Through the ministry of the Board of Faith and Life (BFL), we help ensure we are growing spiritually healthy churches grounded in the Bible and equipped to reach their communities for Christ. We do this by providing spiritual guidance and direction in matters of faith, theology, ethics, and Christian living and upholding biblical and ethical integrity through our Confession of Faith as well as resources and events.
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We provide spiritual guidance to the Canadian Conference, local MB churches, and church leaders, staff, and members in all matters related to faith, ethics, doctrine, theology, and living the Christian life.
On an ongoing basis, the BFL, which is responsible for observing the Canadian Conference’s executive board, performs an “environmental scan” of the conference, identifying and then addressing areas of concern and significant issues with which local MB churches are dealing with. The BFL also is responsible for clarifying structural relationships within the conference.
The BFL also serves the conference by publishing pamphlet series on a number of important topics, such as Christian marriage, baptism and church membership, leadership, abortion, biblical ecology, and discernment, among others; holding regular study conferences on relevant topics to engage the MB community and provide participants with the opportunity to learn and grow together; and offering Pastors’ Credentialing and Orientation and other pastoral services for pastors new to the MB community.
The MB
Confession of Faith is also an integral part of the BFL’s ministry within the conference. The worldwide MB community is rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement of 16th-century Europe. Anabaptists held their confessional statements in high regard and viewed them as a public testimony that both outlined and detailed what they believed.
The MB Confession of Faith, based on the Bible and used for conference-wide leadership, guidance, direction, instruction, church polity, and discipline, is very important to the Canadian Conference and comprises an integral component of who we are as well as what we believe.
