Winnipeg
Jack Suderman, general secretary of Mennonite Church Canada, is planning a listening tour of churches across Canada.
The listening tour shares the theme name of the upcoming annual assembly in Edmonton, and will begin in late March. Like the assembly, the tour's purpose is to build up God's people in MC Canada.
'It is my dream and hope to visit every MC Canada congregation on their own turf to 'take the pulse' of how we are, what we are doing, and where the felt needs are," the new general secretary said, adding, "We want to seriously engage groups that want to be heard in our constituency, and nurture these important and good relationships."
Respondents to the constituency-wide survey conducted by MC Canada last year said that visits from MC Canada staff are one of the most valued ways of communicating.
The tour's planning team is consulting with leadership in each of the area conferences, seeking their blessing for the visits and inviting their participation in the tour.
The tour will take place in several phases, each one focusing on an area conference or region within an area conference. A preliminary schedule and invitation to participate will be sent to all MC Canada area conferences and congregations in late February. The tour is expected to conclude this fall.
-MC Canada release by Pam Peters-Pries
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