In the late 1990s, Len Morris didn’t have the life he wanted. He was in his late 20s and had resigned from pastoring a Missionary Church.

MEDA’s 2021 Reimagining Food Systems pitch competition saw diverse startups from Canada, the US and Ghana compete for a $10,000 prize to help their agri-food focused firms make a global impact.

Over half of the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic produced since the 1950s has found its way into landfills or the natural environment.

Wisconsin firm succeeds by helping its workers thrive. Dave Hataj started working in his father’s gear manufacturing shop at age five

Like the apostle Paul on the Damascus road, people who have been knocked off their feet by the global pandemic will rise again to a better future, Mennonite Church USA’s executive director says.

Convention hears of challenges, agile responses, and new opportunities

Agriculture and improving the lives of people who work in the sector has been a key part of MEDA’s mission of creating business solutions to poverty since its inception in 1953.

The business challenges caused by pandemic lockdowns have been more than enough to cause people to go bananas. In Hadija Jabiri’s case, a focus on the sweet yellow fruit has provided a viable alternative to closing a Tanzanian business.

One of MEDA’s longest-standing hubs came about in part due to a new employee’s desire to move home, and his personal connections with prominent Mennonite businesspeople. Neil Janzen was a high school teacher before serving two terms with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). During the latter term, he became interested in international development management and subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Western Ontario.

There is a divide between hourly workers and business owners. They may interact in a work setting, but often there is no natural social interaction between these two groups. I reflected on this gap as I was sitting in church one day and looked down the row. I saw Zach and Dave sitting next to each other. It struck me that there are very few places in our society where these two men, a welder and a CEO, are together in community.

Perhaps you picture your work in the marketplace as funding the kingdom. Kind of like Paul’s tentmaking — it’s there on the side to fuel the real kingdom work. I used to think that way, too. But after many years of researching, teaching, and leading in the marketplace, I have become convinced that many are called to the marketplace not only to fund the work of the kingdom, but to further the kingdom in wise, innovative ways. 

At the first meeting of The Upper Deck Company in March of 1988, President Paul Sumner invited the other five men in the room to join him in prayer:
“Dear God,” Sumner began. “Here we are, the group of us, creating a new corporation. The Upper Deck Company — it’s like having a little baby, so fresh and young and tender.

Mennonite schools collaborate on MBA program By Melodie M. Davis Long before the pandemic forced learning to go online, several Mennonite universities and colleges pooled their resources to offer a

MEDA aims to involve the Global South by empowering local partners and clients Balancing the current North-South power imbalance is a key principle that guides MEDA’s new strategic plan. This

Manitoba’s Steinbach Bible College offers Marketplace & Ministry courses for students, community Terry Kaufman worked in his family’s lumber business for a decade. Then he served as a pastor foralmost

Pastor calls people to follow Jesus’ example in anti-racism peacemaking Osheta Moore is a writer, pastor, speaker, and podcaster in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She will be one of the keynote

“Honey Brothers” prepare to tackle export markets Ukraine is one of the main producers of honey in Europe. Around 1.5 per cent of Ukraine’s population, over 660,000 people, is engaged

This is the fourth in a series of stories about MEDA hubs across North America. The hubs, more than a dozen volunteer-led groups, organize events and activities to build awareness

Like much of MEDA’s work in applying business solutions to alleviating poverty, its heightened focus on systems change will be groundbreaking. “We are blazing a trail with this important work,”

This is the third in a series about MEDA hubs across North America. The hubs, more than a dozen volunteer-led groups, organize events and activities to build awareness about MEDA’s

MEDA has taken a major step towards building new partnerships in Central America, by hosting a dialogue related to the upcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit. Forty-three people attended the