Wednesday, March 14, 2012

What is the Spirit saying to the churches?

Budget deficit leads to soul-searching in MC Eastern Canada

"The deficit was the precipitating issue. . . . We could either slash budget with choices made very quickly or take time for some better-quality discernment."

This was how David Martin, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada executive minister, explained why he, other staff and the Executive Board engaged area church congregations and agencies in a consultation this fall.

"We could do this as just the Executive Board, but given the new challenges facing the church at this point in time, the sense was this was a good opportunity to look at where we want to move into the future as an area church," Martin said, …

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