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Connecting hearts and minds, sharing resources
Working together, we are getting more done for the sake of God's kingdom.
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Conference Resource Advocate
Eldon Stoltzfus, pastor of Forks Mennonite, Middlebury, Ind., is serving as the conference resource advocate. He is available to support your pastoral, educational, mentoring and teaching teams with information about and access to the latest Mennonite resources. Contact Eldon: 574 825-9333 or stoltzfus48@aol.com |
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Covenant Mutual Benefits health plan (COMB)
A comprehensive benefit plan for pastors and other church workers
sponsored and managed by Mennonite Church USA and its area conferences. Call the conference office for more information: 800-288-8486. |
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Journey: A Conference-based Leadership Development Program
This three-year program develops Christ-centered leaders with an Anabaptist Christian perspective through mentoring relationships, a core curriculum and weekend retreats. |
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Leadership Training grants
IN-MI Mennonite Conference holds a small endowment fund that has been designated for leadership training for ministers in IN-MI Conference churches. The earnings from the endowment each year are available for grants for continuing education events. Click here for more information and to download an application. |
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Ministerial Leadership Information form (MLI) Inquiry form
Interested in pursing a pastorate in Mennonite Church USA or Mennonite Church Canada? Applying for a ministerial credential? Tell us a bit about yourself with this form. After reviewing it, we’ll contact you with a password to access the full MLI application form. |
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Overseers
Overseers serve as a resource, counselor, and consultant to pastors/congregational leaders and are available to the congregation in times of need. The overseer is in regular contact with and asked to serve by the congregation's conference regional minister. |
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Pastoral Candidate resources
You have decided it is time to consider new positions for
ministry. Be assured that the denominational ministerial
leadership offices and your conference minister want to
work with you! More Information >> |
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Pastoral Family Assistance Program
The Church Life Commission of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference offers a Pastoral Family Assistance Program (PFAP), available through three agencies, where counselors offer confidential evaluation, short-term counseling and referral, at no cost to pastors and your families. For more information, click here to download a brochure. |
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Pastoral Salary guidelines
The goal of these guidelines is to help provide a financial guide that is supportive of pastors and their
families and also fair to the congregation. Our commitment to quality ministry is reflected in part in
the level of compensation offered to those who serve our congregations as pastors and the process
that is used in determining it. With this end in view, these guidelines are offered as a resource for
your congregation in the next year. |
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ReFocusing
The ReFocusing networks are supportive learning environments for pastors who want to learn how to lead vibrant, missional churches. The two-year revitalization process helps pastors to focus their ministries and to work with their congregations to develop a plan for the next five years. |
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Seminary Student Assistance
The Seminary Student Aid Fund is established primarily to give financial assistance to members of Indiana-Michigan Conference congregations committed to periods of study within the Anabaptist-Mennonite seminaries in preparation for a pastoral and/or church-related assignment.
- informational brochure
- application |
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Transitional Pastors
The Transitional Pastors Steering Committee is available for a case study format for active transitional
pastors.
In the next year we expect to redesign
training and support options in a way that is reproducible in various locations. Contact: Dan Miller, steering committee member |
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