Leadership Ministries

MCM’s Leadership Ministries staff and programs resource our spiritual leaders and congregations to develop skilled and well-supported leaders.

Leadership Ministries supports pastors by:

  • offering individual pastoral care
  • providing opportunities for continuing education, seminars and workshops designed to strengthen and stretch ministry
  • facilitating and leading monthly pastors’ cluster meetings in each of four regions within MCM

Appropriate resources and workshops are also made available to those involved in other aspects of congregational leadership.

Leadership Ministries also assists congregations in:

  • encouraging and calling persons to ministry
  • pastoral searches
  • pastor-congregation relationships
  • credentialing persons for ministry
  • pastoral reviews
  • providing assistance in situations of mediation and conflict resolution

For more information about these programs contact Jeff Friesen or Karen Schellenberg.
jfriesen@mennochurch.mb.ca
kschellenberg@mennochurch.mb.ca

 

MCM Cluster Groups

For those who might be new to MCM, the congregations that make up MCM are divided into 4 Cluster Groups.  These groups usually meet monthly.  The primary objective of these Cluster Groups is to provide a space where pastors can support and care for each other.  Jeff Friesen and Karen Schellenberg (Co-Directors of Leadership Ministries) attend and at times facilitate these pastor groups.  

November cluster dates:

 

Upcoming Events

 

Domestic Violence: Deep Cultural Norms that Affect the Church.

You are invited to join us on Nov. 13th at Canadian Mennonite University for "Domestic Violence: Deep Cultural Norms that Affect the Church." This essential educational one-day event is specially designed for pastors, church and community organization leaders who want to better understand and address the deep-seated cultural norms that contribute to domestic violence within the church and its families.

For more info and to register/rsvp:

https://mcc.org/events/domestic-violence-deep-cultural-norms-affect-church



Leadership Bursaries

Mennonite Church Manitoba makes annual bursaries available for those interested in theological studies with pastoral leadership or missionary goals.

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