By Katrina Toews, Assembly Planning Committee co-chair and active in Defiance Church – Glenwood Springs, CO This year the pandemic squashed all hopes of social and in-person events like Assembly. As a new member of the Planning Committee I am grateful for the...
By Merv Birky, Regional Conference Minister Conference Ministry Team As the Conference Minister Team (Barry Bartel, Charlene Epp, Merv Birky) concludes three years in this role, it so happens that it is my turn to write our article for this issue of the ZING! But...
A Statement from MSMC Leadership Board and Conference Ministry Team This week we watched in horror as Jacob Blake was shot 7 times in the back by a police officer. Yet again, another Black body was not treated as the image of God. Our prayers go to him and his...
By Holly Freeman This strange, new, complicated world just became more strange when thousands of people all over the country and even the world took to the streets to protest police brutality against people of color. I’ll admit the temptation was pretty strong to...
By Charlene Epp, Regional Conference Minister Conference Ministry Team This article title is a question all white people are faced with as protests and statements about racism are being widely engaged – at the moment. Racism is a bedrock of the formation of this...
