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Ceremonies of Belief.’ PHOTO: DAVID L April 24, 2017 Volume 21 Number 9 CeremoniesUnsettling Mennonite of belief stories pg. 4 inside Fraught with possibility 7 An idea worth sharing 15 PM40063104 R09613 ‘Diversity as a blessing’ 20 2 Canadian Mennonite April 24, 2017 Editorial the previous model might not have been able to accommodate. Change, I welcome you Already, there are signs of renewed hope for the future church. Witness Tobi Thiessen the energy that surfaced spontaneously Publisher from students and young church leaders to form the Emerging Voices Initiative. nxiety about change abounds. It There are twin forces fuelling anxiety This group is injecting new ideas, critical is a natural response to uncer- in the communications environment of questions and encouragement to our Atainty, but I tire of reading about Mennonites in Canada, but I am reso- revisioning process. it. Newly taking up my role as publisher lutely hopeful: Witness the energy of the working of this magazine, I would like to be bold groups and reference groups that have and announce, “Change, I welcome you.” I • First, to state the obvious, the print been established to further shape the would also like to praise the staff medium is in decline. It is equally proposed regional church model. By at Canadian Mennonite for taking obvious that online communica- my count, there are nearly 100 church our new leadership structure in tions are flourishing. Although members from across the country, of all stride, welcoming me in and being print publications have some ages, bringing their own diverse opinions, open to new ideas and possibilities. benefits that will never be experience and theological perspectives Executive editor Ginny Hostetler recreated online, there are new to the questions posed by the 11 working introduced herself in the previ- ways of engaging with each other and reference groups. These are encour- ous editorial with snapshots of the church online that print could never achieve. For aging signs of engagement in the funda- influences and past experiences that led her a church as spread out geographically as mental questions about who we are as a to this new calling at Canadian Mennonite. Mennonites are in Canada, we should church family and what we do together. Going forward, Ginny will continue to embrace the new options. Change, I Witness, further, the spin-off effect write editorials, and will oversee the print welcome the benefits you will bring to our that the working groups are having. To and digital aspects of the magazine. My church in terms of more immediate and fulfill their mandates, they are inviting role as publisher is to strengthen church- more interactive communication with one others to contribute ideas and counsel wide partnerships during these turbulent another. on the future of our church programs. times; work on ways to adapt and improve • Second, and more difficult to -ac For example, the International Witness/ our communications across the church; cept than the decline of print, is the idea Relationships Working Group is surveying and be responsible for the financial side of that Christianity is in decline. This large pastors and congregational leaders to help our organization. societal shift helps explain the context for determine how to make our international Many have asked if this is a new po- the five-year Mennonite Church Canada ministries most effective. You can find it sition. No. It’s a re-organizing of respon- process led by the Future Directions at futuredirectionsmc.ca, if you would like sibilities. Formerly, Canadian Mennonite Task Force. One outcome of that process to add your own voice. Change, I welcome had a full-time position called “editor/ was the recommendation to reorgan- the new engagement that the Future publisher” and a half-time web editor. ize our church structure into a network Directions process generated. Now we have a half-time publisher and of regional churches. Because there are Anxiety about change is understand- a full-time executive editor responsible many uncertainties about what will be lost, able. At Canadian Mennonite, we wrestle for print and online media. Our goal is and whether the new model will serve our with the twin impacts of the decline of the same as it has been since 1953: to congregations well, there is tremendous print and the challenges to Christendom. offer Mennonites across Canada a forum anxiety. Recently, I heard a few people call Yet amidst the anxiety over all that might in which to connect, inform, inspire one the new model “deconstructionist.” But be lost, there are signs that much is to be another and dialogue about issues facing from my perspective, the idea of structural gained through change. Praise God for Mennonites in Canada. change brings us new opportunities that change that brings renewal. About the cover: A 1952 re-enactment of The Trail of the Conestoga in front of Meyers Garage in Kitchener, Ont., includes the ‘capture’ of the Conestoga wagon by ‘Indians’ of all ages. Read about this and other ‘unsettling Mennonite stories’ in our page 4 feature, ‘Ceremonies of belief.’ PHOTO: DAVID L. HUNSBERGER, MENNONITE ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO ISSN 1480-042X April 24, 2017 / Vol. 21, No. 9 PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40063104 REGISTRATION NO. 09613 Ceremonies of belief 4 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE ITEMS TO : contents‘Stories matter a great deal. Much more than many CANADIAN MENNONITE, of us tend to think,’ writes Robert Zacharias, 490 DUTTON DRIVE, UNIT C5, agreeing with Cherokee author Thomas King, who WATERLOO, ON, N2L 6H7 insists, ‘The truth about stories is that that’s all we are,’ Phone: 519-884-3810 Toll-free: 1-800-378-2524 Fax: 519-884-3331 so ‘you have to be careful with the stories you tell.’ Web site: canadianmennonite.org Facebook.com/Canadian.Mennonite @CanMenno ‘A beautiful way to make peace’ 16 Please send all material to be considered for publication to: Saskatchewan correspondent Donna Schulz reports on a meeting General submission address: [email protected] between two Syrian refugee couples and a Grade 10 class of students at Readers Write: [email protected] Rosthern Junior College. Milestones announcements: [email protected] Paid obituaries: [email protected] Calendar announcements: [email protected] God’s love trumps politics and policies: Franklin Graham 18 Material can also be sent “Attn: Submissions/Readers Write/Milestones/ Mennonite church leaders in British Columbia join their ecumenical Obituaries/Calendar” by postal mail or fax to our head office. counterparts in responding to the American evangelist’s confrontational [email protected] Reprint requests: ways, reports senior writer Will Braun. Mission statement: To educate, inspire, inform, and foster dialogue on issues facing Mennonites in Canada as it shares the good news of Jesus Christ from an Anabaptist Catalysing mission 22 perspective. We do this through an independent publication and other media, work- ing with our church partners. Haitian-born Bernard Sejour’s role as MC Eastern Canada’s mission catalyst involves looking for church leaders, including those with no Guiding values: Mennonite background, whom he evaluates and then coaches. Hebrews 10:23-25 • Accuracy, fairness, balance • Editorial freedom • Seeking and speaking the truth in love • Open hearts and minds in discerning God’s will • Covenantal relationships and mutual accountability Jan Fretz wins two U. of W. art awards 23 ‘Unveiling Misogyny’ was named the 2017 Mayor of Waterloo Award- Area churches and MC Canada financially support 38 percent of Canadian Mennonite’s annual budget. winner, which will hang at city hall for the next year. Board of Directors (by appointing body): Young Voices 27-29 MC Canada: Doreen Martens, Henry Krause, Rod Wiens, Elmer Hildebrand; In ‘Walking forward changed,’ reflects on a pilgrimage MC B.C.: Linda Matties; MC Alberta: vacant; MC Saskatchewan: vacant; Brandi Friesen MC Manitoba: Ken Reddig; MC Eastern Canada: Tim Reimer; she took in Nigeria with the World Council of Churches. Plus, YV editor CMPS: Lois Epp, Ally Siebert, Bryce Miller Aaron Epp profiles a Rosthern (Sask) Junior College grad now making Board Chair: Henry Krause, [email protected], 604-888-3192 her presence felt at the University of Saskatchewan. Head Office Staff: Tobi Thiessen, Publisher, [email protected] Virginia A. Hostetler, Executive Editor, [email protected] Regular features: Ross W. Muir, Managing Editor, [email protected] For discussion 6 Readers write 9 Milestones 13 Barb Draper, Editorial Assistant, [email protected] Dan Johnson, Graphic Designer, [email protected] A moment from yesterday 13 Online NOW! 23 Lisa Jacky, Circulation/Finance, [email protected] Yellow Page 24 Calendar 30 Classifieds 31 Aaron Epp, Young Voices Editor, [email protected] Advertising Manager: D. Michael Hostetler, [email protected], Change, I welcome you 2 toll-free voice mail: 1-800-378-2524 ext. 224 Tobi Thiessen Correspondents: Will Braun, Senior Writer, [email protected] A church in transition 9 Amy Dueckman, B.C. Correspondent, [email protected] Willard Metzger Donita Wiebe-Neufeld, Alberta Correspondent, [email protected] Donna Schulz, Saskatchewan Correspondent, [email protected] Party with piecaken 10 Beth Downey Sawatzky, Manitoba Correspondent, [email protected] Dave Rogalsky, Eastern Canada Correspondent, [email protected]
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