Doh Nay Kaw attended the Mennonite Church USA Convention in early July with her youth group of Whitehall (PA) Mennonite Church. She wrote this poem as an expression of her experience at MennoCon.
Whitehall Mennonite Church
Group Visits the Border
I came away from the trip knowing that the border is filled both with great pain and with great beauty and hope.
Painting Tiles at a Mosaic Youth Event
On Saturday, June 5, several youth groups from Mosaic congregations gathered at Philadelphia (PA) Praise Center for a youth gathering involving games, art, and spiritual input.
Young Adults Take Lead in Times of Trouble
This summer, these young adults may have taken on different roles and responsibilities, but all of them learned to lead, to adapt, and to keep trusting God in times of trouble.
Provoked by God
I thank God for His faithfulness and love as God waits for my response to His calling.
Giving Back/Devolviendo
“We have been given permission to try new ideas, and see failures as learning experiences. It is freeing to have that space to be creative.” / “Se nos ha dado permiso para probar nuevas ideas y ver los fracasos como experiencias de aprendizaje. Es liberador tener ese espacio para ser creativo.”
Congregational Profile: Whitehall Mennonite Church
“We practice here for what is already happening around the throne room: many nations, many languages, many tribes praising the living God.”
Seeing the New Church
The way youth and young adults choose to express their faith may not look like mine or the previous generations, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they aren’t being faithful to Jesus or Anabaptism.
Beyond Our Comfort Zones
By overcoming the obstacle of money, churches can begin to experiment; leaders and congregations are encouraged to be more creative.
Summer Interns to Serve and Learn
“Each year it is a gift to interact with this next generation of leaders. We learn alongside them and contribute to their formation in the way of Christ’s peace.”
Conference Begins Building Youth Formation Team
Franconia Conference has begun building an intercultural youth formation team to resource youth leaders and to connect youth across congregations, geographies, and cultures.
Partnerships Embodying Christ’s Way of Redemptive Peace
by Mary Nitzsche, Associate Executive Minister The slogan, “Doing together what we cannot do alone,” was put into action on Friday evening, September 28, when three Franconia Conference congregations partnered […]
It’s Not About Me
By Eszter Bentch I thought I knew that serving, ministry, and most of what I do is not about me. I also thought I knew how to serve others. It […]