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Mosaic Conference Attendees Reflect on the 2025 MC USA Convention

July 17, 2025 by Cindy Angela

Around 100 delegates, youth, and attendees from around a dozen Mosaic Mennonite Conference congregations participated in the biennial convention Mennonite Church USA (MC USA), Follow Jesus ‘25, held July 8-12 in Greensboro, North Carolina.  

The delegate assembly was held on July 11, where delegates discussed and voted on resolutions including an updated Churchwide Statement on Immigration, a Prevention and Accountability Resolution; bylaw changes that move the Mennonite Education Agency into the structure of MC USA under the executive board, and give the MC USA Executive Board the authority to recommend the termination of executive directors of churchwide agencies; and a slate of nominees for the Executive Board. All of these proposals were approved by the delegates. MC USA also announced the start of a process of “reimagining the church”, with outcomes to be brought to the 2027 delegate assembly.  

Beyond the business decisions, Mosaic participants emphasized how the week offered spiritual nourishment and connection, as well as lament and absence.  

A group of 42 youth and adults from Deep Run East (Perkasie, PA), Salford (PA) Mennonite, Whitehall (PA) Mennonite, and Zion Mennonite (Souderton, PA) traveled together, stopping for fun and a tour of Eastern Mennonite University on the way. Photos by Andrew Zetts and Missy Camilleri.  

“For the first time, it felt somewhat like a family reunion,” shared Calenthia Dowdy, Interim Executive Director and Trainer for Roots of Justice and member at Ambler (PA) Mennonite, who attended representing ROJ among other anti-oppression groups. “The Women in Leadership Beholding It Together summit was a holy time of sharing space with women from many backgrounds, and throughout the week ROJ was affirmed by many attendees for our early resistor work.” 

Brenda Shelly of Blooming Glen (PA) Mennonite found rest and rejuvenation: “This was my sixth convention, and more than any other year, I appreciated the spirit of togetherness. Toddlers and senior saints worshipped side by side, tackling difficult topics and singing as one body.” 

Cindy Angela, Director of Communication for Mosaic and a pastoral team member at Philadelphia (PA) Praise Center, spoke of the value of connecting with other area conferences. “Mutual transformation happens when we listen to each other,” she said. “Hearing from different perspectives and connecting with Mosaic members in a new context was impactful.” 

“My experience at the Mennonite Church USA Convention was deeply refreshing—spiritually, emotionally, and relationally,” shared Mosaic Leadership Minister Marco Güete. “But I also noticed the absence of many racially and culturally diverse participants. Compared to previous conventions, the gathering felt less representative of the diversity and richness of our church.”  

The 2025 Delegate Assembly was held on Friday, July 11

That absence was palpable for other leaders, too. Mosaic Executive Minister Stephen Kriss shared, “While I always enjoy renewing relationships with colleagues from across the Mennonite world, I was aware of who was missing from Mosaic in this gathering and felt the awkwardness of being in the space in a difficult time in our relatedness with Mennonite Church USA.”  

He continued, “The vibrant BIPOC presence from Mosaic communities was noticeably absent along with representation from some of our largest congregations. There were no delegates from our Florida or California communities.”  

Mosaic Conference sent only half of its normal conference-level delegation. 

“I felt God’s Spirit with me as I listened to people share their truths with me and responded with compassion and understanding to their stories of pain and mistrust over denominational decisions,” shared Mosaic Executive Committee member Maati Yvonne. “In terms of the seminars, the ones on peacemaking felt particularly insightful to bring back to my home congregation.” 

Others also returned home with new ideas and energy for their communities. Brent Camilleri, Associate Pastor at Deep Run East (Perkasie, PA) Mennonite, shared how their youth are now energized to form a Creation Care group. “Pastor Leslie McLendon’s message in the final worship–‘the scroll is still open’–challenged us to continue proclaiming the good news.”  


With over 120 seminars offered throughout the event, attendees engage in 60-minute sessions covering a wide range of topics and interests.

