Writers' Guidelines

The Mennonite seeks to help readers glorify God, grow in faith and become agents of healing and hope in the world. Our readers are primarily people in Mennonite churches.

Writing should be concise, accessible to the general reader and with strong lead paragraphs. This last point cannot be overemphasized. The lead paragraph is the foundation of a good article. It should provide a summary of the article (see below). We are especially interested in personal stories of Mennonites exercising their faith.

To focus the article, writers may want to include a one-sentence summary of the article and three catchy, creative titles. Illustrations, charts, graphs and photos (in color) to go with the article are welcome.

Feature articles should be 1,200-1,500 words in length. We prefer them sent via email. Please include name, address and phone number. If sent by regular mail, please include an SASE.

Possible theme list (not exhaustive): connecting our faith to our work, Bible study, prayer, environment, aging, death/dying, Christmas, Easter, children, parenting, marriage, singleness, racism, peace and justice, worship, health issues, arts.

Email queries or submissions to Gordon Houser, associate editor for features, at GordonH@TheMennonite.org.