Resources

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Joyfully
following Jesus
we will cultivate
a missional
imagination
in every
congregation.

Resources - For congregations

Connecting hearts and minds, sharing resources
Working together, we are getting more done for the sake of God's kingdom.
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Amigo Centre
Amigo Centre is a retreat and recreation center for members of Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference congregations, their friends and the wider community.
"Our mission is to facilitate the ministry of the church, encourage commitment to Jesus Christ and assist people of all ages to become the persons God desires.


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Bethany Christian Schools
Bethany is a dynamic learning community that integrates faith development with academic excellence. Grounded in Mennonite values, Bethany equips students for Christian discipleship in the church and around the world.
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Conference Resource Advocate
Eldon Stoltzfus, pastor of Forks Mennonite, Middlebury, Ind., is serving as the conference resource advocate. He is available to support your pastoral, educational, mentoring and teaching teams with information about and access to the latest Mennonite resources. Contact Eldon: 574 825-9333 or stoltzfus48@aol.com
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Damascus Road
An Anabaptist antiracism training and skill development program.
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Journey: A Conference-based Leadership Development Program
This three-year program develops Christ-centered leaders with an Anabaptist Christian perspective through mentoring relationships, a core curriculum and weekend retreats.

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Library from IN-MI Mennonite Conference
Books and videos are available for loan from the IN-MI Conference resource library.

Resources by Title
Resources by Topic

Youth Resources by Title
Youth Resources by Topic

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MCC Great Lakes representative
IN-MI Conference constituents that have thoughts, concerns, ideas or questions about Mennonite Central Committee are invited to contact IN-MI Conference MCC Great Lakes representative, Brenda Meyer: brenda@bentonchurch.org or 574-642-3963
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MennoSource
The online resource network of Mennonite Church USA
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Missional Church Tool Chest
The Mission Commission has compiled a list of resource suggestions that have a missional focus for churches. Click here to download this Adobe Acrobat file.

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Nurture Commission Worship Anthology
The Nurture Commission of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference is pleased to provide this worship anthology for distribution to congregations.  They are grateful to all those persons who submitted original materials, and to the pastors, teachers, and worship committees who made the requests and assignments.

All rights are reserved except for use in congregational settings for worship and education.  Other than for such congregational use, all rights are retained by the authors and no copies may be published or otherwise distributed without their explicit permission.
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Table of Contents  
Affirming Faith Honoring the Occasion
Blessing Offering
Celebrating the Season I Praising
Celebrating the Season II Praying
Confessing Proclaiming
Gathering Telling Stories
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Overseers
Overseers serve as a resource, counselor, and consultant to pastors/congregational leaders and are available to the congregation in times of need. The overseer is in regular contact with and asked to serve by the congregation's conference regional minister.
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Pastoral Search Committee resources
Your pastor has resigned or anticipates retirement. Now your congregation faces the experience of pastoral search and transition. How do you begin this process? Begin by making contact with your conference minister. Because this process takes time, you should plan to be intentional about each step. It is important to include conference leadership in the search for new pastoral leadership. Additional resources.
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Seminary Student Assistance
The Seminary Student Aid Fund is established primarily to give financial assistance to members of Indiana-Michigan Conference congregations committed to periods of study within the Anabaptist-Mennonite seminaries in preparation for a pastoral and/or church-related assignment.
     - informational brochure
     - application
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Transition Team book resources
During this time of change in the conference, the Transition Team has compiled a list of suggested reading.
An area conference of Mennonite Church USA
212 S Main St. Goshen, IN 46526
Phone: 574-534-4006; 800-288-8486 | Fax: 574-533-5676
E-mail: imoffice@im.mennonite.net