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2006 Selection for “Global Anabaptist-Mennonite Shelf of Literature” Announced

Mennonite World Conference (MWC) has announced the release of its 2006 Selection for the Global Anabaptist-Mennonite Shelf of Literature. The new book is entitled Stewardship for All? Subtitled “Two Believers?one from a poor country, one from a rich?speak from their settings,” the book is authored by Bedru Hussein, from Ethiopia, and by Lynn Miller, from the United States.

The broad riches of the worldwide Anabaptist family are present in this newly released book. Stewardship for All? offers a collaborative approach to a subject which has become exhausting in some parts of the world, while it has energized fellowships elsewhere in the global family of faith.

Hussein initially wrote Part 1 for the Meserete Kristos Church (MKC) as it faced the need to fund its own ministries after the departure of North American missionaries. Miller wrote Part 2, reflecting on the flame at the heart of stewardship?God's boundless generosity. Part 3 is a handful of stories from fellowships and individuals in various parts of the world (Belize, Indonesia, Paraguay, Ethiopia, and the US) about their experiences of practicing stewardship today.

"Our settings and our circumstances can have a great effect on what we think Jesus and the Bible say," commented Larry Miller, General Secretary of MWC. “This unusual pairing of writers brings together voices from two vastly different parts of the world. They open an old subject to more light, no matter where and how we live,” said Miller.

Published by Good Books, Stewardship for All? contains a section of Discussion Questions, making the book a helpful resource for small groups, Sunday school classes, and weekend retreats.

Stewardship for All? is the fifth title in the Global Anabaptist-Mennonite Shelf of Literature. The 2005 Selection was A Culture of Peace by Alan Kreider, Eleanor Kreider, and Paulus Widjaja; the 2004 Selection was God's Shalom Project by Bernhard Ott; the 2003 Selection was Sharing Gifts in the Global Family of Faith by Pakisa Tshimika and Tim Lind; the 2002 Selection was From Anabaptist Seed by C. Arnold Snyder.

The Global Anabaptist/Mennonite Shelf of Literature envisions a new book selection each year, encouraging MWC member churches around the world to translate it into their own languages. The book or booklet of the year may have been published first in any one of the languages spoken within the Anabaptist-related fellowships found in 75 countries around the world.

Stewardship for All? is available in the U.S. from Good Books at www.GoodBooks.com, or by calling 800-762-7171. In Canada, call the Pandora Book Shop at 866-696-1678.

— Phyllis Pellman Good, MWC Communications Consultant

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Photo of book cover available on request