Izibonelelo zomhlala-phantsi zaBafundisi beNkomfa yamaMennonite akuMzantsi-mpuma
Kweneke ntoni? Imvelaphi yezembali kungquzulwano
I-Mennonite Church yase-USA (MCUSA) lihlelo lobuKristu lama-Anabaptist e-United States, lizelwe ngokudityaniswa kweCawe [eNdala] yamaMennonite kunye neNkomfa Jikelele yamaMennonite Church. Nangona le mibutho mibini yakwazi ukucacisa i-Confession of Faith efanayo ngo-2002, ukudityaniswa kwala maqela kwahlala kungagqitywanga eminye iminyaka esixhenxe ngenxa yokungafani kwenkcubeko kunye nokuziphatha kwecawa: iCawa [eNdala] yamaMennonite ngokuyintloko iSwiss-German kwimvelaphi kwaye iCawa yamaMennonite yeNkomfa Kawonke-wonke esebenza ngokwesithethe samaMennonite aseRashiya; iCawa [eNdala] yamaMennonite ngokuqhelekileyo igcina ulwalamano olukude norhulumente nesimo sengqondo sokulumka malunga nenkqubo yomzabalazo, kunye neNkomfa Jikelele ithatha ukuma okusebenzayo ngakumbi; iCawa [Endala] yamaMennonite esebenza ngaphandle kwenkqubo yezobubhishophu, apho oobhishophu kwimimandla eyahlukahlukeneyo ngokwembali babeqinisekisa ubunye bemfundiso noqheliselo, kunye neNkomfa kaWonke-wonke esebenza ngokwemigaqo yebandla, engajonganga magunya ecawa ngaphandle kwebandla lasekuhlaleni. .
Lo mahluko usebenzayo wenze kungekuphela nje ukudityaniswa nzima, kodwa kubudlelwane obunzima njenge MCUSA. Nangona eminye imikhosi yezentlalo ibonakala isebenzayo ekuphelisweni kwamalungu, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba amalungu ewonke eCawa yamaMennonite yeNkomfa kaWonkewonke kunye neCawa [Endala] yamaMennonite ngaphambi kokudityaniswa kowe-1998 ayemalunga ne-133,000; ngo-2018, ngenxa yokuqhawuka kwamalungu kunye necawe ngaphakathi kweenkomfa ze-MCUSA, nangenxa yokuhamba kwazo zonke iinkomfa. bunzima, amalungu angaphantsi kwama-65,000 asele ekubudlelwane ne-MCUSA.[1] Oku kwehla ngokukhawuleza kucinezela izibonelelo zemali zehlelo.
Ukuqulunqa ibali le-MCUSA ngokongquzulwano phakathi kwemvelaphi yaseRashiya kunye ne-Swiss-Germany yamaMennonite yimpazamo eqhelekileyo kwaye iyasida. I-MCUSA yahluke kakhulu, kwaye izabelo ezikhulu zobulungu zenziwe ngabantu bemibala. Uninzi lweNkomfa ye-Mennonite yaseMazantsi-mpuma, inkomfa ebambeleyo ye-MCUSA eseFlorida, ngabantu abanemibala. Ebudeni benkqubo yeminyaka emithathu yocalucalulo, iNkomfa yamaMennonite akuMzantsi-mpuma yagqiba ekubeni yahlukane ne-MCUSA. Umba okhoyo wolu qhawulo-mtshato ibe kukuvuma kwe-MCUSA ukuvumela iicawa ezenza imitshato yabantu besini esifanayo, nokumisela abantu be-LGBT, ukuba bahlale bekwimeko entle nehlelo. I-MCUSA ikhomba kwi ibandlalilist Ukuziphatha kweCawa yamaMennonite yeNkomfa Jikelele ekuxhaseni lo mgaqo-nkqubo, kanti iNkomfa yamaMennonite ekuMzantsi-mpuma yalatha kwiSivumo sokholo kunye nezikhokelo zobulungu behlelo.
