Mennonite Church General Conference - Revision history

SamSteiner: Text replacement - "[[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches" to "[[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches"

2023-08-08T19:17:43Z

Text replacement - "[[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches" to "[[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches"

SamSteiner: Text replacement - "[[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)" to "[[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches"

2023-08-08T19:00:15Z

Text replacement - "[[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)" to "[[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches"

RichardThiessen: Replaced the internal link to The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

2013-09-12T06:29:03Z

Replaced the internal link to The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

RichardThiessen: Replaced the internal link to The Nurture and Evangelism of Children with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

2013-09-12T06:15:58Z

Replaced the internal link to The Nurture and Evangelism of Children with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

RichardThiessen: Replaced the internal link to the Declaration of Commitment in Respect to Christian Separation and Nonconformity to the World with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

2013-09-12T06:05:23Z

Replaced the internal link to the Declaration of Commitment in Respect to Christian Separation and Nonconformity to the World with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

RichardThiessen: Replaced the internal link to Declaration of Christian Faith and Commitment with Respect to Peace, War, and Nonresistance with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

2013-09-12T05:28:47Z

Replaced the internal link to Declaration of Christian Faith and Commitment with Respect to Peace, War, and Nonresistance with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

RichardThiessen: Replaced the internal link to Capital Punishment and the Ministry of the Church to the Offender (Mennonite Church, 1965) with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

2013-09-11T07:55:43Z

Replaced the internal link to Capital Punishment and the Ministry of the Church to the Offender (Mennonite Church, 1965) with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

RichardThiessen: Replaced the internal link to The Christian Witness to the State with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

2013-09-11T06:46:15Z

Replaced the internal link to The Christian Witness to the State with the Anabaptist Wiki version.

RichardThiessen: Changed link to A Statement of Our Position on Peace, War and Military Service.

2013-08-26T06:52:50Z

Changed link to A Statement of Our Position on Peace, War and Military Service.

GameoAdmin: CSV import - 20130820

2013-08-20T19:56:31Z

CSV import - 20130820

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−	Mennonite General Conference was the over-all representative body of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)\|Mennonite Church (MC)]], formally organized in 1898 until it was superseded in 1971. Since the locus of [[Authority\|authority]] in the Mennonite Church was the district conference, and the general boards and institutions of the church were independent and self-perpetuating, the General Conference remained from the beginning advisory and consultative in relation to the district conferences and general boards. In fact some district conferences of the church ([[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)\|Franconia]], [[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches\|Lancaster]], [[Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference\|Washington County, MD and Franklin County, Pennsylvania]]) never formally joined the General Conference, although they participated in varying degrees in General Conference work. They were fully a part of the Mennonite Church nevertheless. In spite of its lack of authority the pronouncements of the General Conference in matters of faith and life carried great weight, and the work of the committees which it created and directed had great value and influence for the church at large.	+	Mennonite General Conference was the over-all representative body of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)\|Mennonite Church (MC)]], formally organized in 1898 until it was superseded in 1971. Since the locus of [[Authority\|authority]] in the Mennonite Church was the district conference, and the general boards and institutions of the church were independent and self-perpetuating, the General Conference remained from the beginning advisory and consultative in relation to the district conferences and general boards. In fact some district conferences of the church ([[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)\|Franconia]], [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches\|Lancaster]], [[Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference\|Washington County, MD and Franklin County, Pennsylvania]]) never formally joined the General Conference, although they participated in varying degrees in General Conference work. They were fully a part of the Mennonite Church nevertheless. In spite of its lack of authority the pronouncements of the General Conference in matters of faith and life carried great weight, and the work of the committees which it created and directed had great value and influence for the church at large.

	In 1957 the committees of the General Conference were the following: Executive Committee, General Council, [[Mennonite Commission for Christian Education (Mennonite Church)\|Commission for Christian Education]], [[Peace Problems Committee (Mennonite Church)\|Peace Problems Committee]], [[Committee on Economic and Social Relations (Mennonite Church)\|Committee on Economic and Social Relations]], General Problems Committee, Ministerial Committee, [[Mennonite Mutual Aid\|Mennonite Mutual Aid]], Committee on Worship. The committees which reported to the final session of the Mennonite General Conference in 1971 were Church Welfare, Peace and Social Concerns, General Council, Historical and Research, Interchurch Relations, and Ministerial. Program Boards included the Board of Education, Board of Missions, Mutual Aid, Publication Board, and the Commission for Christian Education.		In 1957 the committees of the General Conference were the following: Executive Committee, General Council, [[Mennonite Commission for Christian Education (Mennonite Church)\|Commission for Christian Education]], [[Peace Problems Committee (Mennonite Church)\|Peace Problems Committee]], [[Committee on Economic and Social Relations (Mennonite Church)\|Committee on Economic and Social Relations]], General Problems Committee, Ministerial Committee, [[Mennonite Mutual Aid\|Mennonite Mutual Aid]], Committee on Worship. The committees which reported to the final session of the Mennonite General Conference in 1971 were Church Welfare, Peace and Social Concerns, General Council, Historical and Research, Interchurch Relations, and Ministerial. Program Boards included the Board of Education, Board of Missions, Mutual Aid, Publication Board, and the Commission for Christian Education.

