Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : Mennonite Publishing Network

Nov. 16, 2009 issue

• Publishing leader retires after 41 years

  SCOTTDALE, Pa. — Challenging, rich and full. That is how James E. Horsch describes his 41-year career with Mennonite Publishing Network.

Oct. 19, 2009 issue

• Old book still draws new readers

  SCOTTDALE, Pa. — Every publisher’s goal is to make sure there are new books for readers to buy — books that address current issues, topics and situations.

Oct. 5, 2009 issue

• MPN hires new periodical editors

  WATERLOO, Ont. and SCOTTDALE, Pa. — Sharon K. Williams believes Bible study is an important part of Christian life and discipleship.
  

Aug. 17, 2009 issue

• Donations put ‘Jesus Matters’ in the hands of 1,000 pastors

  WATERLOO, Ont. and SCOTTDALE, Pa. — Thanks to contributions from donors, more than 1,000 copies of Jesus Matters, a new book from Mennonite Publishing Network, have been given to pastors of Mennonite Church USA congregations.

• Gambling, debt topics of new MPN pamphlets

  WATERLOO, Ont. and SCOTTDALE, Pa. — As a longtime Christian, Barb never imagined herself involved with gambling. But after trying an electronic gaming machine once and winning some money, she found herself going back again and again to play.

July 13, 2009 issue

• Falling use of curriculum a concern

  COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the 1980s, almost 100 percent of Mennonite Church USA churches used the Foundation series from Mennonite Publishing Network for their children and youth Sunday schools.

Oct. 1, 2007 issue

• MPN retires $5.1 million debt

  Six years after a nearly crippling $5.1 million debt became widely known, Mennonite Publishing Network retired the debt with a final payment to creditors Aug. 2.

June 4, 2007 issue

• Curriculum’s use spreads

  SCOTTDALE, Pa. — Other denominations are signing on to use Mennonite Publishing Network’s Gather ’Round Sunday school curriculum.

May 21, 2007 issue

• MPN pamphlet series to offer help for many problems

  Thousands of people in Mennonite churches suffer in silence because they don’t get the help they need to face their addictions, mental disorders, experiences of abuse and other personal issues.

Dec. 11, 2006 issue

• Families appreciate curriculum’s connection of church and home

  NEWTON, Kan. — Mennonite families are responding positively to a new Sunday school curriculum, Gather ’Round: Hearing and Sharing God’s Good News, launched this fall.

Oct. 16, 2006 issue

• Bookstore chain sold to pay publishing debt

  Mennonite Publishing Network is selling the last four bookstores in its Provident chain, enabling it to pay a $3.1 million debt and end a financial crisis that surfaced five years ago.

Sept. 25, 2006 issue

• Publishing network sells another bookstore

  NEWTON, Kan. — Mennonite Publishing Network reduced its Provident Bookstores chain to five stores Sept. 15, selling its Newton store as part of an effort to pay down MPN’s debt.

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