Ecumenical Dialogue

Mennonite World Conference President Bishop Danisa Ndlovu and LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko embrace following Dr Noko's message to the 2009 MWC World Assembly concerning Lutheran regret for persecution of Anabaptists. © Lowell Brown[2]

Ecumenical Dialogue Between Mennonites and Other Christian Faith Traditions Lutherans Baptists Seventh-Day Adventists Roman Catholic Church Reformed Church This page is currently under construction. When finished, it will provide information concerning ecumenical dialogue between the Mennonite church and other Christian faith traditions. Mennonite World Conference President Danisa Ndlovu of Zimbabwe presents Lutheran World Fellowship President Bishop Mark S. Hanson with a wooden foot-washing tub to represent Mennonites' commitment to a future “when the distinguishing mark of Lutheran and Anabaptist-Mennonite relationships is boundless love and unfailing service” in Stuttgart, Germany.[1] Past Dialogue and Reconciliation Stuttgart 2010 "STUTTGART, Germany (RNS/ENInews) A global Lutheran assembly in Germany has asked for forgiveness for the 16th-century persecution of Anabaptists, the religious reformers whose modern-day descendants include Mennonites. “We remember how Anabaptist Christians knew suffering and persecution, and we remember how some of our most honored Reformation leaders defended this persecution in the name of faithfulness,” said Bishop Mark Hanson, president of the Lutheran World Federation, at a joint service of repentance with Mennonites on July 22." Excerpt taken from The Christian Index, accessed here. Ongoing Dialogue Tri-Lateral Dialogue on Baptism Bibliography of Ecumenism Lutherans Stuttgart Stuttgart in the News Notes "Apology Given for Mennonites Persecution." August 12, 2010. The Christian Index. Online: http://www.christianindex.org/6666.article Esposito, Nicolas. "Lutherans Ask Forgiveness from Mennonites." July 23, 2010. Ecumenical News. Online: http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/lutherans-seek-to-reconcile-with-mennonites-1076/ Mast-Kirschning, Ulrike. “Lutherans reconcile with Mennonites 500 years after bloody persecution.” July 26, 2010. Deutsche Welle. Online: http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,5837683,00.html “Healing Memories:Reconciling in Christ."Report of the Lutheran-Mennonite International Study Commission. 2010. The Lutheran World Federation and The Mennonite World Conference. This is a the official report of the Stuttgart gathering. Online PDF file: http://www.mwc-cmm.org/images/files/DialogueFiles/OEA-Lutheran-Mennonites-web-EN.pdf “...and Forgive Us: Lutherans Repent Anabaptist Persecution." Lutheran World Information 06,2010. The Lutheran World Federation. This is an LWF newsletter about the Stuttgart gathering and the process of reconciliation. Online PDF file: http://www.lutheranworld.org/lwf/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/LWI-201006-EN-low.pdf Impact of Stuttgart on Mennonite Congregations Worldwide Mennonite-Lutheran Reconciliation Notes Reimer, Margaret Loewen. “Lutherans, Mennonites study together”." January 23, 2012. Canadian Mennonite. Online: http://www.readperiodicals.com/201201/2586718691.html Reimer, Margaret Loewen and Allen G. Jorgenson. "HEALING MEMORIES, RECONCILING IN CHRIST: A LUTHERAN-MENNONITE STUDY GUIDE FOR CONGREGATIONS." Commissioned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and Mennonite Church Canada. Online PDF: Online Study Guide "Coming Together." February 27, 2011. Warwick River Mennonite Church. Mennonite/Lutheran worship service. http://wrmc.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/coming-together/ Klassen, Mary E.“Events mark reconciliation among Lutherans and Mennonites.” April 18, 2012. Mennonite Church USA. Tree planting service in Elkhart, IN. http://mennoniteusa.org/2012/04/18/events-mark-reconciliation-among-lutherans-and-mennonites-2/ Kauffman, Johnny. “Interchurch guests to attend Pittsburgh 2011.” June 17, 2011. The Mennonite. http://www.themennonite.org/public_press_releases/Interchurch_guests_to_attend_Pittsburgh_2011 Insert bibliographic citation here. Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio Insert bibliographic citation here. Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio Insert bibliographic citation here. Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio Insert bibliographic citation here. Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio Insert bibliographic citation here. Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio Baptists Dialogue with Baptists Notes Something, Something. DVD Words Words Libretto printed as program for presentation at Goshen College, 1971 October 31 Insert bibliographic citation here. Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio Seventh-day Adventists Theological conversations between members of Mennonite World Conference and the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists met from June 28 to July 1, 2011, in Silver Spring, Maryland, headquarters to the Seventh-day Adventists Church. Dialogue with Seventh-day Adventists Notes "Mennonites begin ecumenical dialogue with Seventh-Day Adventists." Online article.[3] Words Words Libretto printed as program for presentation at Goshen College, 1971 October 31 Insert bibliographic citation here. Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio Roman Catholic Church Dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church Notes Something, Something. DVD Words Words Libretto printed as program for presentation at Goshen College, 1971 October 31 Insert bibliographic citation here. Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio Reformed Church Dialogue with Reformed Church Notes Something, Something. DVD Words Words Libretto printed as program for presentation at Goshen College, 1971 October 31 Insert bibliographic citation here. Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio See also Stuttgart Apology, Tri-Lateral Dialogue on Baptism