Growing Together
Growing Together is a newsletter supplement to The Messenger online, focusing on current cultural issues challenging the church. As a smaller conference, we cannot, and will not, attempt to follow larger organizations. We will attempt to discuss the issues that have impacted us, with content that will help us think through issues from several angles. As with everything we do, we are committed to the Bible as inspired by God and the truth.
Does Accountability Work?
Hello everyone, my name is Layton Friesen. I am the Conference Pastor of the Evangelical Mennonite Church and today it’s a joy for me to be able to talk to Mr. Gerry Pettyjohn.
Thinking About Survivors of Pastoral Misconduct
Pastoral sexual misconduct is regularly covered in the news. A famous celebrity pastor, whom everyone looks up to, leaves their post suddenly.
Processing Moral Failure from the Anabaptist Perspective
Why do strong Christian leaders fall into the trap of moral failure? How do I process this when it happens to someone I looked up to and respected?
We Can and Need To Learn From the Failure of Others
Unless we’re already too jaded to care, news of sexual abuse by yet another respected Christian leader will be unsettling and discouraging.