Learning How to Care Well for One Another

Who do you turn to in times of crisis? Most likely to a friend, your mother or your sister. And they turn to you. We care for one another. We do this intuitively. But sometimes it wears us out. Sometimes we feel at a loss. Sometimes, especially when the hurts are...

Meet the Ministerial Council

The Leadership Discernment Committee of Mountain States Mennonite Conference announces the new Ministerial Council. The MSMC Ministerial Council is responsible for the credentialing process for pastors and leaders of MSMC. They typically meet quarterly and have...

“With Care…”: Ensuring Effective Transitions

by Barry Bartel, Dialogue Resource Team The October Zing! introduced the conference to Rob Burdette as transitional pastor at First Mennonite Church in Denver and Tom Kauffman as transitional pastor at Albuquerque Mennonite Church.  Sojourn’s web page introduces Ken...

New Pastors

Introducing Linford and Mary Etta King, Transition Conference Ministers Linford and Mary Etta King joined the staff of Mountain States Mennonite Conference on November 2 as Transition Conference ministers. Linford’s career consisted of serving Mennonite Church USA as...

Pastors’ Retreat 2015

By Betsy Headrick McCrae, Pastor, Glennon Heights Mennonite Church “Here we are; we’ve been gathered.  And the truth is gathered, too.”  Chuck Neufeld gave us many gifts in the time we spent together at Pastors’ Retreat, November 6-8, at Rocky Mountain Mennonite...

Three New Pastors in Mountain States Conference

Matthew Shedden, Glenwood Springs Mennonite Church Matt grew up in a north suburb of Chicago in the Presbyterian Church. He left Illinois after graduating high school to attend college at Fort Lewis in Durango, Colorado. Post college, he served at a church plant, as...