Menno delegate votes – “What does this mean?”
This coming Sunday is Pentecost. One of the great phrases in that Acts 2 story occurs after the Spirit has swept through the upper room in Jerusalem where the Jesus followers had gathered, the sound of wind and flame mixing with the voices of festival pilgrims from all over the…
Thou Shalt Not…
Joel and I meet monthly with other pastors and credentialed leaders from Central District Conference for conversation, support, and fellowship. At the last gathering, the topic that was suggested for the group was to have everyone offer a few of their “10 Commandments for Ministry.” What “thou shalts” or “thou…
Mennonites voting, discerning
At the end of this month delegates from around Mennonite Church USA will be meeting for the Special Session of the Delegate Assembly in Kansas City. Delegates typically meet during church wide biennial conventions on the odd years, but last year…Covid. So we’re meeting in person over four days on…
Just as new as old
Our spring review of the CMC directory got me curious: Of the folks now listed in the directory, what is the ratio between those who were part of the church when I came on board (nearly nine years ago) and those who came after me? A nonscientific flip and tally…
Holy Holy Holy Week
This year Holy Week and Easter overlap with the Jewish Passover and Muslim month of Ramadan. Because Ramadan is on the lunar calendar this is rare. This means about 4.3 billion of the earth’s nearly 8 billion people, well over half, are currently within a sacred time. On Monday Congregation…