For Josh Landis of Zion Mennonite (Souderton, PA), the worship services, seminars, shared meals, and fellowship offered a persistent theme: “We’re at a pivotal time. The church can no longer be ‘the quiet in the land’ or comfortably lukewarm. We are called to clarity—to align not with the powerful, but with the gospel of Jesus in Luke 4.” 

“One highlight was the dinner hosted by Mosaic Conference for its participants. It was very well received and provided a wonderful space for fellowship and relaxation. Many appreciated the opportunity to share stories, laugh together, and strengthen relationships in an informal, welcoming setting.” – Marco Güete 

Mosaic values two-way communication and encourages our constituents to respond with feedback, questions, or encouragement. To share your thoughts or send a message to the author(s), contact us at communication@mosaicmennonites.org.         

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Follow Jesus 2025, MC USA Convention, MennoCon 2025, Mennonite Church USA

Mosaic Conference Board Responds to MC USA’s Denial of Ministry Partnership Proposal 

May 29, 2025 by Cindy Angela

From May 16-18, 2025, the Mosaic Conference Board held its annual in-person retreat in  Homestead, FL. Meeting six times a year, the Conference Board, supervises the business of the conference and conference committees, and ensures that Mosaic remains aligned with its vision and attentive to the Spirit’s guidance in areas of growth and transformation.

In addition to times of prayer, worship, and deepening relationships, Executive Committee member Maati Yvonne led the group on Saturday morning in a time of learning about and practicing circle process.

Circle process led by Maati Yvonne.

“I love how circles bring people together, deepen relationships, and increase understanding,” reflected Maati Yvonne. “Amidst all that the board needed to discern, it was essential to pause and use the circle to reflect on how we were each feeling and being impacted. My hope is that we take the time to use circle process more and more to resolve issues and allow the Holy Spirit to bring restoration, in our families and youth groups, our communities and congregations, and at the conference level.” 

The board retreat opened with a devotional on Acts 1:8. Board members shared testimonies of the Holy Spirit’s activity and the reconciling love of Jesus.  

Strategic Plan Updates and Reflections on Spring Assembly 

The board reviewed progress on the five pillars of Mosaic’s strategic plan: Clarity/Identity, Communication, Leadership Development, Reconciliation, and Relationship-Building. They also reflected on how the recent Spring Assembly equipping sessions connected with these pillars. Feedback on Spring Assembly highlighted a desire for clear, more tangible teaching on Centered-Set church concepts, and for more images and fewer words in Mosaic’s equipping sessions to accommodate various learning styles and cultures.  

Other strategic plan updates included the launch of the Learning/Living Mosaic podcast, the first Vibrant Mosaic cohort, and 14 youth participating in the summer 2025 Ambassadors leadership development. The board had the chance to meet one of the incoming Ambassadors, Hensley, from Homestead Mennonite.  

The board meets one of the 2025 Ambassadors from Homestead (FL) Mennonite. 

Additional Board Business and Learning 

The board acknowledged receipt of a letter from Spruce Lake Mennonite Camp (Canadensis, PA) indicating its decision to remove itself as a Conference-Related Ministry. 

Plans and themes for the November Delegate Assembly were discussed.  

Glenn Nemath, Director of Real Estate for FMC Properties, shared updates on Conference properties. 

On Sunday morning, Joe Manickam, currently serving as a consultant with Mosaic Conference, shared on clarifying healthy structures and relationships.   

Responding to MC USA’s Denial of Ministry Partnership 

The Board reflected on the process around its proposal to the Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA (MC USA), requesting to formalize a ministry partnership by becoming a Program Entity (a designation already existing in MC USA’s bylaws). This proposal followed a delegate action in November 2024, which called for Mosaic to redefine its relationship with MC USA as a healthy ministry partnership.  

The proposal included services Mosaic would offer to MC USA at no cost, in youth formation, church planting accompaniment, and intercultural leadership development. It also proposed possible ways to manage credentials within this new framework.    

Throughout the process over the past year, Board members expressed frustration that their voices and concerns felt minimized. These long-standing issues were articulated in a formal written response to MC USA, submitted at MC USA’s request earlier this spring. 

