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Resolution on Pastoral Ministry (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1978)
...veness in ministry is just as much the responsibility of the church as the church's well-being is the responsibility of the pastor. ...in the pastoral ministry, an evaluative process needs to be adopted by the church and pastor to insure an early and non-threatening warning system through wh

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Mennonite World Conference Shared Convictions (2006)
3.As a church, we are a community of those whom God's Spirit calls to turn from sin,ackno Adopted by Mennonite World Conference

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Vision for Witness (Mennonite Church, 1983)
Vision for Witness (Mennonite Church, 1983) <h4>Vision for Witness</h4> The urgent task of the church is to witness that Jesus Christ is the only Lord and Savior of the world, t

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A Resolution on Health Care (General Conference Mennonite Church U.S. Assembly, 1992)
The church is called to respond to this crisis out of its biblical concern for both he ...ealing ministry of Jesus (Matthew 4:23-25) has been carried forward by the church in efforts to restore health and wholeness to individuals and communities.

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Mennonite Brethren and the Urban Challenge (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1978)
Mennonite Brethren and the Urban Challenge (MB, 1978) ...the United States, about 30% of the people live in cities of over 100,000. Mennonite Brethren churches appear to be able to adapt to, and to minister effectivel

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Statement on the Believers' Church (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1956)
Statement on the Believers' Church (GCMC, 1956) ...hurch)|Board of Education and Publication]] to be presented to the General Conference Sessions in. Winnipeg, Manitoba, in August, 1956, for adoption.

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Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan
...It is officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. The first church was founded in 1955 and today the group has 22 member churches. ...aiwan that would eventually lead to the establishment of the Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan.

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A Church of Many Peoples Confronts Racism (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989)
...eoples Confronts Racism, A (General Conference Mennonite Church; Mennonite Church, 1989) ...diversity and thus a cause for celebration. We are becoming more like the church for which our Lord prayed (John 17:11-12, 20-23; Ephesians 2:11-22).

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Mennonite Church USA
...congregations and 110,696 members.<ref>"North America." ''Mennonite World Conference''. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/Directory/2006carcsam.pdf</ref>. ...bishop of this Germantown congregation. This early group of Mennonites and Mennonite-Quakers wrote the first formal protest against slavery in the United States

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A Christian Declaration on Capital Punishment (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1965)
Christian Declaration on Capital Punishment, A (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1965) ...l> </li> <li>[[Our Confession and our Prayer (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1965)|Our Confession and our Prayer]]

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Kornelius Isaak
...portunity toward which various Indian tribes converged. In the 1930s three Mennonite groups formed a missionary association, Light to the Indians.They aimed to ...ferent groups of outside white people who came to them. They had killed a Mennonite settler, Paul Stahl, and three of his children. The Ayoreos had a history

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Political Involvement (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1978)
...ty creates accountability, but we also remember that for the Christian the church is always primary and the state, at best, secondary. ...at there are differences of opinion on the matter, we also believe that in general it is proper to communicate our individual and collective views to governme

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Sinode Jemaat Kristen Indonesia
...related conference in Indonesia, and is associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. Currently there are almost 40,000 members and 155 congregation of the JK ...ped in order to be part of the church. This led to a split within the GKMI church and the formation of a new group--the GKMII--under the leadership of Dr. Lu

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Resolution on Health Care in the United States (Mennonite Church, 1993)
==Resolution on Health Care in the United States (Mennonite Church, 1993)== ...on the national agenda. This climate has created a new opportunity for the church to be involved in reforming the system.

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Mosaic Mennonite Conference
...n District and Franconia Conference until taking the name Mosaic Mennonite Conference on Pentecost 2020 (31 May 2020). ...nged merged with the General Conference Mennonite Church to form Mennonite Church USA in 2002, cooperation between the two conferences increased. Joint assem

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The Call and Care of Pastors (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1977)
...a key to the development of strong local congregations within the General Conference, <b>Because</b> pastors, District ministerial committees, and Conference ministers have expressed a deep concern for the needs of the pastor as a pe

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A Christian Declaration on Amnesty (Mennonite Central Committee, 1973)
...d to fight in wars. Among those who came for such reasons were some of our Mennonite and Brethren in Christ forebearers. Many came as fugitives from compulsory </li> <li>As Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Christians, we oppose all wars and believe that the

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Mennonite Church Nigeria
...igeria include the Church of the Brethren and the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. ...ion offered to affiliate the Weavers with them so they could stay and more Mennonite mission workers could come.

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Report of the Dress Committee (Mennonite Church, 1913)
...is now, and will continue to be one of the great problems confronting the Church. ...that can be done to restore them to rightful relationship with God and the Church.

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Mennonite World Conference
...years Mennonite and Brethren in Christ conferences and groups gather for a general assembly. ...ctives of these churches."<ref>"Global History Project," ''Mennonite World Conference,'' http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id

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