Equipping No. 56 May 2005
a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Anita and Tammy are responsible for Equipping.

With this issue we are happy to announce the arrival of Nathaniel Rempel! Jennifer is now on maternity leave and in her place we have Tammy and Anita taking over the responsibility of Equipping.

In this issue you will find announcements regarding the Assembly this summerin Charlotte, a response to the death of Pope John Paul II, information on Bio-Ethics and Faith, as well as listings of many resources available through the MC Canada Resource Centre and our publishers. If you have any questions or comments, please call 1-866-888-6785 (888-6781 local) or email . Enjoy!

Thanks … Can you help us ensure that these items reach the right people? Thanks! Anita (Left) and Tammy (right) – Equipping Coordinators.

Assembly Early Bird Deadline – April 29! The deadline for the Early Bird registration discount is April 29th. Please register for the Assembly as soon as possible. Don’t forget to send in your delegate certificate to our office once you have appointed your delegates! If you have any questions, call Karen Peters at the office or email Thanks!

Inside this issue of Equipping:

Mennonite Church Canada

• Prayer, notes and news – May 2005 (for your bulletin announcements/newsletter/bulletin board)
  • PDF Version to download [49 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • Web version to browse
• Healing and Hope in a world of witness - poster {hard copy only}

General Secretary’s Office

• Letter from general secretary Dan Nighswander (For your bulletin board/newsletter and church leaders)
  • On the death of Pope John Paul II [52 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

Christian Witness

• Letter from the director of Native Ministry – Walter Franz (For your bulletin announcements/newsletter/bulletin board)
  • Lest we forget: Reflections on the Red Lake Shootings [56 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• A Moment for Celebration: A Mission Moment (For your reading aloud or including in church newsletter)
  • Nazareth Village [80 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Newsletter from the director of Multi-Cultural Ministry – Samson Lo (For pastors, church leaders and your bulletin board/newsletter)
  • Spring 2005 Newsletter [120 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)
  • The power of encouragement [51 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• The Parish Paper – Herb Miller (For pastors) - {hard copy only}
  • March – Should we offer Christ to adults born after 1964?
  • April – What Worship time attracts the most attendees?
  • May – How Healthy is our Money Identity?
  • June – Welcoming New People: God is in the Details.
• Letter from the Executive Secretary of Formation – Dave Bergen (For pastors and church leaders.)
  • How is a community born? [49 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Bio-Ethics and Faith (For pastors and church leaders.)
  • Becoming Human: On theological anthropology in an age of engineering life. [42 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Resource Update (For librarians, educators, Sunday School Teachers, Pastors and Church Leaders)
  • May 2005, No. 5 [237 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Mennonite Camping Association (For pastors and church leaders.)
  • A vision for Mennonite Camping - {hard copy only}
• Mennonite Church Manitoba - Norm Voth (For librarians, educators, Sunday school teachers, pastors and church leaders.)
  • Rooted in the Centre Living on the Edge - {hard copy only}
  • Young Adult Fellowship (YAF poster) [34 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

Extending our faith…

{all items hard copy only}

• Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) (For leaders, educators, and Sunday School teachers)
  • Letter from CMU Bookstore Manager, N. Raul Bogoya
  • Vision Book
• Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) (For leaders of the church.)
  • Worship Planner – Anything but Ordinary: Unlocking the Mysteries of Ordinary Time
  • Broken Marriage – Extreme cases in the Congregation
• Faith & Life Resources (For leaders, educators, and Sunday School teachers)
  • World Community Cookbooks from Herald Press and Meditation Series
  • Mennonite Bulletin Series – September 2005 to August 2006
  • Summer 2005 Catalog/Order Form
  • Jubilee Sunday School Curriculum

Note about PDF documents:

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