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−	Mennonite General Conference was the over-all representative body of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)\|Mennonite Church (MC)]], formally organized in 1898 until it was superseded in 1971. Since the locus of [[Authority\|authority]] in the Mennonite Church was the district conference, and the general boards and institutions of the church were independent and self-perpetuating, the General Conference remained from the beginning advisory and consultative in relation to the district conferences and general boards. In fact some district conferences of the church ([[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)\|Franconia]], [[~~Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)~~\|Lancaster]], [[Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference\|Washington County, MD and Franklin County, Pennsylvania]]) never formally joined the General Conference, although they participated in varying degrees in General Conference work. They were fully a part of the Mennonite Church nevertheless. In spite of its lack of authority the pronouncements of the General Conference in matters of faith and life carried great weight, and the work of the committees which it created and directed had great value and influence for the church at large.	+	Mennonite General Conference was the over-all representative body of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)\|Mennonite Church (MC)]], formally organized in 1898 until it was superseded in 1971. Since the locus of [[Authority\|authority]] in the Mennonite Church was the district conference, and the general boards and institutions of the church were independent and self-perpetuating, the General Conference remained from the beginning advisory and consultative in relation to the district conferences and general boards. In fact some district conferences of the church ([[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)\|Franconia]], [[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches\|Lancaster]], [[Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference\|Washington County, MD and Franklin County, Pennsylvania]]) never formally joined the General Conference, although they participated in varying degrees in General Conference work. They were fully a part of the Mennonite Church nevertheless. In spite of its lack of authority the pronouncements of the General Conference in matters of faith and life carried great weight, and the work of the committees which it created and directed had great value and influence for the church at large.

	In 1957 the committees of the General Conference were the following: Executive Committee, General Council, [[Mennonite Commission for Christian Education (Mennonite Church)\|Commission for Christian Education]], [[Peace Problems Committee (Mennonite Church)\|Peace Problems Committee]], [[Committee on Economic and Social Relations (Mennonite Church)\|Committee on Economic and Social Relations]], General Problems Committee, Ministerial Committee, [[Mennonite Mutual Aid\|Mennonite Mutual Aid]], Committee on Worship. The committees which reported to the final session of the Mennonite General Conference in 1971 were Church Welfare, Peace and Social Concerns, General Council, Historical and Research, Interchurch Relations, and Ministerial. Program Boards included the Board of Education, Board of Missions, Mutual Aid, Publication Board, and the Commission for Christian Education.		In 1957 the committees of the General Conference were the following: Executive Committee, General Council, [[Mennonite Commission for Christian Education (Mennonite Church)\|Commission for Christian Education]], [[Peace Problems Committee (Mennonite Church)\|Peace Problems Committee]], [[Committee on Economic and Social Relations (Mennonite Church)\|Committee on Economic and Social Relations]], General Problems Committee, Ministerial Committee, [[Mennonite Mutual Aid\|Mennonite Mutual Aid]], Committee on Worship. The committees which reported to the final session of the Mennonite General Conference in 1971 were Church Welfare, Peace and Social Concerns, General Council, Historical and Research, Interchurch Relations, and Ministerial. Program Boards included the Board of Education, Board of Missions, Mutual Aid, Publication Board, and the Commission for Christian Education.

