Listen in to what God was saying to seven ONMB leaders who visited with the Brazil MB Conference in April. Inspired by the significant renewal work God has done over the past twelve years among MBs in Brazil, we went to learn and to seek God. We long to see God's renewal among and through ONMB and so will continue to discern how He's inviting our conference of churches to respond.

Emerson Cardoso, who serves on the Multiply Global Lead Team, and Franz Wolf, also serving with Multiply, were our generous hosts. ONMB team members were: Trevor Seath (ONMB Executive Director), Jeff Jantzi (The Gathering), Tanya Janssen (Kingsfield - Zurich), Jeff Martens (Cornerstone), Derek Parenteau (Multiply), Andrew Plett (Mountain Park) and Ryan Jantzi (ONMB Ministry Director).

Episode Links:

Emerson Cardoso Multiply Page

Franz Wolf Multiply Page

Nossa Missionary Agency

2025 is the 500th Anniversary for the Anabaptist movement. Mennonite Brethren often refer to ourselves as evangelical Anabapist. What does this mean and why does it matter?

Join Bruce Guenther and Stephen Sesink as they discuss how the Anabaptism stream of the Christian church has formed MBs. The Anabaptist story insipres us to value living out faith in deep community with a strong commitment to ethics. We believe this is the way of Jesus and his kingdom.

Bruce Guenther has been a professor of Church History and Mennonite Studies with MB Seminary at Trinity Western University. He is part of The Gathering Church in Langely, BC.

Stephen Sesink is Lead Pastor with Evergreen Heights Christian Fellowship in Simcoe, Ontario. He's intentionally chosen to join the family of Anabaptists and Mennonite Brethren. Stephen is a graduate of MB Seminary.

Episode Links:

• Anabaptism@500 - Mennonite World Conference
• The Radical Reformation by George Hunston Williams
• Anabaptist History and Theology: An Introduction by C. Arnold Snyder
• Family Matters: Discovering the Mennonite Brethren
• The MB Confession of Faith with Explanatory Notes

On January 12, Ryan Jantzi was ordained for church leadership with Maple View and ONMB. This is the first step of ONMB reclaiming the practice of ordination.

Could this be a helpful practice for blessing and empowering leaders across our churches? Could it be helpful for inviting churches and their pastors to covenant to God and one another to uphold and strengthen the call?

Join Brent Kipfer, pastor with Maple View Mennonite Church, and Ryan as the reflection on the ordination service and cast a vision for this practice.

See photos of the event here.

Episode Links:

• Ordination: Principles & Practices: MB Board of Faith & Life, 2017
• Schleitheim Confession
• Shepherds After My Own Heart - Tim Laniak
• The Good Shepherd - Tim Laniak
• Servants & Fools - Arthur Boers

In 2022, South Point Community Church shifted their position to affirm women for all roles of ministry and leadership. This was the result of an intentional congregational process. Tracy Lepp and Dave Bretzlaff offer the biblical rationale and passionately cast a vision for why and how other churches can move in this direction too. 

South Point Community Church is an ONMB congregation in Leamington, ON. Dave serves as Lead Pastor and Tracy serves as a Volunteer Coordinator. 

Episode Links

• Gifted, Called and Affirmed: A pastoral application and commentary on the Women in Ministry Leadership resolution of Gathering 2006
• Women in Ministry Leadership Resolution: CCMBC 2006
• The Continuing Conversation: Mennonite Brethren and women in leadership - Doug Hiedebrecht
• Craig Keener EQUIP 2019 Presentation: Women in Leadership
• The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible by Scot McKnight

• Leading Together: Women, Men & Authority in the Church - Sermon Series from North Langley Community Church

• MB Herald Podcast - Celebrate Recovery with Dave Bretzlaff and Tracy Lepp
  

Join our Acts 6:4 Assembly as we feast on God’s Word together. Nasser al’Qahtani brings the passion, joy and deep understanding God has given him as he unveils how God has woven the stories of Scripture together to reveal His heart. It’s fascinating! Many came away from Acts 6:4 with an intensified hunger for the Bible. 

⁠Nasser⁠ is a Regional Team Leader for the Middle East and North Africa with Multiply. 

Join our Acts 6:4 Assembly as we feast on God’s Word together. Nasser al’Qahtani brings the passion, joy and deep understanding God has given him as he unveils how God has woven the stories of Scripture together to reveal His heart. It’s fascinating! Many came away from Acts 6:4 with an intensified hunger for the Bible. 

Nasser is a Regional Team Leader for the Middle East and North Africa with Multiply. 

Join Derek Parenteau, Trevor Seath & Ryan Jantzi as we reflect on God's activity among us at the ONMB Acts 6:4 Assembly.

A spirit of joy, peace and anticipation was evident as the ONMB churches gathered from across the province to seek God together. As we devoted our time to prayer and the ministry of the Word, God met us. The coolest part... we're hearing of folks stepping out in obedient faith in response to what God said.

Be sure to join us for the 2026 Acts 6:4 Assembly!

What happens when you lead your church to be with the Holy Spirit in prayer, inviting Him to speak and move, rather than prayer by speaking things over or on their behalf? What if our churches came to God without imposing our expectations of what He should say or do among us?

Join Andrew Plett and Sylvia Kirkey o fMountain Park Church in Niagara Falls to hear about their church's prayer journey.

Episode Links:

Rees Howells: Intercessorby Norman Grubb

Praying Hyde: Apostle of Prayer by E.G. Carre

Pray.Nycby Jon Tyson and Church of the City

The Awaken Network Podcast

Pursuing God's Will Togetherby Ruth Haley Barton

Luke 11:5-12

PCO is coming to Mississauga, May 6-8. But what is it?

Pastor Credentialing & Orientation is a 2.5 day event to welcome new pastors into our Mennonite Brethren family. We worship, learn and share life together as a means of growing together as this spiritual family. It's also for anyone seeking a refresher on Mennonite Brethren history, theology and resources.

Would love to see your pastor and yourself there! Find info and registration here.

Episode Links:

• Columbia Bible College
• People-Pleasing Pastors: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Approval-Motivated Leadership by Charles Stone
• The Great Story and the Great Commission by Christopher J. H. Wright

Music Credit: Revive Us Again by C2C Music

What do you do when international students continue arriving at your church, looking for community and hope? You disciple them in the way of Jesus.

Vishal Rangha and Rafiqua Masih are pastors with Behta Darya Community Church, an MB Indo-Canadian church in Mississauga. They share stories of God's power at work among the young adults he's given them favour with. Listen in for excellent insight into the discipleship of young adults and people from different religious backgrounds.

Music Credit: Revive Us Again by C2C Music. Used with permission from Pat Sczabel.