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- ...and hindering their full contribution to personal relationships and to the church, and denying men a true understanding of themselves. ...ack of compassion for their struggle to find a place in society and in the church.5 KB (835 words) - 11:36, 6 September 2013
- ...y of life for Christian disciples. Throughout the history of the Mennonite church this teaching has been continually reaffirmed. ...ation on Peace, War, and Military Service, A (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1953)| "A Christian Declaration on Peace, War, and Military Service."]] Co23 KB (3,936 words) - 20:58, 9 September 2013
- ...en). Within that system, many Mennonite family members, employers and even church leaders have used their power in oppressive and violent ways. We have syste ...es by our teaching on the relation of men and women in marriage and in the church. Therefore, we resolve as congregations and individuals:4 KB (599 words) - 18:32, 6 April 2015
- Most General Conference people are among the overfed, the comfortably housed, and the generous spen ...pment programs overseas. More must now be done. In the spirit of the inter-Mennonite consultation on hunger and population held in [[Chicago (Illinois, USA)|Chi3 KB (542 words) - 19:03, 11 September 2013
- Christian Stewardship of Energy Resources (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1977) As a Mennonite church, our concern for responsible stewardship of energy resources has a strong t7 KB (1,126 words) - 19:42, 6 April 2015
- <h4>The Christian Faith</h4> In such a time of urgency the Christian church cannot be silent. It must through its members voice clearly its Christian c ...ation on Peace, War, and Military Service, A (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1953)|A Christian Declaration on Peace, War, and Military Service]]) adopt8 KB (1,227 words) - 20:02, 12 September 2013
- Call to Kingdom Commitments, A (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1986) ...or the leaders and staff of the conference, to pray for the members of the conference individually and corporately and to encourage our congregations to pray tha4 KB (622 words) - 18:16, 6 April 2015
- ...f all nations are united in love under the one Head, Jesus Christ. To this church He has entrusted the ministry of reconciliation, man with God, and man with ...ly Spirit came upon all who repented. By the power of the Spirit the early church broke the barriers of class, race, and nation.6 KB (1,044 words) - 20:12, 12 September 2013
- ...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 pe10 KB (1,616 words) - 20:04, 9 September 2013
- ...leading of the Holy Spirit through prayer and mutual consultation with the church in that place. Further, as they see terror and oppression about them, may t ...s driven by a series of high profile cases of harassment of North American Mennonite volunteers -- Patricia Erb in [[Argentina|Argentina]] and Thomas Capuano in9 KB (1,455 words) - 21:04, 9 September 2013
- 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]]16 KB (2,502 words) - 18:19, 6 April 2015
- ...gather for the 46th triennial sessions of the General Conference Mennonite Church. ...Native Ministries Board of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada, and the Mennonite Indian Leaders Council to prepare action for 1992 and beyond, which will sy2 KB (343 words) - 20:17, 9 September 2013
- ...ing</h3> At the Mid-Triennium Sessions of the General Conference Mennonite Church, held February 9-11, 1979, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the following resolut ...a three-year period the General Board shall bring the question back to the Conference."7 KB (1,078 words) - 11:59, 11 September 2013
- 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.7 KB (1,115 words) - 18:34, 6 April 2015
- 1. that the General Conference Mennonite Church, together with the Conference of Mennonites in Canada and area conferences, give birth to 50 new churches 2. that the General Conference Mennonite Church provide staffing in church planting to enable the fulfillment of this vision, to be implemented when f3 KB (449 words) - 18:36, 6 April 2015
- --From the Findings Committee Report, Minneapolis Midtriennium Conference (1979) As Mennonite Christians we seek to be biblically obedient, submitting to such injunction7 KB (1,032 words) - 18:32, 6 April 2015
- ...ation on Peace, War, and Military Service, A (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1953) The position of the General Conference Mennonite Church on love and nonresistance as adopted at Portland, Oregon, August 22, 1953.17 KB (2,854 words) - 18:21, 6 April 2015
- That the General Conference Mennonite Church in cooperation with New Call to Peacemaking and other religious organizatio That congregations of the General Conference Mennonite Church promote study concerning nuclear weapons through material produced in coope1 KB (223 words) - 02:59, 21 June 2013
- <h3>Many Peoples Becoming God's People: Building up the General Conference as a rainbow of churches</h3> <h4>I. The biblical vision</h4> In the [[Bibl We believe God is challenging the General Conference Mennonite Church to respond to this call with clearer commitment.4 KB (650 words) - 11:35, 6 September 2013
- ...claration on Communism and Anti-Communism, A (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1962) ...y of Mennonites, we as representatives of the General Conference Mennonite Church affirm our Christian conviction in the following statement.6 KB (1,044 words) - 18:20, 6 April 2015
