Grants The LMC Legacy Foundation in its most recent cycle awarded one grant. Dr. Brinton Rutherford, LMC, received a $24,000 award for “Influencing Behavioral Health and Wellness of LMC Leaders and Members with the IDI Psychometric Tool and Qualitative Wellness Assessment.” The project seeks to increase intercultural competence in LMC. Since 50% of LMC congregations are predominantly people of color, this is critical for mission. The… Read More
A writer for a new Sunday School Curriculum When I was first invited to help brainstorm and then be a writer for a new Sunday School curriculum initiative I was not sure what all I was getting into or how much time I was going to be able to commit to the project. But as I prayed about it and as we began meeting as a team to plan and dream it seemed… Read More
Head, Heart, and Hands Making disciples involves more than a program In 2019, I wrote a booklet for Mennonite Mission Network’s Missio Dei series called Not Just Disciples, but Disciple Makers! On page 3 I said, Discipleship becomes institutionalized when it is co-opted by human methodologies. Somehow, we seem to believe that our methods are better than Jesus’ methods of disciple-making. Discipleship cannot and should not be put in… Read More
LMC’s Mission for many languages~Karen language Habecker Mennonite Church Habecker Mennonite Church Habecker Mennonite Church is not just for Karen people. We offer hospitality to people from any language or race. We worship mostly in English and Karen, but we also have people who speak Spanish and Burmese in our congregation. We love music, and we love to worship and fellowship together. On weekends we have extra worship services in people’s… Read More
LMC’s Mission for many Languages Lao Mennonite Fellowship by: Khanthaly Bounma A typical service at Lao Mennonite Fellowship uses both the English and Lao languages. Since we now have a Thai family attending our fellowship, we mix a little Thai into the Scripture reading. The Lao and Thai languages are similar. So you could say that every service uses three languages. We rotate the sermon among three regular preachers plus… Read More
Yellow Creek Mennonite Church 175th Anniversary Celebration Because of COVID 19, the 175th-anniversary celebration of the Yellow Creek Mennonite church was postponed. It is now planned for September 11 and 12, 2021. Activities will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 11. They will include a museum, games for children, videos, cemetery tours, trail walks, and concessions. At 6:00 p.m. there will be a hymn sing, followed by a service… Read More
Compassion Fatigue & Self Care Lunch and Learn LMC and WellSpan EAP are inviting you to a lunch & learn zoom meeting Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 at 12:00 pm Compassion fatigue and burnout can lead to significant complications in an individual’s life both personally and professionally. This training focuses on self-care and explores strategies to promote healthy habits and ways to possibly prevent the onset of compassion fatigue and burnout. Zoom link: https://wellspan.zoom.us/j/98634787261?pwd=cGRta0w3Skk1cTZ5SjVJakh4UVJTZz09Meeting ID: 986… Read More