Equipping No. 66 May 2006 a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Jennifer Rempel is responsible for Equipping.

Greetings to you as we enjoy the refreshing spring season. It is the time for golf, baseball, gardening, and enjoying new life.

In this issue you will find letters from Jack Suderman, Sven Eriksson, and Dave Bergen. There is the KidsPak and the resources for Assembly Sunday Worship. In this issue there are also catalogues, order forms, and registration forms in the Extending the Faith segment.

If you have any questions or comments, please call 1-866-888-6785 (888-6781 local) or e-mail . Enjoy!

PS: Can you help ensure that these resources reach the right people? Thank you! Jennifer Rempel – Equipping Coordinator, returning from maternity leave. Thanks to Anita Neufeld and Gina Loewen for filling in!

Inside this issue of Equipping:

Mennonite Church Canada

• May 2006 Prayer, notes and news (for your bulletin announcements/newsletter/bulletin board)
  • PDF Version to download
  • Web version to browse
• Assembly Sunday Worship Resources (for worship planners and leaders on Assembly Sunday)
• Assembly 2006 (Edmonton) Poster (for bulletin boards) *
• General Secretary Update - Jack Suderman (for bulletin boards and church newsletters)
• Speakers Bureau 2006

Christian Witness

• Celebration Story – Burkina Faso: A Celebration of Literacy (for congregational story-telling, church newsletters…)
• Mission Action Profile – Native Ministry
  • Bulletin Insert (2 per page) [35 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • Half page [31 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Multi-cultural Ministry Newsletter – Spring 2006

Christian Formation

• Denominational Minister Reflection – Sven Eriksson (for pastors, bulletin boards, and church newsletters)
• Formation Executive Secretary – Dave Bergen (for pastors, bulletin boards, and church newsletters)
• Resource Update: May 2006:5 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, church secretary, etc.)
• KidsPak
• Parish Paper – March, April, May, & June (for pastors) *

Extending our faith…

• Faith & Life Resources (for leaders, educators, and Sunday school teachers)
  • FLR Update [465 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • FLR Summer 2006 Catalogue/Order form *
  • MennoLENS *
  • gather ‘Round Catalogue *
• Canadian Mennonite University (for leaders, educators, and Sunday school teachers)
  • Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology – Salvation Herald Press *
• 2006 Herald Press Catalogue and Letter *
• EFC Canada Watch – Spring 2006 (news) *
• Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
  • Pastoring in the Face of Sexual Abuse *
  • Engaging Pastors – Jointly Tending to Excellence in Ministry *
  • The Confession of Faith 10 Years Later - Registration Form *

*Hard Copy only - see your church resource person.

Note about Resources

All new resources are being added to the Resource Centre Catalogue, where you can use keyword searches to find the resource you need.

Note about PDF documents:

Trouble cutting & pasting from Acrobat PDF files? The newest version of Adobe Reader lets you select the exact amount of text you want, even from documents that contain columns (older versions of Reader selected text line by line across all columns – a process that would jumble text and challenge even the most patient user). Download the latest FREE version of Adobe Reader with this link.

• 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.