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Articles : Emerging Church

Spreading treasures

“Emerging Churches Discover Treasures” showed the benefit of growing with other Anabaptists outside of our denominations. Critics of the emerging church movement point out that its focus is almost exclusively on the Gospels at the expense of the rest of the Bible. As Anabaptists, however, we see a certain value in that emphasis since we begin with Jesus and interpret all other Scripture through the Gospels. I believe the emerging church movement has the potential to shed fresh light on the second person of the Trinity just as the charismatic movement brought attention to the third person of the Trinity.

Emerging churches find treasures in Anabaptism

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Isaac Villegas, pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship, didn’t grow up Mennonite. That may explain why he so readily sees that Anabaptists hold treasures others are seeking.

Author connects Anabaptist and Emergent movements

OAK PARK, Ill. — Brian McLaren, an author and speaker, has conflicting views about the term “Christian.”

Gathering examines ‘emergent’ church

PHILADELPHIA — When participants gathered April 16-18 for a gathering on how to look at the church in the 21st century, they were surprised how many Mennonites were present.

Workers see fires of revival flare in Peru

CUSCO, Peru — Fires of revival are flaming up among the Quechua people of the Peruvian Andes. Reporting on a monthlong training for leaders, held Jan. 15-Feb. 15, John Kreider, a worker with Eastern Mennonite Missions, said the training bore much fruit.

Faith true to Africa

ACCRA, Ghana — In the past four decades, African Initiated Churches have moved from the periphery of the Christian world onto center stage, and Mennonites have played a key role in one of their institutions.

Ex-soldier follows ‘Lord of Heaven’

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnamese Mennonite pastor Hai is a small, wiry man whose cheerful smile belies a lifetime of struggles.
Faith confession attracts Vietnamese

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — A forested area two hours’ drive from the capital is the homeland of a minority tribal people where a significant group of house churches has joined the Mennonite family of faith.

Europe’s place in faith today

On my desk is Testing Faith and Tradition, written by a team of European Mennonites, published by Good Books and co-published with Pandora Press, 2006, 324 pages, $11.95. This is the Europe volume of the Global Mennonite History series. In 2003 the Africa volume launched the series.

Vietnam church continues to meet after conflict with local authorities

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Members of a Mennonite house church continue to meet in the home of Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang after part of the building was dismantled by local authorities Jan. 9.