MWC Assembly 15 theme chosen
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STRASBOURG, France—“Come Together in the Way of Jesus Christ.” These words have been selected as the theme for Mennonite World Conference Assembly 15, to be held in Asunción, Paraguay, in July 2009.
Themes of unity and service rose to the top of a long list of ideas from around the world that were considered by the Executive Committee and the Program Committee when they met in Asunción in August 2007.
Officers and senior staff met in Mainz, Germany, in January and decided on the theme’s text after hearing suggestions that came out of Program Committee meetings in Paraguay last November.
“The theme of unity is reflected most explicitly in the first words: ‘Come together,’ ” says Larry Miller, MWC general secretary. “The ‘way of Jesus Christ’ points to the description in Philippians 2 of how to come together, that is, as a ‘servant’ of one another and of all.”
Nancy Heisey, MWC president agrees: “Jesus Christ is our model and the one who empowers us for service.”
Executive Committee members agreed last August that Philippians 2:1-11 be one of the foundational Scripture texst at Assembly 15. Now planners also have a theme on which to build as they develop the program.—MWC
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