Discussion Guide I - August 26
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The Mennonite
August 21, 2007
Discussion guide for August 26, 2007
The song of the village
By Rachel Gerber
Page 2
Give an example of how you've seen the "village" at work in your congregation.
Church or family first?
By Harvey Yoder
Page 8
What are ways you help your children, or others in your family, grow in their faith and commitment to God?
Name examples of the "self-seeking values of American culture" that hinders church involvement for many individuals and families.
On being a convert
By Debra Sapp-Yarwood
Page 12
How does your church respond to non-Native Mennonites?
What are the ways you believe your church should respond differently?
How can we keep from singing?
By Gayle Gerber Koontz
Page 13
Name several specific changes, elements of disorder or reorder, the potential chaos that presses most urgently on you in your life and work?
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