Equipping No. 91 November/December 2008
a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Alice Pound is responsible for this issue of Equipping.

Enclosed is the last Equipping for 2008 and the last Equipping I will have the pleasure of sending to you. It has been a joy and privilege to serve the church in this capacity. My prayer is that God continue to bless the ministry of the church as his visible servants to the world.

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

PS: Please help ensure that these resources reach the right people. Thank you!

Mennonite Church Canada

• You will be my witnesses – Jack Suderman (for pastors, leaders) [PDF file]
• Letter from Karen Martens Zimmerly (for pastors, leaders)
• Prayer, News and Notes - November 2008 (for bulletin announcements,newsletters, worship planners)
  • November PDF version for download [PDF file]
  • November Web version to view
  • December PDF version for download [PDF file]
  • December Web version to view
• News Release - MC Canada donations on track, but looming economic crisis cause for concern (for treasurer, leaders, etc.)
• MC Canada 2009 Wall Calendar (additional copies are available on request) *

Christian Witness

• Celebration Stories: (for bulletin boards, leaders, worship planners, and church newsletters) [PDF file]
  • North America – Power of forgiveness transcends generations
  • Thailand – Tuning in to Christ
• Simply, breathtaking… - Tim Froese (for bulletin boards, leaders, worship planners, church newsletter)

Christian Formation

• Resource Update: Nov/Dec 2008 No. 9 (for bulletin boards, leaders, worship planners, library, church newsletter) [PDF file]
• KidsPak: The Language Gift (for teachers, worship planners, ,pastors, education committees, librarian, etc) [PDF file]
• Advent at Home 2008 – Let your face shine! (for pastors, worship planners, teachers, education committees, librarian, etc) [PDF file]
• The Parish Paper (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.) *
  • Sept. 2008: The Change Agent’s Checklist
  • October 2008: Requirements for Membership: Which Ones after?
  • November 2008: The Fun Factor Asset in Congregational Climate
  • December 2008: Does Your Window Limit Your View?
• Season of Prayer – Signs of God at the Crossroads (for leaders, teachers, education committee, librarian etc.) [PDF file]
• On line Children’s Stories (based on lectionary readings): downloadable at www.mennonitechurch.ca/tiny/126 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committee, librarian etc.) [PDF file]
• Special Sunday Worship Resources (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
  • Peace Sunday, November 2nd
    • A mini poster to make you aware of the resource “On earth as in heaven: Praying for Peace” from Mennonite Central Committee Canada Peace Ministries. *
    • An 18 page resource is downloadable on the Mennonite Church Canada web-site at www.mennonitechurch.ca/tiny/746 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.) [Warning - Large PDF file - best with high speed internet]
  • Mission Sunday, November 9th (sent electronically in the September 2008 issue of Equipping, but here is a hard copy for your convenience). Also downloadable at www.mennonitechurch.ca/tiny/724 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.) [PDF file]

Extending our faith . . .

• Faith and Life Resources (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, etc.)
  • Faith and Life Winter 2008-09 Sunday school order form [PDF file]
• Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Poster (for bulletin board) *
• Canadian Mennonite University
  • Vision – A Journal for Church and Theology on Sexuality (for pastors, leaders, teachers, education committee, librarian, etc.) *

*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.