“We can’t outsource leadership development,” says Ewald Unruh, a church planting coach with Multiply. “It belongs in the local church.” In June 2019, Multiply – the mission agency formed after…
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Multiply (formerly known as MB Mission) update Multiply ended their fiscal year May 31, 2019, with a $1.5 million gap between revenue and expenses, reports a letter to supporters. One…
The National Ministry Team is a strategic group of senior staff who work collaboratively to accomplish national vision within the Mennonite Brethren family in Canada. It is comprised of provincial…
*Update* July 7, 2019 In June, the board of Multiply announced a shift in mission strategy in response to “a significant gap between expenses and revenue for North American church planting.” “Multiply…
C2C Network/Multiply The merger of C2C Network and MB Mission into a joint culturally competent church planting entity results in some changes in job titles. “The deliverables from C2C/Multiply will…
God has been faithful to lead us in our journey to greater unity and effectiveness in One Mission – local, national, and global. At the March meetings, the MB…
After several years of processing the big idea of having the C2C Network join MB Mission, delegates of the Canadian Conference of MB Churches gave their final vote of affirmation Nov. 1, 2017, at a Special General Meeting in Abbotsford, B.C.
Oxygen for ministry A collegial spirit permeated Gathering 2016, the biennial convention of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in Toronto July 6–9, 2016, where the 136 delegates earnestly…
Mission has historically been at the heart of the Mennonite Brethren churches of Canada. This “Big Idea” conversation is driven by the desire to expand the missionary focus of Canadian…
They had been friends for many years. Many cups of tea. Many discussions about life. Games of chess. Friendly arguments about religion and politics. Two white-haired men in a small…
Does footwashing still have a place in the church? We switched taxis multiple times, just to lose anyone who might be following us, and finally arrived at an apartment where several…
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by ContributorIn March, a unique group of leaders met together in North Thailand. In the mix were 20 North American church planters and mission leaders, along with 20 church planters from the growing K*mu Mission Conference.
The Canadian Conference of MB Churches (CCMBC) turned to its own to challenge and inspire delegates at Gathering 2012. At a time of vital Delegates did respond to the sense…
My earliest memories are from a little village called Githumu in Kenya. Life was good. The school compound where we lived was on a ridge surrounded by tea plantations. My African friends and I explored our little world and made our own adventures. Encounters with chameleons, goats, and pinching ants were normal.