Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : April 13, 2009

Congregations

• Noah’s Pudding

  Sunday worship service meditations included sharing of international experiences by Erin Gotwals and Kate Harnish on Feb. 8 and Heike Pekruhn on Feb. 15.

• Prayer shawls, hard times

  Our February worship services focused on the book Just Walk Across the Room, by Bill Hybels. The pastoral team helped us to focus on practical tools and guidance on following the Spirit’s leading in sharing our faith with others. Members signed encouragement cards for prisoners who have started a Bible study course with Gospel Echoes Prison Ministry.

Editorial

• The richness and pain of diversity

  An open letter by more than 100 people in Mennonite Church USA calling for confession and healing for what the writers call the exclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people raises questions about how any group of Mennonites ought to handle theological diversity.

Feature

• Rosedale: Discipleship groups serve meals, others

  ROSEDALE, Ohio — Community spirit came in different flavors this year at Rosedale Bible College as student discipleship groups took turns preparing an evening meal for the whole campus.

• Hesston: Two students find community in arts, friends

  HESSTON, Kan. — Just before the end of the seventh performance of Godspell Feb. 28, the spotlight caught a discussion between two actors, Mitch Stutzman and Tessa Walters.

• Goshen: Maple Leafs’ teamwork means serving others

  GOSHEN, Ind. — In athletics, the word “community” most often relates to creating a close-knit team.

• Messiah: Civil dialogue promotes respect

  GRANTHAM, Pa. — Messiah College challenges students to practice critical thinking and intellectual flexibility in order to develop a mature Christian faith.
  

• Conrad Grebel: A rich harvest, on campus and beyond

  WATERLOO, Ont. — Every Monday night last year, Erik Streufert and Amanda Zehr roamed the halls of the Grebel Apartments sharing their homemade cookies.

• Bethel: Acceptance and support brought to the table

  NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Among the reasons John McCabe-Juhnke gives for why he looks forward to going to his job at Bethel College: lunch.

• CMU: Allergy awareness shows caring

  WINNIPEG, Man. — When students with severe scent allergies show up at Canadian Mennonite University, they find a campus that responds to their needs.
  

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