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Our Whole Lives (OWL) Training
Posted on: August 22, 2024Central District Conference is sponsoring a training for anyone interested in learning about and teaching the Our Whole Lives curriculum. Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a sexuality education program that was created by the United Church of Christ. OWL helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their relationships, health and behavior in the context of their […]
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Four Week Worship Series on Wisdom
Posted on: June 7, 2024This worship series is an invitation to enter into the delights of Wisdom. These four weeks of worship traverse the full arc of the biblical story: Creation, Justice, Jesus, and the Church. They draw equally from both Testaments. The full resource provides themes, sermon seeds, hymn suggestions, prayers, and an entertaining children’s story set at Camp Friedenswald. […]
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2024 Mid-year Gathering
Posted on: January 9, 2024Our theme for this year’s Mid-year Gathering will be Listen! Wisdom is Calling. Thirty-four congregations participated in the gathering on February. To see a recording of the event, CLICK HERE.
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Change of Address
Posted on: January 8, 2024The conference office has moved! The office is located at 3145 Benham Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517. Our new mailing address is PO Box 1199, Goshen, IN 46527. The phone and email remain the same.
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Safe Congregations
Posted on: December 7, 2023Safe Church, Mennonite Church USA’s newly formed abuse prevention ministry, now has a webpage available on the MC USA website. The webpage offers resources to help faith communities keep children, youth and vulnerable adults safe from all abuse. Among other materials, the webpage contains a major update to the Circle of Grace curriculum.
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Invitation to be heard
Posted on: July 10, 2023An Invitation to be Heard The CDC Leadership Council met at Camp Friedenswald on October 29.One agenda item included responding to the question, “How shall CDC live into the resolution on Repentance and Transformation?” which was passed by MC USA delegates in May. Many ideas were generated. One thing that was clear is that CDC […]
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Faith Formation Conversation
Posted on: May 1, 2023A facilitated conversation with Georgia Metz, Georgia Metz, pastor of Shalom Mennonite Congregation in Harrisonburg, Virginia, focusing on faith formation in the summer. See links to various resources
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Tending Healthy Pastor-Congregation Relations
Posted on: February 21, 2023A conversation led by David Brubaker, professor and Dean of the School of Scoial Sciences and Professions at Eastern Mennonite University, focusing on building and maintaining healthy relationships between pastors, congregational leaders, and others in the congregation. View the video Download the PowerPoint
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