Emngciphekweni ekuhambeni kweNkomfa yamaMennonite akuMzantsi-mpuma ukusuka kwi-MCUSA kukuthatha inxaxheba kweNkomfa yamaMennonite akuMzantsi-mpuma kwiSicwangciso saseKorinte. ISicwangciso saseKorinte sisicwangciso sokhathalelo lwempilo lwehlelo oluxhasa ukhathalelo lwempilo kubafundisi abafumana imivuzo ephantsi naphakathi. Iinkokeli ezininzi kwiNkomfa ye-Mennonite yaseMzantsi-mpuma-abantu bemibala, abakhonzayo ngokomsebenzi kubunkokeli bobufundisi—ngenelwa kwiCebo laseKorinte. Eminye imibutho eyahluleyo kwi-MCUSA (umz., iNkomfa ye-Lancaster Mennonite) iye yathethathethana ngokuqhubeka kwayo ukuthatha inxaxheba kwisiCwangciso saseKorinte. Akukho sivumelwano sinjalo sithe safikelelwa phakathi kweNkomfa yamaMennonite akuMzantsi-mpuma kunye ne-MCUSA. Iinkokeli ze-MCUSA ziyawuchasa ngokuphandle lo mbono, kunye nomphathiswa wenkonzo ye-MCUSA uMichael Danner esithi, “Kuswele imfezeko, ngokokubona kwam, ukuzahlula kwi-MCUSA kwaye usagcine izibonelelo ezivela kubaphathiswa kunye neenkqubo ze-MCUSA, kubandakanya nezo arhente zenkqubo yethu. .”
Amabali omnye komnye — umntu ngamnye uyiqonda njani imeko nokuba kutheni
Ibali leNkomfa ye-Mennonite yaseMzantsi-mpuma — Bayingxaki; olu budlelwane obuqhawuke kakhulu.
Isikhundla:
SingamaKristu alungileyo. Sifuna ukubamba kwaye siphile iinkolelo zethu zezakwalizwi malunga nokukhetheka komtshato kunye nemfezeko, sigcina ubudlelane benkonzo kuphela naloo maKristu abelana nathi ngeenkolelo zethu. I-MCUSA ayizihloniphi izivumelwano esizenzileyo ekudityanisweni, okanye ukuqonda okubekwe phantsi [ekuthiwa kwabelwana ngayo!] Isivumo sokholo. Ngoku bafuna ukuthabatha inkathalelo yethu yezempilo, kuba asiyi kuzinyamezela iimfundiso zabo nezenzo zabo ezahlukeneyo kubudlelwane bethu.
Inzala:
Ukucaca: Sifuna wena (kunye nehlabathi elibukeleyo) ukuba wazi apho simi khona kumba womtshato kunye nokwabelana ngesondo. Sikholelwa ukuba ukuba sigcina unxulumano lwethu ne-MCUSA, ukucaca kobungqina bethu kuya kuphazamiseka. Sivakalelwa kukuba ubungacacanga ngabom ekukhuthazeni ukunxulumana ne-MCUSA, ukuzama ukucothisa ukwehla kwakho kubulungu.
Ingqibelelo: Senze isivumelwano, kodwa wena awusithobeli. Ukudityaniswa kwakusekelwe kwiSivumo sethu Sokholo, kunye nezikhokelo ezicacileyo zobulungu. Ezo azixhaswa. Sifuna ukutyala imali kubudlelwane nabantu abaya kuligcina ilizwi labo. Ukuba sihlala sikunye ne-MCUSA, siziva ngathi asiligcini ilizwi lethu. Ingqibelelo yethu ilalaniswa.
Yeyakho: AsingoSwiss-German or Mennonite Russian. Asikho mhlophe. Sasisokola ukuziva singamaMennonite kwangaphambi kokuba siqalise umbandela wesini. Sikhathazwa kukutshatiswa kwabantu besini esinye ecaweni; oku, nako, kusenza sizive singengabo. Xa usaphula ingqiqo yethu ekwabelwana ngayo ukuze uqhubele phambili umdla wabantwana bakho be-LGBT, kwaye usongele ngokuthatha inkathalelo yethu yezempilo ukuba isabele, ityhila ukuba asizange sibe ngabakhe ngokwenene. Unamandla, ke thina asinawo; Ezinye iinkomfa ezimkileyo kwi-MCUSA (umzekelo, iNkomfa yeMennonite yaseLancaster) ziye zakwazi ukuthetha-thethana ngokuthatha inxaxheba kwiSicwangciso saseKorinte ngaphandle kobutshaba. Ngaba kwakungenxa yokuba ubukhulu becala bemhlophe? Nako oku kusenza sizive singengabo.
