Carson Samson chats with Rudi Plett, Elton DaSilva, David Wiebe, and Vic Wiens about the international Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB)

César García, General Secretary of the Mennonite World Conference(MWC) and Gerald Hildebrand, MWC regional representative for North America, share insight on what MWC does and how the global congregation and organization has been affected by COVID -19.

Learn more about MWC: https://mwc-cmm.org/

Hosted by Carson Samson.

Theme music by Eli Dasilva. Listen to Eli on:

Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2KUSXdG

Apple Music - https://apple.co/3pX0MhP

Elmer Stobbe may be long retired from his career as a professor of crop science at University of Manitoba – but he’s not letting any grass grow under his octogenarian feet. Mentorship has been a theme of his life, from the mentors he learns from, to the many students and farmers with whom he pioneered zero till on the Prairies, to farmer/entrepreneurs/community developers/church planters he is now supporting in Lesotho.

In this podcast, Elmer shares about his relationship with Khotso Mokitimi, an evangelist for ABCD and the gospel, who is seeing lives transformed among small farmers in Lesotho.

Learn more…

Thabang’s story – today

https://mcccanada.ca/stories/lessons-ivep-help-grow-hope

Thabang’s story of IVEP

https://mbherald.com/a-golden-opportunity/

A bit more on IVEP

https://mbherald.com/international-volunteers-enrich-lives-of-winnipeg-family/

https://mbherald.com/a-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/

On MB Mission’s name change, precipitating one for our podcast

https://mbherald.com/mb-mission-name-change/

On our new podcast partner, Square One World Media, who provides our recording engineer and sound mixing

https://mbherald.com/s1wm-70/

On South Abbotsford Church

http://www.southabbotsford.com/

On ABCD (See “The cost of Charity” by Jamie Munday, page 10)

https://christianleadermagazine.org/issues/CL-20140607-June2014-June2014.pdf

A missionary, mechanic and theologian. Director of the Centre for MB Studies Jon Isaak loves to explore how things work, whether tinkering with his veggie-oil powered car or inviting conversation partners to the virtual table of theological discussion. As we talked with Jon, he also shared how to be "nonanxious" in these uncertain and changing times.

Show notes:

Troubling times: http://mbherald.com/troubling-times

Vegetable oil-powered car traverses continent http://mbherald.com/vegetable-oil-powered-car-traverses-continent

Take a seat at theological feast http://mbherald.com/take-a-seat-at-theological-feast/

Interpersonal conflict among early church leaders? http://mbherald.com/james-and-paul/

Founders of the church had no inkling of Christianity http://mbherald.com/jesus-and-paul-before-christianity-their-world-and-work-in-retrospect/

Commentary consistent with Anabaptist thought http://mbherald.com/2-corinthians-bcbc/

Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies https://cmbs.mennonitebrethren.ca/

Square One World Media http://www.squareoneworldmedia.com/

Discipleship -- a fancy word we use for following Jesus and learning to do things his way -- takes many forms. At the EQUIP study conference in Abbotsford, B.C., we sat down with three diverse personalities to talk about what inspires them as they employ their talents and interests in following Jesus.

Our first interview is with César García, an MB pastor from Colombia, serves the world Anabaptist family as general secretary of Mennonite World Conference. He walks with the church through joys and struggles, while continuing to be shaped himself by wise mentors.

EQUIP sessions online: https://www.globalmissionmedia.tv/en/programming?channels=ccmbc&keyword=equip

https://www.mwc-cmm.org/

https://www.mwc-cmm.org/article/world-fellowship-sunday

[From December 2015] There are few places in society where nerds and geeks can share a love for both anime and God, Sci-Fi and the church. In this episode we interview Kyle Rudge, the Admiral of Geekdom House. We’ll discover exactly what that means and talk Star Wars, Firefly, the church and community.

The final episode of our three-part conversation takes us into the subject of conscience rights. Anesthesiologist Frank Ewert speaks passionately about his calling to respect life as a physician while Kathy Boschman of the Coalition for HealthCARE & Conscience in Manitoba tells churches how they can support a bill in Manitoba legislature to protect conscience rights for practitioners who object to performing Medical Assistance in Dying.

Coalition for HealthCARE & Conscience online resources: bit.ly/callforconscience

Coalition for HealthCARE & Conscience video: bit.ly/ConscienceMB.

Coalition for HealthCARE & Conscience in Manitoba website: canadiansforconscience.ca/manitoba

Article 12 of the Mennonite Brethren Confession of Faith says "At all times, believers are called to live as faithful witnesses in the world, rejecting pressures that threaten to compromise Christian integrity." This bill protects our right to conscientiously object to the taking of life.

The Multiply podcast 2.4: On Dying

with guests Donwood chaplain Wanda Derksen and CMU theology professor Paul Doerksen. https://soundcloud.com/multiplypodcast/2-4-on-dying-wanda-derksen-paul-doerksen

The Multiply Podcast 2.5: On Dying pt. 2

with Evelyn Labun, an instructor of nursing and board member with Eden Health Care Services. https://soundcloud.com/multiplypodcast/2-5-on-dying-evelyn-labun

July/August 2017 - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/july-august-2017/

No one dies alone - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/no-one-dies-alone/

Between two worlds - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/between-two-worlds/

Journeying to the next stage - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/journeying-next-stage/

In part two of our series “On Dying,” the Multiply podcast continues the conversation on death and suffering with Evelyn Labun, an instructor of nursing and board member with Eden Health Care Services. Evelyn brings a medical perspective, concerns regarding mental health, and personal experiences to the conversation.

Dancing with Elephants by Jarem Sawatsky

http://www.jaremsawatsky.com/dancing-blog/

Eden Health Care Services

http://edenhealthcare.ca/

July/August 2017 - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/july-august-2017/

No one dies alone - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/no-one-dies-alone/

Between two worlds - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/between-two-worlds/

Journeying to the next stage - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/journeying-next-stage/

Bread We Break – Come Morning EP (iTunes)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-morning-ep/id1159334706

Death and suffering. Joining the stream of the MB Herald's July/August issue "on dying – the next stage", the Multiply podcast wades into these almost taboo topics with the help of Donwood chaplain Wanda Derksen and CMU professor Paul Doerksen. Don't be afraid: the spiritual caregiver and the ethicist are thoughtful and passionate guides into what seem like turbulent waters.

Dementia: Living in the Memories of God (2012) by John Swinton https://www.amazon.ca/Dementia-Living-Memories-John-Swinton/dp/0802867162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501863254&sr=8-1&keywords=dementia+swinton

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (2011) by Richard Rohr

https://www.amazon.ca/Falling-Upward-Spirituality-Halves-Life/dp/0470907754/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501864545&sr=8-1&keywords=falling+upward

July/August 2017 - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/july-august-2017/

No one dies alone - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/no-one-dies-alone/

Between two worlds - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/between-two-worlds/

Journeying to the next stage - Mennonite Brethren Herald

http://mbherald.com/journeying-next-stage/

Canadian Mennonite University

http://www.cmu.ca/

Donwood Manor

http://www.donwoodmanor.org/

Bread We Break – Come Morning EP (iTunes)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-morning-ep/id1159334706

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At 1310 Taylor, MB Mission, MBCM and CCMBC staff all work together under one roof. But sometimes it takes an appointment to sit down together and hear what each other are up to. In this episode of the Multiply podcast, Kara Friesen and Rob Schroeder of MB Mission talk about the short-term teams currently on service, and share about one special moment that occurred during the training sessions when Lloyd Letkeman invited newcomers to share an evening of fun.