Journey seeks to develop leaders who are centered in Jesus Christ for Mennonite congregations. The program is available to people in any conference of Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada who are in pastoral and congregational leadership or who are exploring a call to pastoral ministry. Sponsors are Indiana-Michigan and Central District Conferences and the Church Leadership Center of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
The program operates from an Anabaptist-Mennonite theological base. It offers an Anabaptist Christian perspective, based on Jesus Christ, and interpreted by the work of the Holy Spirit through scripture and the Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective.
The program works in cooperation with Mennonite Church institutions that engage in pastoral leadership education and training. It supports and encourages the pursuit of college and seminary training. It uses programs and resources form Mennonite colleges and seminaries. It targets programs toward leaders for local churches who would not typically be trained at academic institutions.
The
program helps participants identify and develop competencies in specific transformational
areas:
1. Spiritual disciplines: studies focus on prayer and nurture of the inner spirit.
2. Theological and biblical studies: studies focus on developing familiarity with Anabaptist theology and approaches to Bible study.
3. Character development: studies explore courage, consistency, love, self-discipline, etc.
4.
Mentoring and community: studies provide
students with strong mentors and help them learn to mentor others, and to pay
attention to what it means to live in Christian community.
5. Gift development: studies challenge participants to identify and develop their own spiritual gifts and work at developing the call and passion of every congregational member.
6. Leadership skills: studies strengthen areas in preaching, teaching, worship leading, worship planning, conflict transformation, leading a group, time management, etc.
Those who complete the three-year program will receive a Certificate of Completion from Indiana-Michigan or Central District Conference.
Read about the two newest participants in Journey. They are the first who have joined the program from outside the two originating conferences.
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story about two new participants in Journey
PDF file with more
details of the Journey program.
PDF file of Journey brochure
Application form (PDF file)
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For information, contact
Indiana-Michigan
Mennonite Conference
574 534-4006 or 800 288-8486
imoffice@im.mennonite.net
212 South Main Street
Goshen, IN 46526
Central
District Conference
574 534-1485
cdcoffice@hoosierlink.net
1015 Division Street
Goshen, IN 46528
Church
Leadership Center
lhnafziger@ambs.edu
lhnafziger@ambs.edu
1+800
964-2627
Sponsored
by
Central District Conference
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Mennonite Biblical Seminary
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