MWR : Articles : Jan. 8, 2007

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Articles : Jan. 8, 2007

Good news for church publishing

In a project so big it takes decades, it’s good to celebrate landmarks along the way. The writers and editors of the Believers Church Bible Commentary Series recently enjoyed just such a moment. But more than that, their work shows the importance of church publishing.

‘Third Way’ answers diverse questions about faith

HARRISONBURG, Va. — The Third Way Café Web site averages 5,440 page views a day in its efforts to put a public face on Mennonites and respond to questions people send.
Friendship sparks Uganda mission

RUKUNGIRI, Uganda — The Mennonite church-planting movement from Kenya to Uganda grew from the friendship of a Kenyan Mennonite bishop and a Ugandan Church of God official.

Three reflect on purpose of worship

WINNIPEG, Man. — What does it mean to worship as a community, not just as a collection of individuals? How can worship help people to truly find and meet God?
Sacred spaces, sacred places analyzed

WINNIPEG, Man. — We live, eat, work and worship in structures. But do we ever give much theological thought to their design?
Peace, religious freedom grow after Nepal war

AKRON, Pa. — There are growing signs of peace and religious freedom in Nepal, according to Tirtha Thapa, a Nepalese Christian leader.
Peace group appoints new national director

AKRON, Pa. — Diane Ford Jones of Cleveland, Ohio, has been named the new national director of Every Church A Peace Church.
MCC builds houses for survivors of tsunami

AKRON, Pa. — Two years after a tsunami killed more than 220,000 people around the Indian Ocean, Mennonite Central Committee continues to help build hundreds of houses for tsunami survivors in Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka.
Kenyan mission births Ugandan church

RUKUNGIRI, Uganda — The Mennonite Church of Uganda was founded in December with four congregations, only two years after Kenyan Mennonites began sending missionaries there.
MCC appoints interim director to serve for year

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee has named Bert C. Lobe of St. Jacobs, Ont., as interim executive director, to serve for a year beginning Jan. 8.