On May 8, MC USA’s executive board unanimously voted to deny Mosaic’s proposal to become a Program Entity of MC USA. They proposed a “mediated conversation between the full (MC USA) Executive Board and Mosaic Board.” 

While Mosaic leadership has previously expressed openness to third-party mediation with MC USA, the Board shared several concerns about entering mediation at this point in the process: 

  • Mediation tends to emphasize interpersonal dynamics. While the Board values healed relationships, it also seeks organizational transformation to address deeper systemic issues.
  • Leaders of color across Mosaic have contributed substantial effort and emotional labor to this process. Many feel unheard and dismissed by MC USA. Entering mediation now would require some of them to revisit these experiences and continue retelling their stories in a context marked by power imbalances, both historic and ongoing.
  • The Board emphasized the need to prioritize living into Mosaic’s vision and mission and discern the Spirit’s leading, rather than rush into a mediation process before there has been an acknowledgement of the existing difficulties within the MC USA structure.
  • The proposal process required significant time and energy from both Mosaic board members and staff. With the rejection of this proposal by MC USA, the Board must now redirect its focus toward discerning next steps and clarifying ministry partnerships to the delegates prior to the November Assembly. 

After prayerful discernment, the board acted to: Decline the board-to-board mediation process offered by MC USA executive board at this time. 

“We remain saddened and disappointed by the structures within MC USA that are rigid and painful for many of us,” said Conference Moderator Angela Moyer Walter. “Our world and nation are changing rapidly, and so the church must adapt to the shifting realities in our communities and congregations. The inflexible response to the perspectives of Mosaic congregations has been disheartening, especially given that relationships with sibling conferences are mutual and supportive.” 

“Despite this disappointment, I find joy and hope when we gather to listen and share together. The reconciling love of Jesus is at work amongst us, and I look forward to us living in to our vision together.”

Next Steps

The Mosaic Executive Committee will meet in June, followed by a full Mosaic board meeting in August. In line with the charge given at last year’s assembly, the Board will develop and present recommended bylaw amendments for delegate discernment at the 2025 Mosaic Delegate Assembly. 

Mosaic remains committed to nurturing healthy partnerships with sibling Mennonite conferences and other Anabaptist communities. 

In June, the Mosaic Board will host four sessions for conversation and two-way communication for the future trajectory of partnership conversations with MC USA. Three of these sessions will be on Zoom, and one will be held at the Mosaic Conference offices (Lansdale, PA), with options in Spanish, Indonesian, and English. Dates and times for these conversations will be available next week.  

In the meantime, Mosaic Conference credentialed leaders and delegates are encouraged to reach out to their Leadership Minister with questions and to follow updates through Mosaic News. 

** The most recent print edition of Anabaptist World includes a reporting error about this process. The online version is correct. 

Mosaic values two-way communication and encourages our constituents to respond with feedback, questions, or encouragement. To share your thoughts or send a message to the author(s), contact us at communication@mosaicmennonites.org.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Conference Board, Conference Board Update, Conference News, MC USA, Mennonite Church USA

MC USA Executive Board rejects Mosaic proposal

May 15, 2025 by Cindy Angela

by Paul Shrag, Anabaptist World

Originally published on May 13, 2025, in Anabaptist World, and reprinted with permission.    

A Mosaic Mennonite Conference proposal to redefine its relationship to the denomination won’t work, the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board decided May 8. 

Mosaic, one of MC USA’s largest conferences, had proposed to become a program entity — an organization that provides services to meet churchwide goals. 

But the Executive Board, meeting concurrently with the Constituency Leaders Council in Wichita, Kan., passed a motion saying the idea “is not viable within our structure.” 

A Pennsylvania-based conference that has expanded nationwide, Mosaic is evaluating its affiliation — seeking a partnership with MC USA rather than membership — and may decide the relationship’s future in November. 

The Executive Board proposed a mediated conversation with the Mosaic board to seek “reconciliation for broken relationships.” 

Mosaic moderators Angela Moyer Walter (left) and Roy Williams (right) at the CLC meeting. Photo by Paul Schrag/AW.

Mosaic moderator Angela Moyer Walter and executive minister Stephen Kriss said the Mosaic board would consider the request. 

