Christian Witness Council Report to Assembly 2012

Christian Witness Council

Report to Assembly 2012

Rudy Dirks – ChairpersonTim Froese – Executive Minister

Witness Core Activities

• International Ministries *• Indigenous Relations*

(formerly Native Ministry)• Multicultural Ministries • Peace & Justice Advocacy• Church Planting and Evangelism• Service Ministries

(* = currently staffed programs)

Related Organizations• Christian Peacemaker Teams • Global Mission Fellowship• Mennonite Central Committee Canada• Mennonite Disaster Service• Mennonite Men/Join Hands• Mennonite Voluntary Service Adventure• Mennonite Women in Canada

Christina & Darnell Barkmanand sons Makai and CodyManila, Philippines – Church planting together with Integrated Mennonite Church of the Philippines

Gregory Rabus & Jennifer OttoUrban church planting in Southern Germany with the Verband deutschen Mennoniten Gemeinden (VdM) and Deutsches Mennonitsche Missions Kommittee (DMMK)

Taryn and Nathan DirksBible Teaching and Study Centre development in Botswana with African Initiated Churches (AICs) and Kgologano College,.

Michael NimzMissional Church Resource Worker with the Mennonite Centre Trust in the United Kingdom, and resourcing the Anabaptist Network of Communities.

Cheryl Woelk

Short Term Ministry Coordinator

[email protected]

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

National events (2013-2015): 

British Columbia  Quebec  Alberta

Ottawa (closing)

Plus regional events in communities across Canada

For more info see www.trc.ca

Steve Heinrichs

Director, Indigenous Relations

[email protected]

Anticipated Book

• Title: “Just Creation: An Indigenous-Settler Dialogue on Creator and Land”

• Publication: 2013

Contributors

• Peter Cole• Chief Lawrence Hart• Tomson Highway• Lee Maracle• Stan McKay• Leanne Simpson• George E. "Tink"

Tinker• Waziyatawin

• Will Braun• Walter Brueggemann• Dave Diewert• Laura E. Donaldson• Anthony J. Hall• Michael Hardin• Neil Funk Unrau• Brian McLaren• Ched Myers• Derek Suderman• Randy Woodley

Additional Information• Service Opportunities:

www.mennonitechurch.ca/SERVE

• Report Book – pages 38 to 41• Program Book – pages 17 & 18

• Staff present: Tim FroeseGordon JanzenSteve Heinrichs