I know, everyone who serves in a pastoral role has been a pandemic pastor for a while now. But I am a sucker for a strong opening line. And I …
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In 2017, the Board of Faith and Life released Ordination: Principles and Practices, a booklet exploring how Mennonite Brethren affirm people in ministry service. Rick Hawreschuk is one MB …
“We hope people see leadership development as not just for those who will be pastors, but for all Christian leaders,” says Janelle Braun, Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba leadership development …
Athanase Chiruza was commissioned as an SKMB pastor Jan. 7, 2018, at a special unity service of Parliament Community Church (Regina), Mission Pentecostal Church and Beautiful Presbyterian Church. All three …
A tale of two slippers over three-and-a-half-decades of ministry A pair of slippers crafted from fine leather, we caught the eye of a Canadian couple visiting relatives in Germany in …
It’s a familiar refrain: you can’t get a job without experience but you can’t get experience without a job. The challenges are compounded when professional fields, like the pastorate, expect …
Results of the 2015 CCMBC pastoral survey It seems like only yesterday when the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches initiated a nationwide pastoral trends survey (see MB Herald Vol. …
On Sept. 7, 2014, the congregation of Justice (Man.) MB Church celebrated the 25 years pastor Gerry Harms has served the congregation. Before Harms was called to Justice as a …
One couple’s adoption story MB Herald associate editor Karla Braun asked Quebec conference minister Stéphane Rhéaume and his wife Annie Labelle to reflect on their recent experience of adopting an …
You shall not separate what you do from who you are. Woe to the pastor whose work seems to put him at odds with living as a Christian. Blessed is …
The world of bi-vocational ministry Most pastors write sermons and perform weddings. Some also stuff bears, set insurance premiums and demolish bathtubs. Welcome to the world of bi-vocational ministry. Sixty …
For this month’s Herald, I asked a group of pastors what they wished their congregation understood about a pastor’s job. Their answers were similar. The bottom line? “We wish people …
I’m often asked, “Why are you a pastor?” Or, “What’s it like being a young(er) pastor?” Or I simply get intrigued looks when strangers discover my profession. These reactions reveal …
The death – and the life – of a retired Mennonite Brethren pastor made front page news in Saskatoon’s Star Phoenix Jan. 13. Victor Nickel, 83, died in a pedestrian-vehicle …