10 trends in American Christianity
The lead essay of the most recent The Christian Century magazine names “10 religious trends of the 2010’s,” written by Baylor University professor of history Philip Jenkins. There’s actually quite a bit of good news amidst the trouble. Here they are in the order he presents them, roughly chronologically in…
Talking about numbers, people
Back in November, after briefly discussing the issue of growth at our fall congregational meeting, we decided to do a little research. We compiled data covering 25 years, recording annual averages of children, members, Sunday attendance, and regular attenders. Some of the findings of note: The church has had over…
Midweek blog: Talking about numbers, people
Back in November, after briefly discussing the issue of growth at our fall congregational meeting, we decided to do a little research. We compiled data covering 25 years, recording annual averages of children, members, Sunday attendance, and regular attenders. Some of the findings of note: The church has had over…
100 years
One hundred years ago Mennonites were starving in Russia. When Anabaptist groups in the US and Canada learned about their plight they came together to form a Central Committee dedicated to bringing material relief to these sisters and brothers. From those beginnings, the Mennonite Central Committee expanded into the international…
2019 in review
Before we get too far into 2020, here’s a look back at 2019 , highlighting something of CMC life from each month. January | Winter Seminar included two different sessions with Ryan Schellenberg speaking about Paul, Prison, and the Justice of God. Over MLK day Austin McCabe Juhnke and I…