Peace & Reconciliation in Discipleship

Someone recently pointed out to Norm, our INNOVATE team leader, that the last part of our mission statement, peace presence, is unique.  Why would a peace presence be so vital to disciple-making?  Why is the peace that Jesus’ blood brings from reconciling things to Himself be so important for us to bring into our neighbourhoods (Colossians 1:19-20)?

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Make Room for Your Tent

I thought of the image of people trying to hold onto tent stakes and canvas as they attempted to navigate the storms of their personal lives and the life of the church over the past two and a half years.  

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Moving Faith From a Microwave to a Crockpot

The Zoom screens come to life and connect across six computers, bringing the friends into each other’s living rooms and dorm rooms. ‘What is God doing in your life? What are you going to do about it?’ These questions have changed the lives of these friends.

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Exploring a New Direction

As explorers in their new community, Craig and Kim step into a new adventure and way of being the hands and feet of Jesus in people’s lives.

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Community Garden Gives Life in Time of Pandemic

Growing from Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship’s experience with ReLearning Community, they began to dream of what a missional community might be in their context. Erik and Natasha, Neil and Chris, Chrissy, Carol, Stephen and Daniel began to plan a community garden. Then Covid-19 hit!

“We had no idea when we started how valuable it would be to have people you can get together with in person! That has been one of the most valuable parts of this whole endeavor," says Stephen.

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Following God’s Rhythm

Discover one congregation’s desire to follow a new rhythm for congregational life.

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Cookies and Kairos at Preston Mennonite

What does Kairos mean?” asked Krista after the youth had finished their race and uncovered the secret word in the puzzle. “God smacked!” they loudly answered. Sharing laughter and high-fives, the friends ran into the kitchen to make cookies.

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Following the Path of Early Anabaptists

This leads us into something that we’ve not done very much of and that is making disciples - reaching out to people beyond the church into our friendship networks, work worlds, or neighbours and inviting them to consider Jesus in their lives,” says David Dyck, pastor at Leamington United Mennonite Church.

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A World of New Possibilities

The lawnmower hummed in the background, sometimes quieter and other times louder as it drew closer. The lawn had needed cutting, Janel knew, and was surprised when a boy from the neighbourhood knocked on her door and asked if he could cut it for her. His offer was a pleasant surprise.

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A Road Like No Other

“I was in a big SUV-type vehicle heading out a gravel road. As we drove up a little bit of a rise, I could see that the road was ending. We came to a stop and I remember thinking, ‘Where do we go from here?’ Looking to my left I noticed a foot path. And that was it,” says Joel Warkentin. “That was the entire dream.”

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