The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center is offering excellent opportunities this December to help leaders gain skills needed to face the complexities of our times with grace, hope and love for one another. This organization is notorious for offering strong workshops to...
Jesus made it clear that children matter to God. He values them not only for what they will become in the future but for who they are today. Jesus even told his disciples that to understand God’s Kingdom, they needed to become like little children. We can all agree...
Russell (Russ, Pastor Russ, Uncle Russ) Howard Anderson, son of Arnold Howard Anderson and Odessa Marie Paulsen Anderson, was born on July 7, 1946, in Boone, Iowa. He was the second born of four children: His sister, Anita Colleen Anderson, was born on August 22,...
By the grace of God and the movement of the Spirit, your prayers and presence—either virtual or in-person—are requested at a celebration of Holy Communion with the Rite of Ordination for Emily Whitlow Stolba into the Ministry of Word and Sacrament. The ordination will...
If you’re a small-church children/youth worker, you’re not alone. In America, 65% of churches have fewer than 100 members, and the average youth group in America has 7 to 8 students. The good news is that you can still do sustainable children/youth ministry. Some of...