Moyer Walter said Mosaic leaders didn’t have other partnership ideas to propose. 

Explaining the Executive Board’s action to the CLC, MC USA moderator Jon Carlson cited “the strangeness of the relationship” that would result from redefining Mosaic as something other than an area conference. 

“We recognize the complexity of a body that continues to act in many ways as an area conference but is not treated as an area conference within our system,” he said. 

He noted that MC USA’s two current program entities — Everence, a financial organization, and Mennonite Health Services Association — do not have member congregations. 

Mosaic has about 7,500 members in 60 congregations. Based in Lansdale, Pa., it was formed in 2019, uniting Franconia and Eastern District conferences. 

During a May 9 joint session of the Executive Board and the CLC — an advisory group of conference and constituency group leaders — Moyer Walter said it was “sad and painful” to hear the Executive Board’s decision. 

“We were hopeful of trying something new that would work for both MC USA and Mosaic, as the status quo was not healthy for us to remain a member conference,” she said. 

“Our churches are doing creative things. . . . It is hard as a conference leader when the things our congregations are bringing to us aren’t always prioritized at the MC USA level. . .  

“We welcome continued conversations. . . . Even when our structures don’t hold, we still care deeply about the church. We are still the same people in ministry. We still want to partner in ways that feel healthy and mutual together.” 

Mosaic is in its third year of discernment about affiliation. Last November, delegates voted to “establish a robust partnership” with MC USA without defining how this would differ from the current relationship. They directed a team to bring proposals for bylaw changes to their 2025 assembly Nov. 1. 

After last year’s assembly, two Mosaic congregations that wanted to disaffiliate from MC USA withdrew from the conference: Vincent in Spring City, Pa., and Salem in Quakertown, Pa. 

After Moyer Walter and Carlson addressed the joint session, Heidi Regier Kreider, conference minister of Western District Conference, said she hoped Mosaic would stay with MC USA and added that some Western District congregations “feel affinity” with Mosaic congregations. 

“We find Mosaic’s presence in MC USA strengthens all of us,” she said. “There is theological diversity, and that does not prevent us from working together.” 

Also at the meeting, the Executive Board recommended resolutions and bylaw changes to delegates at the MC USA biennial convention July 8-12 in Greensboro, N.C. 

One would reaffirm and update a “Churchwide Statement on Immigration” first approved in 2003 and reaffirmed in 2014. 

Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, denominational minister for peace and justice, said the resolution would add new resources and action steps at a time of fear for immigrant communities. 

“This is a critical time for us to acknowledge policies that are impacting our immigrant and asylum-seeking communities and strengthen our commitment to action on behalf of those who are threatened and feeling fearful for their lives here,” she said. 

A second resolution proposes to require all conferences and congregations to use the same set of abuse response and prevention policies for pastors and ministerial leaders. Current policies are voluntary, leading to inconsistent application. 

“Consistency across the system will lead to safer congregations for minors and vulnerable adults,” according to the resolution’s introduction. 

The board and CLC members acknowledged that some might be wary of a mandate from the denominational board. 

Chris Nord, moderator of Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference, said: “Mennonites are suspicious of top-down polity, so I think it’s important to show how this proposal actually, even though it does impose a denominational [mandate], is to remediate against power hoarding and abuse of power.” 

A new Prevention and Accountability Resource will replace the current Ministerial Sexual Misconduct and Policy and Procedure Document and be available to all, regardless of whether delegates decide to require all to use it. 

Proposed bylaw changes include revisions related to the integration of Mennonite Education Agency into the Executive Board’s operations — a structural change the Executive Board and MEA board have already approved. MEA has seen its governance role over higher-education institutions greatly diminish over the past 20 years. By Aug. 1, MEA will cease to exist, and its functions will be moved into the work of denominational staff. 

Another proposed bylaw change would give the Executive Board the ability to recommend the removal of an agency’s executive director. The agency’s board would still have the final say. 


