Articles posted in: Ethiopia

The Spirit, Mission, Peace, and “Global Anabaptist Theology”

This post is from a series of responses to our “Mission and Peace in Ethiopia” issue that were first published on Facebook. I picked up my copy of the special issue of Anabaptist Witness, “Mission and Peace in Ethiopia” during a trip to the US in June (unfortunately, it was not possible to purchase it […]

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Peacebuilding in Our Beloved Historical Countries

In his article in Anabaptist Witness volume 11, no. 1, “Mission and Peace in Ethiopia” (April 2024), Yimenu Adimas Belay states, “Peacebuilding in Ethiopia needs to be considered a crucial element of every Christian community in order to transform the situation of our beloved historical country” (p. 23). I really love this expression. It not […]

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Caring for People above All Else: Integrating Prayer, Relief, and Peace to Build God’s Church

  Two recent events emphasized the ways that the power of prayer combined with relief and peacemaking work are energizing the mission of God in the Ethiopian context. The first of these was a Zoom conference on February 15th featuring President Desalegn Abebe of the Meserete Kristos Church (MKC), an Anabaptist denomination in Ethiopia with […]

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Journal Article

Reflection piece by Andrew Mashas

Buried, We Will Grow

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