Locust Grove Mennonite Church

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Why Homosexuality Is Not Like Other Sins

Homosexuality is not the only sin prohibited in the Bible, but it is different from all the rest, at least right now. And we have really good news for homosexuals.

Kids retrace the steps of their Mennonite ancestors

HENDERSON—Kids entered their own imaginations Wednesday afternoon as they traced the steps of their Mennonite ancestors as they journeyed from Russia to America. This youth camp is an annual event

West Michigan woman reflects on her 23 years of military experience

When Road Scholars make homemade noodles: Mennonite cookbook heritage

Shirley Hershey Showalter wrote in her recently published memoir, Blush, “Almost every culture and religion uses food to support its most cherished values.” MennoMedia believes that strongly. Do yo…

Your Small Church Is Not Too Small for Global Missions

Scott Slayon on how small churches can be involved in global missions as they pray, get to know missionaries, meet international neighbors, and go on trips.

A Southern California Without Orange Groves? One of the Last Could Soon Be Gone

The owners of Bothwell Ranch have sought to sell it to housing developers. Others want it preserved as a historic site.

How Intel's Andy Grove Taught Prezi's CEO to See Into the Future

Jim Szafranski shares how Grove's business school lessons led to 2020 being Prezi's strongest financial year.

There once was a Mennonite blogger…

Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. Surely one of the least Mennonite holidays of the year. It’s not that there aren’t any Mennonites of Irish descent. There might not be a lot of Mennonite Ch…

A Growing Church is a Dying Church

Whenever a congregation goes looking for a new pastor, the first question on their minds when the committee interviews a new candidate is: Will this pastor grow our church? I’m going to go ahead an…

What It Takes to Get a Church Unstuck

Dr. Tom Cheyney talks How to Get Your Church Unstuck!

How to Have a Lovely Afternoon at Cherry Grove Beach

With a historic fishing pier, renowned restaurants, and tons of opportunities for fun in the sun, Cherry Grove Beach is ideal for your next summer vacation.

Thoughts for When You Really Don’t Feel Like Going to Church

Don't ever think your presence in worship doesn't matter. God sees, He understands when it feels hard to even get there, and promises to give strength to the weary...

All I Really Need to Know About Leadership I Learned at Home and Church

Guest blog post by Shirley Hershey Showalter, author of Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World (Herald Press, 2013) Train up a child in the way she should go, and when she is old, she wil…

Mining Untapped Gold Mines in Your Church

Pastor, you’ve got a sleeping giant in your church. If you awake that sleeping giant, it’ll change your church, your community and the world. This sleeping

How I escaped the Mennonites — and my ‘domestic terrorist’ father

In a case that made national headlines, Mennonite Robert L. Bear was excommunicated in 1972 for questioning church leaders and accusing them of hypocrisy — and treated sympathetically by the press …