Equipping No. 95 April 2009
a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Miriam Tshimanga is responsible for this issue of Equipping.

You are all invited to the annual Assembly, in Saskatoon, on June 5-7 to explore the theme: Living Inside Out…. Colossians 3:12-17! As Jack Suderman writes: “God wants a people who teach and learn; a people of wisdom, worship, celebration, and gratitude… It is inspiring to be God’s We want to experience the joy of being the Body of Christ together.”

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

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

Mennonite Church Canada

• Living Inside Out…. Colossians 3:12-17 – Robert J. Suderman (pastors, leaders)
• Bulletin Insert for April 5 and/or 12: Inspired by the Word: A phenomenal vocation (part I of V)
• Bulletin Insert for April 19 and/or 26 : Inspired by the Word: Gathering (part II of V)
• Prayer, Notes & News – April 2009 (for bulletin announcements, newsletters, worship planners)
  • Download the PDF
  • View the Webpage

Christian Witness

• Celebration Story: India – Art links Gandhi and Mennonites (for bulletin boards, leaders, worship planners, and church newsletters)

Christian Formation

• Who called you? …Whom will you call? – Karen Martens Zimmerly (for pastors, leaders)
• Resource Update April 2009: (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
• Download On line Children’s Stories (based on lectionary readings) - (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committee, librarian etc)
• Download Lent at Home 2009 – Our Lives are in Your Hands, with image files. A hard copy was included the January 2009 Equipping. (for education leaders and worship planners).
• Company of 1000 provides loans to support the training of pastors of the congregations of Mennonite Church Canada. Applications for the 2009-2010 school year are due on May 15, and are downloadable at the link above. (For pastors, lay leaders and prospective pastors.)
• Special Sunday Worship Resources downloadable at the Resource Centre (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
• Additional Lent and Easter materials are available to view and download the Resource Centre (for individual growth and nurture, worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)

Extending our faith . . .

• Faith and Life Resources - Update April 2009 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, etc.)

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.