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 <li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Declaration_of_Commitment_in_Respect_to_Christian_Separation_and_Nonconformity_to_the_World_(Mennonite_Church,_1955) Declaration of Commitment in Respect to Christian Separation and Nonconformity to the World] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
 <li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/The_Nurture_and_Evangelism_of_Children_(Mennonite_Church,_1955) The Nurture and Evangelism of Children] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
-<li>[[The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations (Mennonite Church, 1955)|The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations]] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
+<li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/The_Way_of_Christian_Love_in_Race_Relations_(Mennonite_Church,_1955) The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
 <li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/The_Christian_Witness_to_the_State_(Mennonite_Church,_1961) The Christian Witness to the State] (Mennonite Church, 1961)</li>
 <li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Capital_Punishment_and_the_Ministry_of_the_Church_to_the_Offender_(Mennonite_Church,_1965) Capital Punishment and the Ministry of the Church to the Offender] (Mennonite Church, 1965)</li></ul>
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 <li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Declaration_of_Christian_Faith_and_Commitment_with_Respect_to_Peace,_War,_and_Nonresistance_(Mennonite_Church,_1951) A Declaration of Christian Faith and Commitment with Respect to Peace, War, and Nonresistance] (Mennonite Church, 1951)</li>
 <li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Declaration_of_Commitment_in_Respect_to_Christian_Separation_and_Nonconformity_to_the_World_(Mennonite_Church,_1955) Declaration of Commitment in Respect to Christian Separation and Nonconformity to the World] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
-<li>[[The Nurture and Evangelism of Children (Mennonite Church, 1955)|The Nurture and Evangelism of Children]] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
+<li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/The_Nurture_and_Evangelism_of_Children_(Mennonite_Church,_1955) The Nurture and Evangelism of Children] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
 <li>[[The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations (Mennonite Church, 1955)|The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations]] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
 <li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/The_Christian_Witness_to_the_State_(Mennonite_Church,_1961) The Christian Witness to the State] (Mennonite Church, 1961)</li>
 <li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Capital_Punishment_and_the_Ministry_of_the_Church_to_the_Offender_(Mennonite_Church,_1965) Capital Punishment and the Ministry of the Church to the Offender] (Mennonite Church, 1965)</li></ul>
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 <li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/A_Statement_of_Our_Position_on_Peace,_War_and_Military_Service_(Mennonite_Church,_1937) A Statement of Our Position on Peace, War and Military Service] (Mennonite Church, 1937)</li>
 <li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Declaration_of_Christian_Faith_and_Commitment_with_Respect_to_Peace,_War,_and_Nonresistance_(Mennonite_Church,_1951) A Declaration of Christian Faith and Commitment with Respect to Peace, War, and Nonresistance] (Mennonite Church, 1951)</li>
-<li>[[Declaration of Commitment in Respect to Christian Separation and Nonconformity to the World (Mennonite Church, 1955)|Declaration of Commitment in Respect to Christian Separation and Nonconformity to the World]] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
+<li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Declaration_of_Commitment_in_Respect_to_Christian_Separation_and_Nonconformity_to_the_World_(Mennonite_Church,_1955) Declaration of Commitment in Respect to Christian Separation and Nonconformity to the World] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
 <li>[[The Nurture and Evangelism of Children (Mennonite Church, 1955)|The Nurture and Evangelism of Children]] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>
 <li>[[The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations (Mennonite Church, 1955)|The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations]] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li>

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 <em class="gameo_bibliography"> Proceedings of the Mennonite General Conference, Including Discussions Leading to its Origination (1890-1919).</em> Scottdale, 1921.
 = Additional Information =
-<ul><li>[[Statement of Our Position on Peace, War and Military Service, A (Mennonite  Church, 1937)|A Statement of Our Position on Peace, War and Military Service]] (Mennonite Church, 1937)</li><li>[[Declaration of Christian Faith and Commitment with Respect to Peace, War, and Nonresistance, A (Mennonite Church, 1951)|A Declaration of Christian Faith and Commitment with Respect to Peace, War, and Nonresistance]] (Mennonite Church, 1951)</li><li>[[Declaration of Commitment in Respect to Christian Separation and Nonconformity to the World (Mennonite Church, 1955)|Declaration of Commitment in Respect to Christian Separation and Nonconformity to the World]] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li><li>[[The Nurture and Evangelism of Children (Mennonite Church, 1955)|The Nurture and Evangelism of Children]] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li><li>[[The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations (Mennonite Church, 1955)|The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations]] (Mennonite Church, 1955)</li><li>[[The Christian Witness to the State (Mennonite Church, 1961)|The Christian Witness to the State]] (Mennonite Church, 1961)</li><li>[[Capital Punishment and the Ministry of the Church to the Offender
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-(Mennonite Church, 1965)|Capital Punishment and the Ministry of the Church to the Offender]] (Mennonite Church, 1965)</li></ul>
+<li>[http://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/A_Statement_of_Our_Position_on_Peace,_War_and_Military_Service_(Mennonite_Church,_1937) A Statement of Our Position on Peace, War and Military Service] (Mennonite Church, 1937)</li>
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