Intlonipho: Ukuzonda kwakho kuthi kunye neenkolelo zethu zisenza sizive singahlonitshwa. Nithi nikhala ngokumka kwethu, kodwa ukusilela kwenu ekusiboniseni intlonipho kolu tshintsho kubalisa ibali elahlukileyo. Into yokuba inkokeli yehlelo ibize imfuno yethu yokuqhubeka nokhathalelo lwempilo “kukunqongophala kwengqibelelo” kubonisa ukuswela ukuqonda okanye intlonipho, sobabini umnqweno wethu wokugcina ingqibelelo yezakwalizwi, kunye namava omvuzo ophantsi. bivocational abefundisi abasokola ukufumana i-inshurensi yezempilo.
Umbulelo: Sifuna ukuba uvume ukuba asimelwanga kakuhle kumanqanaba aphezulu okuthatha izigqibo e-MCUSA. Ubuzimisele kakhulu ngokubeka abantu bebala kwizikhundla zobunkokeli, kodwa ubajonge ngononophelo aba bantu, uqinisekisa ukuba bazimisele ukuhambisana nemigaqo-nkqubo yakho. Olu luphawu; azithethi ngabo bonke abantu bebala. Sivakalelwa kukuba asikhange sibe nendawo elinganayo etafileni. Sikwafuna ukuba niyivume indlela abefundisi bethu abazinikele ngayo bivocational iindima. Ngokuqinisekileyo, iCebo laseKorinte lenzelwe abantu abanje.
Ukuzimela: Amabandla abantu abaNtsundu neLatino e-MCUSA aye ancedwa zizibonelelo ezivela kwi-Iglesia Menonita Hispana kunye ne-African American Mennonite Association. Uninzi lweecawe zethu luxhomekeke kule nkxaso. Ngamanye amaxesha siziva ngathi asinakuthetha ngokuphandle nangokugxekayo nge-MCUSA, ngenxa yesisa sabo kuthi. Ukuxhomekeka kwethu ngokwemali kuye kwabenza buthathaka ubungqina bethu; kufuneka sahluke kwaye sicace.
Ukhathalelo lwempilo/ukhuseleko: Kufuneka sikwazi ukubala kule nkqubo ebesihlawula kuyo! Sifuna ukhathalelo lwempilo! Ukhathalelo lwempilo lilungelo loluntu elisisiseko; kutheni ungasikhanyela kuba asivumelani nokwahluka kwakho kwisivumelwano sobulungu bethu? Uhlala uthethelela ubulungisa kunye namalungelo oluntu, kodwa ke ukhanyela ezo zinto kubantu abasesichengeni onobudlelwane nabo. Sifuna ukuqhubeka sithatha inxaxheba kwiSicwangciso saseKorinte.
Ibali le-MCUSA — Bayingxaki; kufuneka siphile ngenkqubela phambili.
Isikhundla:
SingamaKristu alungileyo. Sibamba imfundiso ngesandla esivulekileyo. Sikholelwa ukuba umntu ozibiza ngokuba ngumKristu unokungavumelani malunga noninzi, nawuphi na umcimbi wemfundiso okanye isenzo kwaye aqhubeke egcina ubudlelwane obuhle becawe. Sixabisa iyantlukwano kunye nokubandakanywa. Amaxwebhu ethu aphambili zizikhokelo ezixekethileyo, hayi imithetho. Sizibophelele kwindlela enesibindi, enenkqubela phambili kwikamva kunye neyethu UHambo Phambili isicwangciso. Nangona kunjalo, siva ubuhlungu ngenxa yokuphulukana nobulungu kunye nenkxaso yemali. Asinakukwazi ukuxhasa ngemali ukhathalelo lwempilo kubafundisi abarhola imivuzo ephantsi naphakathi abaseyonxalenye ye-MCUSA. Asinakukwazi ukuxhasa ngemali ukhathalelo lwempilo kubafundisi abayinxalenye ye-MCUSA. Ukuba abefundisi abavela kwiNkomfa yamaMennonite akuMzantsi-mpuma bafuna ukugcina i-inshurensi yabo yezempilo, kufuneka bakhwele kunye ne UHambo Phambili.
