DownloadArticles : Mennonite Brethren
Oct. 20, 2008 issue
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‘Adoption’ of ethnic churches boosts MB membership
While Mennonite Church USA tries to reverse a membership decline, the second-largest U.S. Mennonite group has a much different story to tell.
The U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches has more than doubled its membership in 25 years.
Sept. 29, 2008 issue
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Tabor rose from the ashes
On my desk is Tabor College: A Century of Transformation, 1908-2008, by Peggy Goertzen, Richard Kyle, Lynn Jost and David C. Peters, edited by Douglas B. Miller, published by the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Hillsboro, Kan., 2008, 236 pages, $50.
Aug. 11, 2008 issue
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Is church really not about us?
Jesus used hyperbole — “if your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out” — so it’s surely fine for pastors today. A word that was preached at the national Mennonite Brethren convention in Hillsboro, Kan., last month carried an important message in the wrapping of overstatement.
Aug. 4, 2008 issue
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Mennonite Brethren put evangelism first
HILLSBORO, Kan. — The Mennonite Brethren, born as a revival movement in South Russia in 1860, want to keep a laser-sharp focus on evangelism today.
April 21, 2008 issue
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Canadian MB Churches ordain first two women
Two British Columbia pastors this spring became the first women ordained for pastoral ministry by the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.
Feb. 4, 2008 issue
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MB leader stood out as preacher
Marvin Hein, considered one of the greatest Mennonite Brethren preachers of his generation, has died.
