Equipping
a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Karen Peters now takes over responsibility for Equipping. You can reach her at kpeters@mennonitechurch.ca

No. 24 February 2002

February 1, 2002, marked the end of the bi-national Mennonite Church in Canada and the USA, and so we present to you a reconfigured Equipping. You will notice that the changes are not great; rather, it's been a process of adjustment as you will now find items grouped differently to reflect the reorganized Mennonite Church Canada. This is a learning process for all of us, as we begin to learn and understand the responsibilities of different areas of our church. A new dimension of Equipping is that we will be attempting to post all of its contents on the web site here.

Also with this issue, I introduce to you Karen Peters. Karen will be taking over the overall coordination of Equipping activities as Phyllis Wiebe retires this spring. We welcome Karen to Mennonite Church Canada, and she welcomes your calls of encouragement or concern about Equipping. Meanwhile, please join the staff as we bid a reluctant farewell to Phyllis, who has unwaveringly guided the many forms of this resource to congregations for many years. Shalom. - Dan Dyck, director of communications

Inside this issue of Equipping:

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General Secretary's Office

• Letter from Dan Nighswander, General Secretary Mennonite Church Canada
• Before and After: An at-a-glance guide to the programs and ministries of Mennonite Church Canada

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Christian Formation

• Denominational Minister's Office
  • The Parish Paper - For Pastoral Staff
    • Copyright issues prevent us from making this available online
• Resource Updates appear regularly in our Resource Centre» Updates area
  • No. 3. - Highlighting resources for pastoral leaders and worship planners
  • No. 4. - Highlighting resources for Mission and Outreach Committees
• Letter from Marilyn Houser Hamm - update of MC Canada Peace & Justice Office
• Heritage Center and Art Gallery
• Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
  • Continuing Education Opportunities
    • not available online
• Mennonite Publishers
  • Pastoral Helps from Faith & Life resources
    • not available online

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Christian Witness

• Monthly Update from Jack Suderman
  • Introducing Mennonite Church Canada Witness
  • Witness Notes for your bulletin
  • New Life Ministries report on Hospitality and Fear (off-site link - we are not responsible for the linked page)

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Support Services

• Notice from the Treasurer of MC Canada (for all areas except MCEC)
• Prayer Requests for your bulletin appear regularly in our Resources» Prayer area.

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