Ever wished you were better trained for the ministry God's called you to? Ever wished you had a better grasp on why we can trust the Bible and how to read it well?

MB Seminary, in partnership with WMB Church in Kitchener-Waterloo is here to help! A new Teaching Church model is being launched here in Ontario this fall. Mark Wessner will be teaching Interpreting Scripture Today, Nov. 1&2. Whether as a non-credit workshop, or for undergraduate or graduate academic credit, we'd love to have you join us!

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WMB Teaching Church

Interpreting Scripture Today - Details & Registration

Financial Aid for Enrolled Students

MB Seminary played a critical role for April King in discerning and peparing for her call to pastoral ministry as a second career. Online offerings made studies accessible for a full life. Caring and wise professors enabled perseverance throughout the program.

Whether heading toward vocational leadership, or as a lay person, might MB Seminary play a key role in equipping you to think, lead and love well?

April is an Associate Pastor with Kingsfield - Zurich Mennonite Church and also works as a Recreational Therapist.

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MB Seminary Online

MB Seminary Teaching Church - WMB

Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer

Lisa TurKeurst

A Lead Pastor's departure can be unsettling for a church. It is also fertile ground for growth into deeper health and vitality. Intentional Transitional Leadership can play a key role in guiding this process and setting the stage for a positive start for the next pastor.

Might Transitional Leadership be a wise step for your church the next time a Lead Pastor moves on? Might God be calling you to serve as a Transitional Leader?

Join Keith Shields, a transitional pastor with the Transitional Leadership Network and Tamille Richardson, Associate Pastor with Evegreen Heights Christian Fellowship as they share about the positive experience Evergreen had with transitional leadership.

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When over 70 students show up weekly to pray before school starts you know God is on the move! Join Meghan Plett to hear more stories of renewed spiritual hunger and God's activity at Eden SLC.

Meghan Plett is a Spiritual Life Associate with the Eden Spiritual Life Centre at Eden High School in St. Catharines. Eden was formerly an MB high school which is now a part of the District School Board of Niagara. Meghan is a member of Cornerstone Community Church and serves with the ONMB Board of Directors.

Meet Adib Maxwell of the Jesus Network. Hear his story of coming to faith through missionaries, fleeing Afghanistan for his life, pastoring in India and settling in Canada. Alongside Obed Rod, God is using Adib to gather Afghan believers in Canada and share the Gospel with those who've not yet heard.

The Jesus Network is an ONMB Missional Expressions partner. Might you find joy in partnering with Adib to bless the Afghan church and mission?

A number of years ago, Meadow Brook Church asked the question, "Would anyone notice if our church disappeared?" They were troubled by the answer, which led them into an ambitious plan to partner with other churches to truly be the hands and feet of Jesus. The Bridge was developed to offer safe, welcoming spaces for people to get help with housing, jobs, addiction, education and more.

It's a fascinating story! Perhaps you'll be inspired with ideas for your community.

Episode Links:

The Bridge

Meadow Brook Church

ONMB is at a significant moment in our story and God is inviting us into a posture of greater reliance on Him. Join Derek Parenteau as he extends a plea from John 21 to deepen the work of prayer across our churches and ministries. This is a message first shared at the ONMB Pastors Retreat in May. We now share it with you. Stay tuned for follow-up prayer gatherings in the months ahead.

Derek is a disciple-maker with Multiply and serves on the Global Lead Team.

Might God be calling your church to plant a new church in your region?

A Church Planting partnership can be a beautiful pathway for multiplying healthy disciple-making churches. Join Jeff Jantzi, Lead Pastor of The Gathering Ottawa, and Dan Chook Reid, Church Planter with Bytown Community Church, to be inspired for what this mutually beneficial partnership can look like.

Recommended Resource

The Honest Guide to Church Planting by Tom Bennardo

Across ONMB we long to see folks asking how they can make disciples of Jesus in the social realms they inhabit. Through an initiative called Power Serve, Darren Milley is doing just that! This ONMB-sponsored Missional Expression is seeking to equip truckers as disciple-makers across the industry.

Darren has launched a series of videos on YouTube and TikTok. The Trucker Toolbox app will be launched shortly to equip truckers in their walk with Christ.

Camp Crossroads is starting a Gap Year discipleship program this fall! Christie & Andrew Hiebert join us to share how God is calling Camp to disciple young adults in small cohort setting with Bible study, servant leadership, multicultural experiences, travel and mission.

Do you know someone who would be a good fit?

Full Gap Year information is available here.