Contributed by Stephanie Krehbiel This is a strange time to be writing about Mennonites and sexuality. In less than a year, I’m scheduled to defend my dissertation on sexual diversity, LGBTQ Anabaptist activism, and the effects of heterosexism in Mennonite…
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Pink Reflections on a Town Hall Meeting
Contributed by Justin Yoder A few months ago I attended one of two “town hall” meetings with MCUSA Executive Director Ervin Stutzman which were hosted at churches in my home Franconia Conference. The meetings were billed as a chance for…
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Carry Each Other’s Burdens
by Esther Baruja Tonight I would like to share a text with you from the book of Galatians , chapter 6, verse 2. And it says: “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of…
The Violence of Mennonite Process: Finding the Address of the Present (part 1 of 2)
Contributed by Stephanie Krehbiel In 2009, I started a doctoral program in American Studies at the University of Kansas, with a plan to study what, on a good day, I call “the conflicts around sexual diversity in the Mennonite church,”…
The Violence of Mennonite Process: Finding the Address of the Present (part 2 of 2)
Contributed by Stephanie Krehbiel (con’t from part 1) Let’s look at some more recent history. In 2011, in advance of the Mennonite Church USA convention in Pittsburgh, Everett Thomas, editor of The Mennonite at the time, wrote an editorial for…
150 Mennonite Leaders Call for Change in Policies Toward Queer Christians
150 Mennonite pastors and others credentialed for ministry signed a letter calling for changes in Mennonite Church USA policies related to inclusion of sexual minorities in the church. The letter urges denominational leaders to “make space for congregations and pastors…
Bluffton Safe Space: Reflections on Love Across the Spectrum conference part 3
I am so glad I went to the Love Across the Spectrum conference. I found it to be an incredibly valuable experience for so many reasons, but there’s one in particular that I think would be good to share. My…
Bluffton Safe Space: Reflections on Love Across the Spectrum conference part 2
During this experience I learned a lot about judgments I have not faced even though I am part of the LGBTQ community, judgments people go through that not only because they identify as something other than straight but because they…
Bluffton Safe Space: Reflections on Love Across the Spectrum conference part 1
The keynote speakers were amazing: Justin Lee is the founder of The Gay Christian Network and shared his story and ways to best talk to people who disagree with our perspective about LGBT issues. Jennifer Knapp is an AMAZING musician…
Bethel Symposium Presentation by Audrey Roth Kraybill
~Text by Audrey Roth Kraybill from her presentation at Bethel University I stood in line, my heart pounding, waiting my turn to do something I hadn’t done in a long time: act up in church. I was participating in a…
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