About Direction
- What is Direction journal?
- What is Direction's mission?
- Who is Direction's target audience?
- A brief history of Direction
- Using our site
- Instructions for writers
- Scripture reference abbreviations
di·rec·tion (n.)
The word direction can mean a guiding, governing, or motivating purpose; assistance in pointing out the proper route; the course on which something is moving; and a channel of thought or action.
What is Direction journal?
Direction is a semiannual forum hosted by Mennonite Brethren-connected higher education institutions in the United States and Canada. Neither an exclusively academic journal nor a denominational magazine, Direction highlights the interdependence of thoughtful Christian reflection and mission.
Sponsoring partners include Tabor College, Hillsboro, KS; MB Seminary, Langley, BC; Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, CA; Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford, BC; Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, MB; the Canadian Conference of MB Churches; and the U.S. Conference of MB Churches.
The Editorial Council is composed of representatives from the sponsoring partners who oversee the General and Book Review editors, suggest themes and other content, propose potential writers, report the pulse of their constituencies, and collaborate on matters of concern to the journal.
What is Direction’s mission?
Direction’s purpose is to
- complement the ministries of the U.S. and Canadian MB conferences and churches;
- nurture personal and corporate maturity in Christian faith and witness;
- promote a mutually beneficial and robust interchange of ideas among scholars, church workers, and laypersons on topics of urgency to both church and culture;
- provide space for topics directly related to the ongoing story of the Mennonite Brethren church, particularly in Canada and the U.S.; and
- offer an opportunity for Mennonite Brethren academic, conference, and congregational leaders to express their insights and concerns.
Who is Direction’s target audience?
The journal's primary intended audience includes Mennonite Brethren conference and church leaders, educators, and informed church members. It also seeks to be relevant to a wider scholarly and nonscholarly audience, both domestically and internationally. Direction serves its constituency by addressing biblical, theological, historical, ethical, and church-related issues.
From primarily North American but also international perspectives, the journal publishes exegetical, topical, and ministry-related articles, recommended reading lists, and book reviews of important new works. It also makes available an annual bibliography of academic works produced by members of the supporting educational institutions. At times, issues of Direction may include articles and book reviews written in good faith that do not always perfectly reflect the official positions of either the U.S. Conference of MB Churches or the Canadian Conference of MB Churches and their respective confessions of faith.
Additional information about the Mennonite Brethren may be found at the Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference and the U.S. Mennonite Brethren Conference websites, which include their respective confessions of faith.
