Equipping No. 72 January 2007a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Karen Peters is responsible for this issue of Equipping.

What rare and special joy it is: To see and meet good company. Where all unite thought common vision, A vision unattainable alone, Where each has learned to share their special gift with gladness. When mutual respect has led to mutual acceptance then group support surrounds the leadership; And leaders say without regret: "Your company is worth the effort." - Richard Kramer

I reflect on this bit of inspiration every morning when I enter my office. What a rare and special joy it is to be a church together. this became even more evident to me while planning and hearing about Jack Suderman's God's People Now! listening visits to congregations across Canada. The tour is now done and we are grateful to God and to all of you for the warm reception Jack and colleagues received, and for their safe journeys.

Worship Resources is the theme of this edition of Equipping. I also want to highlight the Equipping Survey - please help us serve you better by completing this short survey and sending it to us (more details inside). Also, Assembly 2007 planning is well in hand; a poster for your youth is included.

Thank you for assisting us in getting these resources to those in you church who can use them. Our office is always happy to hear from you; if you have any questions please feel free to contract our office. Filling in temporarily,
Karen Peters - Executive Assistant

If you have questions or comments, Phone 1-866-888-6785 (or in Winnipeg, 888-6781) or email me at . Enjoy!

Inside this issue of Equipping:

Mennonite Church Canada

• Transforming Congregations in Worship - Jack Suderman (for bulletin boards, leaders and church newsletters)
• Prayer, News and Notes – January 2007 (for bulletin announcements, newsletters, bulletin boards)
  • PDF Version to download
  • Web version to browse
• Help us Serve you Better - Equipping Survey* (for pastors, administrators and church leaders)

Christian Witness

• Celebration Story – South Korea - Discovering Anabaptism (for bulletin boards, leaders, and church newsletters)]

Christian Formation

• Surprised by Joy - Dave Bergen (for pastors, bulletin boards, and church newsletters)
• Leaders, Pastor and Servant Leadership – Sven Eriksson (for pastors, bulletin boards, and church newsletters)
• Resource Update: January 2007:1 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, church administrator, etc.)
• The Parish Paper – January and February 2007 *(for pastors, bulletin boards, and church newsletters)
• Stewardship Sunday - Worship resource (for pastors and worship planners)
• Blessed Hunger Holy Feast - 2007 At-Home Lent Resource (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, church administrator, etc.)
• Church Education Sunday - Worship resource (for pastors and worship planners)
• Poster - Youth Assembly Promotion (bulletin boards) *
• Poster - Join the song of healing and hope (bulletin boards) *

Extending our faith . . .

• Mennonite Publishing Network
  • January 2007 Resources Highlights [640 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files] (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, church administrator, etc.)
  • Spring 2007 Catalog * (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, church administrator, etc.)
  • Purpose September 2006 * (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, church administrator, etc.)
• Canadian Mennonite University: CMU Bookstore - Resource Highlight page * (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, church administrator, etc.)
• Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary: Summer 2007 - Course Offerings and Continuing Education * (for pastors)

* Hard copy only

See your Church resource coordinator for these items.

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.