Articles : Aug. 8, 2011
Editorial
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When ‘Christ’ is misleading
Coming in early 2012: Cru. Never heard of it? It’s the new name for one of the largest evangelical organizations in the United States — Campus Crusade for Christ. Why the change? And what’s with taking Christ out of the name?
Feature
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Colombian MB pastor, next MWC leader, tells of his ‘second conversion’
After a series of Mennonite World Conference secretaries named Dyck, Kraybill and Miller, the name García stands out as a recent addition to the Anabaptist family.
Letters
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A seat at the table
The conversation room at the Mennonite Church USA convention in Pittsburgh was an encouraging move in the right direction. On July 7 in that crowded room, during a conversation on sexual orientation, there were four stools in the center for those who wished to speak and a fifth for a facilitator. When one person was finished and a stool was empty, the next person in line could join. Can you imagine how it felt for someone who had waited for 60 years or more to have a voice in the Mennonite church to finally have a seat at the table? I was overwhelmed by emotion when I realized that coming up to that empty stool, and sitting on it, must have felt like finally getting to sit with the family rather than eating in the servants’ quarters.
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Wars unspoken
Thank you for your inspiring coverage of the Mennonite Church USA convention at Pittsburgh. I marveled sadly that not once did I see mention of the wars the United States is fighting. Our country is engaged in the longest war in U.S. history, and Mennonites have contributed at least tens of millions of dollars to the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. War funding, troop deployment and casualties have increased dramatically in Afghanistan.
News
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Decision to not discipline pastor stands after challenge
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Western District Conference delegates on July 30 turned away a challenge to a decision not to discipline a pastor for officiating at a same-sex covenant ceremony.
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Meeting with Laotian ambassador seeks to open a pathway for ministry
For years, Kuaying Teng has nurtured a vision in which a new generation of Laotians in Asia and North America would lead their wounded land into an era of healing, reconciliation and lasting peace.
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Dutch university creates chair of peace theology
AMSTERDAM — A Congress on Just Peace at the Free University of Amsterdam marked the launch of the university’s chair of peace theology and ethics.
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54-year-old bicyclist breaks world record
A 54-year-old Mennonite Brethren man from Winnipeg, Man., recently broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest bicycle trip across mainland Canada.
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Endowment to expand pastoral development, honor couple’s legacy
An endowment to fund pastoral internships for graduate students will be named in honor of Peter and Rheta Mae Wiebe of Glendale, Ariz., to commemorate their missional and pastoral leadership in Mennonite Church USA.
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Anabaptist leaders advocate for poor in debt debate
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police arrested 11 faith leaders, including a Church of the Brethren leader, during a Capitol sit-in calling Congress to protect programs for poor and working people during negotiations on the nation’s debt ceiling and federal spending.
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