Equipping No. 67 June 2006 a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Jennifer Rempel is responsible for Equipping.

Greetings to you in this beautiful month of June.

In this issue you will find reflections and information from Jack Suderman, Sven Eriksson, Janet Plenert, and Kirsten Schroeder. There are wonderful resources outlined in the Resource Update. Prayer, News, and Notes will let you know some of what is happening this month and the Celebration Story tells about what is happening in the Philippines.

If you have questions or comments, please call 1-866-888-6785 (or locally, 888-6781) or email me at . Enjoy!

PS: Can you help ensure that these resources reach the right people? Thank you! Jennifer Rempel – Equipping Coordinator

Inside this issue of Equipping:

Mennonite Church Canada

• Prayer, News and Notes – June 2006 (for bulletin announcements, newsletters, bulletin boards)
  • PDF Version to download
  • Web version to browse
• God’s People Now! Listening Tour Update – Jack Suderman (for bulletin boards, leaders, and church newsletters)

Christian Witness

• “I used to say that the world had shrunk”– Janet Plenert (for pastors, bulletin boards, and church newsletters)
• Celebration Story – The Philippines: Learning Through Listening (for congregational story-telling, church newsletters…)

Christian Formation

• Denominational Minister Reflection – Sven Eriksson (for pastors, bulletin boards, and church newsletters)]
• Resource Update: June 2006:6 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, church secretary, etc.)

Support Services

• Human Resources Tools – Kirsten Schroeder (for pastors, church secretary, treasurer)
  • Introduction Letter
  • Sample Sick Leave Policy for Members (for pastors, church secretary, treasurer)
  • Sample of a Church Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Program (for pastors, church secretary, treasurer)

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.