18, 2016 | Focus on Mental Health | Emily Summach
Statistically, most mental illnesses show their first warning signs between the ages of 15 and 20—roughly the same age group encompassed by most church senior-youth programs. For... Read More
May 18, 2016 | Focus on Mental Health |
“Living Room Ministries” is a name coined by John E. Toews and Eleanor Loewen in the 1990s. In their book No Longer Alone: Mental Health and the Church (MennoMedia, 1995), they... Read More
May 18, 2016 | Focus on Mental Health |
Brian Quan (left) pastor of the Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church, and MCEC assistant moderator, and Missions Minister Brian Bauman give a plant to Jonathan Abraham, pastor of the Shalom Worship and Healing Centre, to welcome the congregation as an emerging congregation in MCEC. (Photo by Dave Rogalsky)
Stuart Murray, author of The Naked Anabaptist , encouraged Mennonite Church Eastern Canada delegates to become mobile temples, moving out of their buildings and into the... Read More
May 18, 2016 | God at work in the Church | Dave Rogalsky
Surrounded by personal mementos representing women of several generations, Ingrid Schultz speaks on the theme of legacy of faith at the MC B.C. women’s inspirational day April 30, 2018. (Photo by Amy Dueckman)
Recalling the legacies passed down through generations, women gathered on April 30, 2016, for the 77th annual Mennonite Church B.C. women’s Inspirational Day at Eben-Ezer... Read More
May 18, 2016 | God at work in the Church | Amy Dueckman
Colourful paper cranes folded neatly over words of prayer. Bowls of floating candles melting together as one. A smudging ceremony rich with prayer that took five times as long as... Read More
May 18, 2016 | God at work in the World | Deborah Froese
Following in the footsteps of Reginald Bibby, sociologist Joel Thiessen examines how Canadians of today view Christianity. In his book The Meaning of Sunday, he concludes that... Read More
May 18, 2016 | Artbeat | Barb Draper
Melanie Kampen manages her anxiety with medication, counselling and exercise (Photo by Aaron Epp)
What is it like being a young adult journeying with mental illness? Canadian Mennonite spoke with three people from Mennonite Church Canada congregations to find out. Melanie... Read More
May 18, 2016 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
From the time you are 15 or 16 to the time you are 26 or 28, your brain undergoes rapid cognitive changes. “It’s the busiest time [of brain development] since early childhood, and... Read More
May 18, 2016 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
We’re already implementing creation care practices. Let’s share what we’re doing. That’s the message behind “Caring for God’s Good Creation,” a seminar to take place on July 10,... Read More
May 17, 2016 | Web First | Deborah Froese
Bradley Kauffman of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named project director for the new song collection for Mennonite Church Canada (MC Canada) and Mennonite Church USA (MC USA). The... Read More
May 17, 2016 | Web First |
In his valedictory address at Canadian Mennonite University’s (CMU) graduation service at Immanuel Pentecostal Church on April 24, 2016, Jonas Cornelsen tackled head on the... Read More
May 17, 2016 | Web First |
The first-ever Camps with Meaning (CWM) Song-a-thon went for eight hours, featuring 14 musical acts. Held at Canadian Mennonite University on April 16, 2016, the event raised $20,... Read More
May 17, 2016 | Web First | Darryl Neustaedter Barg
“I have a new appreciation for the phrase, ‘spreads like wildfire,’” says Patrick Drapeau. He and his wife, Rachel, live in Fort McMurray, the Alberta community that has faced... Read More
May 10, 2016 | Web First | Donita Wiebe-Neufeld
For an hour each week we sit together. Most of us are mostly silent. Sometimes we listen, sometimes we sing, sometimes we wander off in thought. Sometimes I wonder what other... Read More
May 4, 2016 | God at work in the Church | Will Braun