Equipping No. 55 April 2005
a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

Happy spring everyone. In this issue you will find information regarding a KidsPak project, an upcoming Learning Tour in China, as well as listings of many resources available through the MC Canada Resource center and our publishers. If you have any questions or comments, please call me at 1-866-888-6785 (888-6781 local) or email: . Enjoy!

Thanks…

Can you help us ensure that these items reach the right people? Thanks! Jennifer Rempel – Equipping Coordinator.

Inside this issue of Equipping:

Mennonite Church Canada

• Prayer, notes and news – April 2005 (for your bulletin announcements/newsletter/bulletin board)
  • PDF Version to download [45 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • Web version to browse
• Kids Pack 2004 – 2005
  • Ukrainian KidsPak project [1,055 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• China Learning Tour
  • Cover Letter [33 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • Poster [114 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

General Secretary’s Office

• Letter from general secretary Dan Nighswander (For your bulletin board/newsletter and church leaders)
  • What is the purpose of the church? [52 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

Christian Formation

• Letter from the Denominational Minister - Sven Eriksson (For pastors, church leaders and your bulletin board/newsletter)
  • Practicing Resurrection [46 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Resource Update (For librarians, educators, Sunday School Teachers, Pastors and Church Leaders)
  • April 2005, No. 4 [237 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

Christian Witness

• Letter from Exec. Assist., MC Canada Witness & Coordinator for National Ministries – Kathy Fast (For mission committees/leaders)
  • The National Church and MC Canada Witness [58 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Mission Action Profile – Benin [37 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• A Moment for Celebration: A Mission Moment (For your reading aloud or including in church newsletter)
  • Cuba [61 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Connexus Poster (For pastors, church leaders and your bulletin board/newsletter)
  • English as a Foreign Language teaching opportunity in Seoul, Korea [27 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

Extending our faith…

• Leader (For leaders, educators, and Sunday School teachers, and other Leader readers)
  • Reader Survey [40 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Canadian Mennonite University (For leaders, educators, and Sunday School teachers)
  • Letter from CMU Bookstore Manager, N. Raul Bogoya [117 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Faith & Life Resources (For leaders, educators, and Sunday School teachers)
  • Resource Update [73 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • New for Worship! [70 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • Ministry & Church Supplies Order Form [89 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Jubilee (For leaders, educators, and Sunday School teachers)
  • Update: News and Notes about the Curriculum [63 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Herald Press
  • Mennonite Faith and Practice [168 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

Note about PDF documents:

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• To select text from a PDF document, choose the “I” beam Select Text tool from the Adobe Reader tool bar at the top of the screen, and highlight the text you want to copy from the document. Copy it. Then paste it into your bulletin or other document.
• To select images from a PDF document, choose the "Select Image" tool from the Adobe Reader tool bar at the top of the screen, and highlight the image you want to copy from the document. Copy it. Then paste it into your bulletin or other document.