I fight against white supremacy and racial injustice because God’s love demands it and they have caused deep wounds that need healing.
Racism
Through the Valley of Shadows
I am committed to ongoing accompaniment and advocacy for the Asian American members and communities across our Conference: the peace of our land is dependent on the recognition of God’s imprint on each person.
Listening for Pentecost
Taking a listening posture rather than a defensive one allows us to hear both critiques and affirmations.
Still a place of storm
by Stephen Kriss, Director of Communication and Leadership Cultivation In July I traveled with a group of four Eastern Mennonite Seminary students to bear witness to Mennonite Central Committee’s ministry of […]
An Anabaptist “In House” Discussion: Forming a Non-Racist Approach to Ethics and Social Responsibility
by Drew Hart, reposted by permission I am concerned that many Anabaptists have unconsciously and unknowingly adopted a model for social action and ethics that is problematic because it cooperates […]
Reflections on the Conversation on Race and the Church
On September 21, Drew Hart and Ben Walter presented a conversation on race and the church at Germantown Historic Meetinghouse in Philadelphia, sponsored by the Franconia and Eastern District Conferences’ Peace & Justice Committee. (Listen to the podcast here.) The following are reflections on this conversation from two men in very different walks of life: Mikah, a biracial young adult who is working with students in north Philadelphia, and Firman, a white pastor of over twenty-five years, ministering in a prosperous, rural setting.
Conversation on Race and the Church
On September 21, Drew Hart and Ben Walter presented a conversation on race and the church at Germantown Historic Meetinghouse in Philadelphia, sponsored by the Franconia and Eastern District Conferences’ Peace & Justice Committee. This conversation connected Anabaptist and Black Theologies and identified areas in which churches participate in both institutionalized racism as well as acts of micro aggressions. Listen to the podcast.
An invitation to transformation on the Damascus Road
Sharon Williams, Nueva Vida Norristown New Life No matter what you think of the Beatles, drummer Ringo Starr had it right when he sang that peace, trust, and love—“you know, […]
Mennonite Church USA board reaffirms decision churchwide gathering set for Phoenix 2013; moves to establish secondary meeting location
During the Jan. 7–9 meeting of the Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA in Tampa, Fla., the board took the following action: “The Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA expresses […]