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Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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PRAXIS MUTUAL FUNDS

Prospectus Date

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Apr. 30, 2015

Praxis International Index Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Praxis International Index Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Praxis International Index Fund seeks to capture the investment performance of international developed and emerging markets.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Praxis Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section titled “Sales Charge Reductions” on page 55 of the Fund’s prospectus.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover:

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 5.73 percent of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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5.73%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Praxis Mutual Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time period indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5 percent return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of foreign companies organized under the laws of, headquartered in, or whose common equity securities are principally traded in countries outside the United States. The Fund seeks to generate performance that reflects the performance of a broad representation of both foreign developed and emerging equity markets, as measured by the MSCI All Country World ex US Index. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80 percent of the value of its assets in securities of, and investments related to, issuers in the Fund’s benchmark index. Those investments may include American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The Fund seeks to avoid companies that are deemed inconsistent with the stewardship investing core values. In addition, the Fund’s Sub-Adviser uses proprietary optimization techniques to select securities according to their contribution to the Fund’s overall objective and to seek to replicate the characteristics of the index. The Sub-Adviser may also manage the portfolio with the goal of minimizing taxable distributions.

Stewardship Investing

The Fund also analyzes potential investments for their ability to reflect certain core social values including:

• Respecting the dignity and value of all people

• Building a world at peace and free from violence

• Demonstrating a concern for justice in a global society

• Exhibiting responsible management practices

• Supporting and involving communities

• Practicing environmental stewardship

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund is subject to market risk, which means the value of the Fund's shares will fluctuate based on market conditions and shareholders could lose money. The value of the Fund's shares could decline significantly and unexpectedly, based on many factors, including national and international political or economic conditions and general market conditions. Events in the financial markets and in the broader economy may cause uncertainty and volatility, and may adversely affect Fund performance. Events in one market may impact other markets. Future events may impact the Fund in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. The Fund could underperform other investments. Some of the Fund's holdings may underperform its other holdings. Because the Fund invests primarily in foreign securities, it is subject to the additional risks presented by foreign and emerging markets investments, such as changes in currency exchange rates, a lack of adequate company information, political instability, and market and economic developments abroad. In addition, markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.

Because the Fund is designed to track the performance of an index, securities may be purchased, retained or sold at times when a more actively managed fund would not do so. If the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index change, you can expect a greater risk of loss than if the Fund had a lower weighting to those securities. In addition, the Fund does not hold all securities in the index and the performance of the Fund may vary substantially from the performance of the index due to imperfect correlation between the Fund's holdings and the index. This is also known as tracking error. Application of social screens may contribute to tracking error. In addition, because the Fund invests in ADRs relating to its benchmark index, which are priced at the close of the U.S. markets, while shares of issuers in the index are priced at the close of the principal foreign market on which they are traded, there is a timing difference that contributes to tracking error.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The Fund is subject to market risk, which means the value of the Fund's shares will fluctuate based on market conditions and shareholders could lose money.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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FUND PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table that follow provide some indication of the risk of an investment in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has varied from year to year since its inception. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were included, returns would be lower than those shown, as reflected in the table. The table shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for different periods compared to those of a broad-based securities market index.

Please note that the Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The after-tax returns shown were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, the after-tax returns are not relevant.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart and table that follow provide some indication of the risk of an investment in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has varied from year to year since its inception.

The table shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for different periods compared to those of a broad-based securities market index.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Please note that the Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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Class A — Annual Total Return Chart For the Periods Ended December 31, 2014

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were included, returns would be lower than those shown, as reflected in the table.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter	Quarter Ended March 31, 2012	10.79%
Worst Quarter	Quarter Ended September 30, 2011	(22.03)%

Performance Table Heading

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Average Annual Total Returns
For the Periods Ended December 31, 2014

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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The after-tax returns shown were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, the after-tax returns are not relevant.

Praxis International Index Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.25%

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable)

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2.00%

Management fees

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0.60%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.43%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.28%

1 Year

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649

3 Years

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910

5 Years

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1,190

10 Years

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1,989

2011

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(16.54%)

2012

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16.24%

2013

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13.86%

2014

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(5.70%)

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2012

Highest Quarterly Return

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10.79%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2011

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(22.03%)

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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(with maximum sales charge)

1 Year

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(10.66%)

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Since Inception

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(0.32%)

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2010

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Praxis International Index Fund | Class I

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable)

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2.00%

Management fees

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0.60%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees

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none

Other Expenses

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0.18%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.78%

1 Year

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80

3 Years

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249

5 Years

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433

10 Years

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966

1 Year

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(5.36%)

Since Inception

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1.67%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2010

Praxis International Index Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(10.99%)

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Since Inception

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(0.54%)

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2010

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Praxis International Index Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(5.66%)

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Since Inception

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(0.15%)

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2010

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Praxis International Index Fund | MSCI ACWI ex US (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(3.87%)

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Since Inception

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2.81%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2010

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Praxis International Index Fund | MSCI ACWI ex US (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class I

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(3.87%)

Since Inception

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2.81%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2010

[1] Includes indirect expenses of securities of other mutual funds held by the Fund, if any.

[2] (with maximum sales charge)