Paul Shrag

Paul Schrag is editor of Anabaptist World. He lives in Newton, Kan., attends First Mennonite Church of Newton and is married to Wendy. They have two adult daughters, Abby Koch and Becca Schrag. He was on the staff of Mennonite World Review for 32 years, serving as editor since 1996.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: anabaptist world, CLC Meeting, Conference News, MC USA, Mennonite Church USA, Paul Shrag

Mosaic Conference explores ministry partnership as Program Entity of MC USA

February 20, 2025 by Cindy Angela

At its January 2025 meeting, Mosaic Conference’s Board decided to explore becoming a Program Entity with Mennonite Church USA (MC USA). “Program Entity” status is designated by the MC USA bylaws to “arrange for the delivery of programs and services that carry out specific churchwide goals. [Program Entities] cooperate and network with other parts of the church around common goals.” 

Mosaic would be the first MC USA conference to shift to a ministry partnership via a Program Entity status. Everence and Mennonite Health Services are both currently named as program entities and listed as ministry partners on the Mennonite Church USA website.   

During November 2024’s annual Assembly, Mosaic’s delegates empowered the Board to work with MC USA in developing a plan that would allow Mosaic Conference to establish a “robust partnership” with MC USA. The approved action called on the Board to bring recommended bylaw amendments to the 2025 delegate assembly. 

Since the delegate action in November, Mosaic’s leadership has been gathering information and having conversations with MC USA leaders to explore the option of developing a ministry partnership as a Program Entity. Mosaic Conference moderator Angela Moyer Walter and assistant moderator Roy Williams met with MC USA moderator Jon Carlson and moderator-elect Marty Lehman leading up to MC USA’s Executive Board (EB) meeting on February 8 and have communicated with Carlson by email since the meeting. 

Lehman and Moyer Walter have since met to begin drafting a set of shared agreements integrating feedback from MC USA’s Executive Board, Mosaic staff and Board, and sibling MC USA conferences. Mosaic desires to collaborate with MC USA around core priorities including youth faith formation, intercultural leadership development, and church planting accompaniment. Additionally, Mosaic’s leadership hopes to explore ways to partner through shared values and mutual relationships, rather than transactional services. MC USA and Mosaic leadership will continue to discuss the implications on how members of Mosaic will participate in the life of Mennonite Church USA as a Program Entity. 

At the request of the denomination to work alongside other MC USA conferences, Moyer Walter shared about this proposal with conference moderators in a January meeting; direct conversations with the leadership of other conferences have been ongoing. “I value the healthy dialog we are having with many of our sibling conferences,” reflects Moyer Walter. “They have encouraged us to continue the good work that God has begun in Mosaic.” 

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Conference Board, Conference News, Mennonite Church USA

MC USA Delegate Report

July 13, 2023 by Cindy Angela

Approximately 300 delegates from throughout Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) gathered July 7-8, 2023, at the Kansas City (MO) Convention Center to discern together some aspects of the denomination’s future. Many of the attendees had participated in MennoCon ’23, held prior to the delegate assembly.  

Each session of the delegate assembly began with worship music and a Bible study by Rev. Dr. Sarah Bixler. The Bible studies looked at different scenes from the Upper Room before Jesus’ betrayal and crucifixion and after his resurrection. 

After the first Bible study, the assembly was convened by MC USA Moderator Linda Dibble. An agenda and rules were adopted and minutes from the 2022 Delegate Assembly were summarized and approved. Then Sue Park-Hur, MC USA Director of Ethnic Engagement, led the delegates in a game of Mennonite bingo to get to know one another. After a break, Glen Guyton, MC USA Executive Director, gave a State of the Church message. After this, there was an introduction to the Agency Governance & Operational Alignment Resolutions being put forward by the Executive Board. 

After lunch and a further time of singing and Bible study, delegates heard a report from the Mennonite Education Association and received and voted to affirm a slate of new members for various denominational boards and committees. Delegates then heard a report from Mennonite Mission Network and a testimony from the pastor of Koinonia Indian Mennonite Church (Clinton, OK) about how they are implementing their Peace and Justice Grant. After a break, Everence and Mennonite Health Services Association (MHS) gave reports about their work. 

Banners line the hallways of the convention center in Kansas City for MennoCon 23. Photo by Marta Castillo.

