It might sound trite, but I believe our prayers are the most powerful and effective offering we can make on behalf of the new expressions of Church that God is aligning with us in Franconia Mennonite Conference.
Prayer
Prayer for Assembly
As we come upon our time for Conference Assembly, we are focused on being one in the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Learning to Pray In New Ways
Even the suggestion that our practice of prayer needed to be altered raised some eyebrows.
It starts in Heaven: a ministry of prayer
by Sharon Williams, Nueva Vida Norristown New Life What if we could focus our prayers to God by starting where God starts, with God’s good and perfect will? Like Jesus […]
Prayer ‘essential’ for MWC assembly
by Phyllis Pellman Good, Mennonite World Conference Mennonite World Conference is establishing a Prayer Network, recognizing the importance of prayer in preparation for its global assembly July 21-26 in Harrisburg, […]
Five ways you can help prepare for Pennsylvania 2015
by Phyllis Pellman Good for Mennonite World Conference Next July, Anabaptists from around the world will gather for worship and fellowship at Mennonite World Conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. More than […]
A daughter's tribute to John M. Drescher
by Sandy Drescher-Lehman, Souderton congregation “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They […]
Celebrations kick off 2015 Mennonite World Conference assembly
by Phyllis Pellman Good, Mennonite World Conference Mennonites and Brethren in Christ in eastern Pennsylvania enthusiastically welcomed Mennonite World Conference leaders on Sunday, July 20 at two kick-off celebrations, exactly one year in […]
Anointed for Business Prayer Teams
by Noel Santiago, LEADership Minister for Spiritual Transformation “The boardroom should be to those anointed to serve in the marketplace what the pulpit is to pastors.” Such is one of […]
Deep Run East joins MAMA Project in Honduras
Ken Burkholder, pastor of Deep Run East congregation (Perkasie, Pa.), joined the 27th MAMA Project Team that Deep Run East has sent to Honduras since 2001. Over the years, Pastor Ken had heard from teams reporting on their experiences and had met some of the MAMA Project partners…
Evangelist Joey Perez at Arise Community Outreach
For three nights in early March, evangelist and author Joey Perez held a teaching seminar at the Encore Center in Harleysville, sponsored by Arise Community Outreach. Joey has been seen on the 700 Club and written two books: I Lived to Tell About It and Mysteries of Angels. He is the driving force behind Worldwide Evangelistic Ministries, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.
Helping People to Pray
by Sandy Landes, Doylestown
Writing a call to ministry story is probably the last thing I ever expected to do if you would have asked me fifteen years ago. At that time in my life, I had doubts about the role of women in leadership and yet I was serving in different capacities in my home congregation, Doylestown Mennonite Church. As I look back on that time, I think the call to ministry had been brewing in my life for several years.
Brokenness and healing in Doylestown
On Sunday evening November 10th, a group of people from the community and from Doylestown congregation gathered to reflect on the painful parts of life and to seek hope in God’s Presence.