Equipping No. 78 July/August 2007a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Miriam Tshimanga-Maenhout is responsible for this issue of Equipping.

Greetings to everyone!

Greetings to everyone! In this hard copy of equipping you will find many inspirational resources. In a world ever more in need of peacemaking, Mennonite Church Canada is inviting congregations to celebrate our oneness in Christ, Prince of Peace, together with other denominations on World Communion Sunday (Oct. 7). The Celebration Story about Vietnam reveals how someone makes a radical choice to leave a life of violence in order to become a peacemaker and pastor. From MC Canada’s Resource Centre you will find two copies of a poster as a reminder that the Resource Centre website and staff are available to help you. 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!

Miriam Tshimanga – Equipping Coordinator

Mennonite Church Canada

• So that through the church… – Jack Suderman (for bulletin boards, leaders, and church newsletters)
• Prayer, News and Notes – July/August 2007 (for bulletin announcements, newsletters, bulletin boards, worship planners)
  • PDF Version for download
  • Web Version to view
• Pastor’s Salary Guidelines for 2008
  • Introduction, Background & Tips
  • 2008 Pastor’s Salary Guidelines
  • Annual Salary worksheet 2008
  • Memo of Understanding between a congregation and its pastor

Christian Witness

• Celebration Story – Vietnam – Following the Lord of Heaven (for bulletin boards, leaders, worship planners, and church newsletters)

Christian Formation

• Suggested Summer Reading – Sven Eriksson (for bulletin boards, leaders, worship planners, and church newsletters)
• World Communion Sunday worship resource ( for pastors, worship planners and leaders)
• IMPORTANT: Mennonite Church Canada Online Directory Update Request (for office workers, pastors) [102 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Invisible Dignity juried exhibition – Ray Dirks (for bulletin boards, church newsletters, all artists) [96 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Resource Update: July/August 2007 No. 7 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, etc)
• MC Canada Resource Centre Online Catalogue (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, etc)
• Resource Poster: Looking for the Right Tool? (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian etc) *
• Parish Paper, July-August editions 2007- (for pastors, congregational leaders) *
• KidsPak – Macau Family Life Centre ( for education leaders, teachers, clubs)

Extending our faith . . .

• Mennonite Publishing Network: *
  • Fall 2007 Catalog/Order form *
  • Faith & Life Resources: Mennonite Bulletin Series *
• AMBS: Pastoral Studies Distance Education (PSDE) *

*Hard Copy Only

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.