The delegates then voted on whether or not to modify the denomination by-laws to change the occurrence of delegate assemblies from every two years to every three years. To pass, the resolution needed to receive a two-thirds majority vote for adoption. The resolution failed by a very narrow margin. Many of those who spoke against the resolution cited a concern that youth would not be gathering as frequently and a general desire to meet more rather than less frequently.  

Resolution two, to amend the bylaws to clarify the role of program entities, passed by an overwhelming majority. Before adjourning for day one, delegates began to provide feedback and counsel about resolution three, to change Everence and MHS from agencies to program entities. 

Saturday morning began with singing and the final Bible study segment. Michael Danner, MC USA Associate Executive Director, gave an update on the development of new procedures to prevent and deal with incidents of abuse of various kinds in congregations. This was followed by a report from MennoMedia.  

After a break, delegates moved on to floor discussion and voting on resolution three, to change the status of Everence and MHS from agencies to program entities. This resolution passed with an overwhelmingly positive vote.  

After this, Ivanna Johnson from Boulder (CO) Mennonite Church spoke about how her congregation is using a peace and justice grant to partner with a nearby elementary school to provide resources and support for impoverished students. The MC USA Anti-racism team then gave its report and there was a report from the Corinthian Plan. 

The Transforming Wall at MennoCon 23. Photo by Danilo Sanchez.

To close out the delegate assembly, Jon Carlson, pastor of Forest Hills Mennonite Church (Leola, PA) was installed as the new Moderator of MC USA. Carlson spoke about his desire to focus on three Mennonite values in the next biennium: peace, especially living at peace with one another despite deep differences; simplicity, especially in how we organize our work together; and family, emphasizing the ongoing transfer of leadership to younger generations.  

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Conference News, MCUSA, MennoCon23, Mennonite Church USA

Here I am, Lord

February 17, 2022 by Conference Office

Josué González, of Mosaic Conference, Elected as Moderator-Elect for Hispanic Mennonite Church 

In a national assembly on January 29, 2022, Iglesia Menonita Hispana (IMH – Hispanic Mennonite Church) elected Josué González of Miami, FL, as moderator-elect.

Gonzalez is a founding member and elder of Iglesia Menonita Encuentro de Renovación (Encounter for Renewal Mennonite Church) in Miami, FL which is part of Mosaic Conference. He is a cargo flight dispatcher and is married to Noemi. González is also a student of the Instituto Bíblico Anabautista, (IBA – Hispanic Anabaptist Bible Institute) which is operated by Mennonite Education Agency (MEA). He is completing his final trimester and is set to graduate this Spring.

Iglesia Menonita Hispana is a Racial/Ethnic constituency group of Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) and reaches multicultural Hispanic and Latino/a Mennonites across the country.

González’ four-year term begins immediately. He will serve two years as moderator-elect and two years as moderator. He will also serve on the Constituency Leaders Council (CLC) of MC USA.

Marco Güete, Leadership Minister for Mosaic Conference and the director of MEA’s Hispanic Ministries Education programs, affirmed González’ readiness for this role.

“Josué has shown maturity, Christian spirituality, and intelligence serving on the local church board, and he will do well nationally with Iglesia Menonita Hispana,” Güete said.

María Teresa Pérez-Soto agrees. She is a leader of Encuentro de Renovación church and a tutor for IBA. “It is a blessing that Brother Josué González has been appointed moderator-elect of the Hispanic Mennonite Church board,” she said. “His dedication and commitment to the Lord’s work has been manifested in his Bible study with IBA and the help he has given to the local church as Treasurer. Through his passion for public speaking, Brother Josué will be a great asset for the board of IMH; additionally, he will ensure he moderates all meetings and assemblies fairly.”

González shared his thoughts about being called to a ministry position in the Hispanic Mennonite church. “When I started my studies at the Anabaptist Bible Institute, (IBA), my life changed and I started to think that God is training me not only to know more about him, but to serve him as a true disciple,” he said.