Inzala:
Ukhuseleko lwemali/ukuphila: Sitsala nzima ngokwasemalini. Ubhaliso kwiikholeji zethu luhlile, ubulungu kwiicawe zethu buhlile; ngenxa yoko, ukusikeka okunzulu kwinkqubo yethu yenkonzo kunye neenkonzo akunakuphepheka. Sinqwenela kakhulu ukuba iziko le-MCUSA liphile kwisizukulwana esilandelayo, nangaphaya. Kunzima ukubona ukuba inokwenzeka njani loo nto, ukuba sizimisele ngokwemali ekuxhaseni abantu abaseyonxalenye ye-MCUSA. Sifuna ukutyala ubutyebi bethu kubantu abaza kusinceda siphile, hayi abantu abasigxekayo nabangafuni kunxulumana nathi. Ukuba iNkomfa ye-Mennonite yaseMzantsi-mpuma ishiya i-MCUSA, kufuneka balindele ukuyeka ukuthatha inxaxheba kwiSicwangciso saseKorinte.
Unyamezelo/unyamezelo: Sikuxabisa kakhulu ukunyamezelana. Phakathi kweeyantlukwano, kwanokungavisisani okunzulu, sikholelwa ngokuqinileyo ukuba ikhondo elilungileyo lebandla kukubonakalisa unyamezelo. Ngapha koko, uninzi lwethu lubambe njengomcimbi wokukholelwa kobuKristu ukuba ukwahlula icawa malunga nomba wesini kuya kuba sisono. Siyazikhwebula kumaxesha amaninzi, kodwa sikholelwa ukuba abantu abaphuma eMCUSA kuba bengavumi ukunyamezela ukutshata kwabantu besini esinye bayona. Umbono kaThixo ngecawe kukubandakanywa nomanyano lwabantu abohlukeneyo. Amaqela ashiya i-MCUSA agqithisile kwaye awanyamezeli. Ngokuhamba, bajongela phantsi ubungqina bethu obubalulekileyo boxolo.
Inkqubela: Izivumelwano zethu zakudala azisasincedi. Inkcubeko itshintshile; nathi, sibonile intshukumo entsha yoMoya oyiNgcwele. Sizama ukwenza ngokuthembeka umbono omtsha wokuziphatha esiwuqolileyo eBhayibhileni, phantsi kokhokelo loMoya. Kufuneka siguquke kwimfundiso yethu yangaphambili kunye nokwenza malunga nemiba ye-LGBT, kwaye samkele umbono omtsha. Ngelixa sikholelwa ngokuqinileyo kwimfuneko yenkqubela phambili kulo mmandla, sinqwenela ukuba eli xabiso alizange libalahlekise uninzi lwabavoti bethu - njengeNkomfa yamaMennonite akuMzantsi-mpuma - abangahambisaniyo neenkolelo zethu kulo mmandla. Sinqwenela ukuba bangasikelela indlela yethu entsha.
Ukwahlukana: Siyakuxabisa ukungafani, sikholelwa ukuba iyantlukwano yeNdalo elungileyo kaThixo sisipho. LGBT abantu yinxalenye yeNdalo elungileyo kaThixo, kanye njengabantu bebala. Wonke umntu makamkeleke eMCUSA, kwaye iyingxaki kuthi xa kubonakala ngathi abakho. Ubudlelwane obuqhubekayo nabantu bebala: Siyaqonda ukuba izibophelelo zethu kwiiyantlukwano, inkqubela, kunye nonyamezelo ziye zabahlukanisa ngokunzulu abantu abaninzi bebala. Ayihambelani nombono wethu wobuqu xa abameli bethu (abafunde kakhulu, abamhlophe abaqhubela phambili) bengqubana ngokuphandle nabantu bebala. Siyixabisile intembeko yokuziphatha eya kuthi imvume yakho inike kwi-ajenda yethu. Ukuqhawuka kobudlelwane kunye neNkomfa ye-Mennonite yaseMzantsi-mpuma iyasikhulula ukuba siqhubele phambili ngaphandle kwamazwi abo aphikisayo, kwaye siziqhelanise nonyamezelo nabantu abafana nathi. Nangona kunjalo, ukumka kweNkomfa yamaMennonite akuMzantsi-mpuma nako kulimaza iyantlukwano yethu.
[1] Ukwenzela izinto elubala, kufuneka kuvunywe ukuba umbhali ungoweNkomfa yaseLancaster Mennonite, elona qumrhu likhulu lamalungu ashiye i-MCUSA. Umba okhoyo ekuphumeni kweNkomfa ye-Lancaster Mennonite kwi-MCUSA yayiyeyona nto iphambili yomtshato wabantu besini esinye e-MCUSA. Ngeendlela ezininzi, oku kungqamana nemeko yeNkomfa yamaMennonite akuMzantsi-mpuma.
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