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- Guidelines for Building Faithful Relationships in the Church (CMC, 1998) The General Board of the [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] (CMC) presents the following as its position stat8 KB (1,213 words) - 11:37, 2 September 2013
- ...cies. We ask women to minister as gifted, called and affirmed. We call the church to be increasingly alert to the gifts of women and to become more active in ...other than the lead pastorate.</li> <li> Members of the Mennonite Brethren church are to pray for growing unity in biblical understanding and in the practice2 KB (302 words) - 11:32, 2 September 2013
- ...operation in North America (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1983) <h4>Statement on Inter-Mennonite Cooperation in North America</h4> Mennonites have lived in [[North America|8 KB (1,173 words) - 11:32, 6 September 2013
- ...en). Within that system, many Mennonite family members, employers and even church leaders have used their power in oppressive and violent ways. We have syste ...es by our teaching on the relation of men and women in marriage and in the church. Therefore, we resolve as congregations and individuals:4 KB (599 words) - 18:32, 6 April 2015
- <h3>Many Peoples Becoming God's People: Building up the General Conference as a rainbow of churches</h3> <h4>I. The biblical vision</h4> In the [[Bibl We believe God is challenging the General Conference Mennonite Church to respond to this call with clearer commitment.4 KB (650 words) - 11:35, 6 September 2013
- ...11, in Silver Spring, Maryland, headquarters to the Seventh-day Adventists Church.777 bytes (81 words) - 04:53, 23 June 2012
- --From the Findings Committee Report, Minneapolis Midtriennium Conference (1979) As Mennonite Christians we seek to be biblically obedient, submitting to such injunction7 KB (1,032 words) - 18:32, 6 April 2015
- ...ing</h3> At the Mid-Triennium Sessions of the General Conference Mennonite Church, held February 9-11, 1979, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the following resolut ...a three-year period the General Board shall bring the question back to the Conference."7 KB (1,078 words) - 11:59, 11 September 2013
- ...man, South Dakota. Upon baptism, he became a member of the Salem Mennonite Church. ...raining at the Biblical Seminary in New York in 1938, and then at his home church was ordained for leadership ministry.2 KB (366 words) - 02:45, 25 September 2015
- ...and hindering their full contribution to personal relationships and to the church, and denying men a true understanding of themselves. ...ack of compassion for their struggle to find a place in society and in the church.5 KB (835 words) - 11:36, 6 September 2013
- ...ions as stated in "Vision: Healing and Hope," <em>Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective</em>, and "Resolution on Human Sexuality" as our understandings ...[[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] General Board provided the following background to the resolution in the Stratford6 KB (978 words) - 11:33, 2 September 2013
- ...nite Statement on Violence (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church, 1997) -- Summary Statement ...e Church, with God's help, we commit ourselves, our congregations, and our church agencies to be communities of nonviolence, demonstrating and proclaiming th6 KB (957 words) - 18:08, 6 April 2015
- On Inspiration of the Bible (Mennonite Church, 1959) ...th and life of evangelical Christianity and particularly in our Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition, and4 KB (702 words) - 20:11, 12 September 2013
- ...ewton, Kansas) campus held the records of the General Conference Mennonite Church. ...USA]]. The Mennonite Church USA Archives is administered by the Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee.8 KB (1,092 words) - 18:38, 4 October 2011
- ...gather for the 46th triennial sessions of the General Conference Mennonite Church. ...Native Ministries Board of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada, and the Mennonite Indian Leaders Council to prepare action for 1992 and beyond, which will sy2 KB (343 words) - 20:17, 9 September 2013
- <h4>Call </h4> We believe God is calling the Mennonite Church in North America to expand our local and global witness of the kingdom of G ...erences, congregations, and local communities. We ask the Mennonite Church General Board to oversee strategic planning, coordinating the particular contributi6 KB (899 words) - 11:34, 6 September 2013
- ...as a Requirement for Ordination to Pastoral Leadership (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1987) ...However, such members were not to be transferred by letter from one local church to another. Local churches were, in fact, given freedom to deny full member4 KB (579 words) - 18:55, 6 April 2015
- ...more closely identify with seminary trained pastors. The board for the new Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Chicago approved this statement in July 1945. Adopted by the General Conference at Its Twenty-ninth Session Hold in Souderton, Pennsylvania, August 17-22,3 KB (466 words) - 22:49, 4 July 2012
- ...firmation, Confession and Covenant Regarding Human Sexuality, A (Mennonite Church, 1987) ...and hindering their full contribution to personal relationships and to the church, and denying men a true understanding of themselves.5 KB (860 words) - 18:15, 6 April 2015
- ...claration on Communism and Anti-Communism, A (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1962) ...y of Mennonites, we as representatives of the General Conference Mennonite Church affirm our Christian conviction in the following statement.6 KB (1,044 words) - 18:20, 6 April 2015