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

Note: This is an online version of a resource packet that gets mailed to our member congregations ten times a year. For various reasons, not all contents can be made available in this electronic format. Church offices should have copies of those items that are left out here.

No. 25 March/April 2002

Welcome to March Equipping! In this issue you will find numerous items for distribution to the appropriate individuals and committees in your congregation - you know who they are! We're grateful to you for helping to ensure these items are appropriately channeled, and especially for copying and redistributing those items labeled as "Bulletin Inserts".

This month we offer a reminder that worship materials for Evangelism and Church Planting Sunday (April 7) were sent out in the January 2002 issue of Equipping. We also encourage you to copy and distribute the Youth Assembly information for your bulletin board, youth, and parents of youth.

In addition, we're attempting to "bump-up" the Equipping schedule so that you will receive Equipping Packets a bit earlier than in the past. For this issue, it means that the New Life Ministries report did not arrive on time. It will be included in next month's Equipping. And, as always, we welcome your comments and feedback. Blessings to you as we celebrate Christ's resurrection this Easter!

-Dan Dyck for Karen Peters, Equipping Canada coordinator, kpeters@mennonitechurch.ca

Inside this issue of Equipping:

General Secretary's Office

Notes from Dan Nighswander (for your bulletin board)

Mennonite Church Canada Prayer Requests

Prayer Requests for your bulletin appear regularly in our Resources» Prayer area.

Christian Formation

News from Justina Heese - Executive Secretary, Formation (for your bulletin board)
- Mennonite Church Canada Youth Assembly July 2002 (This page is located in our Events area
Denominational Minister's Office
- The Parish Paper (not available online)
- Reflections from Henry Paetkau
- Memo from April Yamasaki
Resource Updates:
- No. 5 -for Pastors, Deacons and Visitation Teams
- No. 6 -for Christian Education
Mennonite Publishers (bi-national)
- New resources from Faith and Life (for Christian Education leaders and small groups)
  - Not available here, check www.mph.org
Faith and Life Resources (bi-national)
- Making Peace with Enemies (new brochure for your bulletin board)
  - Not available online

Christian Witness

Witness - Notes for your bulletin (copy, distribute - bulletin board)
Congregational Partnerships: 6 Answers for 6 Questions (for your mission/outreach committees)
Making Peace with the Land bulletin insert, [452 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files] and
Letter of invitation to Making Peace with the Land
Reminder: Evangelism and Church Planting Sunday - April 7, 2002
- Information on this topic was in your January edition of Equipping.

Support Services

Canadian Mennonite - A subscription announcement (goldenrod)

Beyond Mennonite Church Canada

Mennonite Media brochure
- Stories of Hope - a new video series
  - not available online

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