What's New

Congregational Leaders Seminar
"Come Let us Reason Together: Developing Common Understandings for Discernment" will take place Friday and Saturday, January 8 and 9, 2010 in Des Moines.  The goal is to engage pastors, elders, deacons and other congregational leaders in open conversation and faithful discernment as we reflect theologically around issues of variance.

Books For Sharing In Church
The Western District Conference Resource Library has a new list of children's books for telling in church.  Call 316-283-6300 or email to check them out and use them in your worship service. 

Advent is Just Around the Corner
Looking for ideas for Advent and Christmas?  Search the WDC Library Online Catalog or give them a call to find out about the new things being added.

Talk about Faith at Home
Advent is a great time to begin family devotions or try something new for families already doing them.  A warm, wonderful approach to family devotions during Advent is available as a free downloadable booklet or PDF at from the Mennonite Church Canada Resource Centre web site.  Thanks to Elsie Rempel of Winnipeg, Manitoba, for creating family devotionals every year based on the same themes and scriptures your congregation uses from Leader magazine.

Reading Bible story books and prayer books that are appropriate for your child's age are a wonderful way instill faith.  For a list of book suggestions and other ideas for nurturing faith in the home, see our Congregational Resources page.

"We Will Walk with God"
Adults are growing in faith too, and we know we benefit from daily prayer and scripture reading. There are good tools to help us do that!  Here is a list of prayer books and devotionals to enrich your walk with God.  They're great ideas for Christmas gifts, too!