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Fire and Faith Audio-book | now

Posted On June 19, 2024

Join us in getting Kristin Jack’s literary masterpiece Fire and Faith published as an audio-book, putting it into the hands and hearts of an even… Read More →


Kristin Jack’s Life and Legacy

Posted On March 25, 2024

Many of you will already know that our dear friend and coworker Kristin Jack died on 9th December, 2023. Kristin’s Life Kristin, together with his… Read More →


FIRE and FAITH

Posted On December 13, 2023

Kristin Jack, long time member and leader in Servants, has hit “publish” on his intense historical fiction novel, a personal story of the tumult and… Read More →


Waging Peace Webinar

Posted On February 22, 2022

On March 1st, at 6 p.m. CST on the evening before Lent begins, MennoMedia is hosting a webinar titled “Waging Peace Throughout Holy Week.” (Convert… Read More →


Fight Like Jesus

Posted On January 20, 2022

At Servants we are very excited this month to add a new title to our books page – two Servants members have read a pre-release… Read More →


Non-violent resistance is not only courageous, but effective too.

Posted On August 10, 2017

Written by Kristin Jack, this article was originally published on the Otago Daily Times website. Kristin and his family lived in Cambodia with Servants for… Read More →


Rediscovering Identity and Calling in a World of Fear and Division

Posted On July 26, 2016

Written by Bob Ekblad.  Bob and his wife, Gracie, are the founders of Tierra Nueva an ecumenical Christian community in Washington State, that seeks to… Read More →


FtAF: Servants Speaks out on Non-Violence

Posted On August 8, 2014

[This fortnight’s From the Archive Friday post, first published on the website in 2006, looks at why non-violence is important to Servants.] Why discuss non-violence?… Read More →


Trust Issues: Violence & Guns

Posted On July 21, 2014

The follow reflection was written by a member of the Servants India Y-team.  To learn more about this team and ways you can join them, click… Read More →


Confessions of a Violent Pacifist

Posted On September 3, 2013

The following reflection was written by a member of one of Servants’ two teams in India. [blockquote author=”Mohandas Gandhi, Young India, 12 May 1920″] “My experience tells… Read More →


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  • About
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