Equipping No. 108, July/August 2010
a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Leanne Plett Equipping Coordinator

In preparation for upcoming months,

we have included material for Heritage Sunday, Mission Sunday and World Communion Sunday. You may also wish to note the pastor salary guidelines, which have been updated for 2011. We also offer our best wishes to Jack Suderman our outgoing General Secretary, as he prepares for the next phase of his life. We are grateful for his many years of service to the Church. We wish him well in the next phase of his life and thank him for his wonderful years of service with Mennonite Church Canada.

Leanne Plett – Equipping Coordinator

Please do send us your comments and suggestions (office@mennonitechurch.ca) about this or any other item with regards to Equipping. Thank you for your partnership in the ministry of equipping the church.

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Mennonite Church Canada

• Gratitude and Blessings – Robert J. Suderman (pastors, leaders, bulletin boards, newsletters)
• Prayer, Notes & News – July & August 2010 (bulletin announcements, newsletters, worship planners, leaders)
  • Web page to view
  • PDF to print
    

Christian Witness

• 2010 Burkina Faso Learning Tour poster (for bulletin boards, church offices, etc.)
• July Celebration Story: Relationships Aid Relief (bulletin boards, leaders, worship planners, and church newsletters)
• August Celebration Story: Homecoming of Faith (bulletin boards, leaders, worship planners, and church newsletters)

Support Services

• 2011 Pastor's Salary Guidelines
  • Introduction, Background & Tips (pastors, leaders, bulletin boards, newsletters)
  • Guidlines (pastors, leaders, bulletin boards, newsletters)
  • Salary Scale Worksheet (pastors, leaders, bulletin boards, newsletters) [PDF]
    • Salary Scale Worksheet [Excel - Help with Excel files]
  • Memo of Understanding (pastors, leaders, bulletin boards, newsletters)

Christian Formation

• Sticking Together – Dave Bergen (pastors, leaders, bulletin boards, newsletters)
• Setting the Welcome Thermostat – Sarah B. Drummond (pastors, leaders, bulletin boards, newsletters)
• Resource Update No. 7 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
• Special Sunday Worship Resources (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
  • Assembly Sunday, July 4
  • Sunday School Promotion Sunday, Sept. 12
  • International Day of Peace, Sept. 19 – Online only
  • Publishing Sunday, Sept. 26 – This Special Sunday Worship Resource is on hold for this year and will reemerge, next year, on September 11, as Christian Formation Sunday and will emphasize the ministry of Christian nurture and education through congregational formation activities, publishing, and church schools.
  • World Wide Communion Sunday, Oct. 3
  • Mennonite Heritage Sunday, Oct. 31
  • Mission Sunday, Nov 14 – Online only
• Online Children’s Stories (based on lectionary readings): - Online only (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)

Extending our Faith

• Faith and Life Fall order form - *hard copy only - for Christian education committees, pastors, lay leaders, worship planners, Sunday School teachers)
• Faith and Life Talkabout pamplet - *hard copy only - (for Christian education committees, pastors, lay leaders, worship planners, Sunday School teachers)
• The Parish Paper (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
  • July 2010: “Should Our Congregation Use Internet Social Media?”
  • August 2010: “How Much Should We Pay Our Pastor?”

Note about Resources

All new resources are continuously being added to the Resource Centre Catalogue, where you can use keyword searches to find the resource you need.

*Hard copy only

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