Nine Action Items Summary
This summary is drawn from the larger document, Nine Actionable Items – A Work in Progress, which presents detailed considerations, ideas, and possible next steps that together describe what could be and what we aspire to together.
The Actionable Items seek to articulate a shared nationwide direction while fully respecting the legitimacy of Regional Church and congregational discernment.
Accordingly, this document is not a set of mandates. Instead, it offers a coherent, aspirational framework to guide collective discernment, collaboration, and accountability across Mennonite Church Canada.
The following document is a work in progress.
History
These nine actionable items emerged from discussions with the Executive Ministers Group (EMG) during their meeting in Niagara Falls in January 2026. As part of this process, the group reviewed survey results submitted by over 100 constituents in response to the Key Initiatives. These initiatives were developed by the EMG and MC Canada staff based on the Gathering 2025 Summary document, which synthesizes more than 600 pages of notes contributed by delegates, congregation representatives, and participants at Gathering 2025 in Waterloo, Ontario.
For review, the Four Key Initiatives are:
1. Centring on Jesus Through Theological (Spiritual) Renewal
2. Becoming a Vibrant Intercultural Church
3. Discovering, Calling and Equipping Leaders for the Church
4. Embodying Peace as a Witness and a Bridge
There were many possible action items suggested by the 100+ constituents, but given Regional Church capacity constraints, the EMG ultimately agreed to nine.