“I understood that I should work with the Mennonite Church and be able to help in the ministry where the Lord will use me. I just said, ‘Here I am Lord. I am willing to work for you.’ And this was how the Lord opened the doors to work with the intercultural committee of Mosaic [Mennonite Conference], and now with the Hispanic Mennonite Church USA,” reflected Gonzalez.

Ulises Arenas, the Executive Director of Iglesia Menonita Hispana, welcomed Josué, saying, “We appreciate Josué González becoming IMH’s new moderator-elect and we are blessed for his willingness to serve on the new IMH executive board. It is a pleasure for us to welcome Josue and work with him.”

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Iglesia Menonita Encuentro de Renovación, Iglesia Menonita Hispana, Instituto Bíblico Anabautista, intercultural, Mennonite Church USA, Mennonite Education Agency

Preparing for MC USA’s Special Delegate Session

January 19, 2022 by Cindy Angela

On May 27-30, 2022, Mennonite Church USA (MCUSA) will hold a Special Session of the Delegate Assembly in Kansas City, MO. Each Mosaic congregation is eligible to send delegates to this important meeting in the life of our community and witness together.   

Mennonite Church USA is providing background resources and hosting a series of educational webinars (see below) to prepare delegates and their conferences / congregations for the Special Session of the Delegate Assembly in May.

Mosaic Conference will also be offering preparation work to help resources delegates and pastors in the months ahead.  The resources are intended to help prepare delegates for the upcoming discernment and voting that is planned for this special session.   

Upcoming January webinars:

Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 07:00 PM (EST): The development of resolutions, especially church statements, must seek to follow our ecclesiology. We believe the church exists at the congregational, area conference and national conference levels. While each person is responsible for developing and maintaining a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, our understandings of the revelation of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are refined and tested by the community of believers on the three levels of our church. This seminar will explore the current role resolutions play in MC USA and hope we might shape the resolution process in the future. 

Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 07:00 PM (EST): Join MC USA’s Iris de Leon Hartshorn (facilitator) and panelists Jamie Pitts of AMBS, Pastor Isaac Villegas of Chapel Hill (North Carolina) Mennonite Fellowship and Shana Peachey Boshart of Mennonite Education Agency for an engaging discussion on biblical discernment. In this one-hour webinar, the panel will address three key topics:

  • Biblical and historical understanding of discernment
  • Congregational experiences with discernment
  • Best practices for discernment 

All webinars will be recorded and available on the MC USA delegate resource page. Please visit the delegate resource page for the full schedule and additional information.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Conference News, MCUSA, Mennonite Church USA, Special Delegate Session

Need a Hymnal?

April 29, 2021 by Cindy Angela

In the fall of 2020, MennoMedia released the latest Mennonite hymnal, Voices Together, commissioned by Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada. “Hymnals are generational,” the planning team behind the new hymnal explain. “They reflect the rhythms of the Holy Spirit, moving among God’s people in a particular era. As worship rhythms develop new currents, the language of a recent generation needs to expand too.”

Voices Together succeeds Hymnal: A Worship Book (1992) and its two supplements, Sing the Journey (2005) and Sing the Story (2007).

The time between the release of an earlier songbook, The Mennonite Hymnal (1969), and the publication of Hymnal: A Worship Book was 23 years. The release of Voices Together in the fall of 2020 marked 28 years since the publication of Hymnal: A Worship Book.

  • Blooming Glen congregation spent one evening recently replacing all of their hymnals in their sanctuary. Photo by Betty Kulp.
  • Blooming Glen congregation spent one evening recently replacing all of their hymnals in their sanctuary. Photo by Betty Kulp.
  • Blooming Glen congregation spent one evening recently replacing all of their hymnals in their sanctuary. Photo by Betty Kulp.

Some Mosaic congregations have already purchased the new hymnal for use in worship.  A few weeks ago, Blooming Glen (PA) Mennonite Church replaced their old hymnals with Voices Together.  One of their Sunday School classes, The Christiannaires, took on the task and, with organized teamwork, were able to swap out the hymnals in one evening. 

If your congregation or organization could use copies of Hymnal: A Worship Book, Blooming Glen congregation would be happy to share their resources. Please contact Pastor Michael Bishop at Michael@bgmc.net for more information.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church USA

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