Continuing education offered for pastors

Mennonite Church

Eastern Canada

In the midst of changes in the "culture" of congregational life, the role of pastors has shifted, with a focus on specialization in various areas of ministry. As a consequence, many of our congregations have a team of ministers to cover the broad range of expectations.

Marianne Mellinger says that pastoral teams can often be like the little girl in the nursery rhyme: "When they are good they are very, very good and when they are bad they are horrid."

The "Developing the pastoral team for ministry" course that Mellinger is leading this fall will assist pastoral teams to be "good" or better by focusing on issues that can get in …