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Pastoral positions

Fort Garry Evangelical Mennonite Church (fortgarryemc.ca) is searching for a university/ young adult pastor whom God has chosen to help us reach University of Manitoba students and young adults with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are a congregation of 250 located a block from the U. of M. Fort Garry campus.

Supported by a committed discernment group, this person will get to know the Fort Garry campus and establish relationships with present campus ministries. By creating relationships with individuals, the pastor will support the development of their faith by connecting them to people at FGEMC. A second phase may include program development.

Applicants must be able to embrace and sign the FGEMC Statement of Faith. Qualifications include a love for people, enthusiasm and determination, creativity and an ability to work independently. A graduate degree and ministry experience on campus are assets. Anticipated start date is August 1, 2010. Inquiries and resumes may be sent to Mark Plett, Search Committee chair, Fort Garry EMC, 602 Pasadena Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2S9 or e-mailed msplett5@shaw.ca.

Braeside Evangelical Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, Man., is looking for an associate pastor. Responsibilities will include youth ministry as well as worship ministry (including worship technology). Ideally this position would be filled by one person, but we are open to other arrangements. Please send resumes to: braeside@ braesidechurch.ca, Attention: Search Committee, www.braesidechurch.ca.

MacGregor EMC, a small community church of 120 people located in MacGregor, Man., is prayerfully seeking a full-time lead pastor. Previous pastoral experience and leadership abilities are assets. For job description and information go to www.macgregoremc.com and follow the link or contact Sheldon Giesbrecht at 204-685-2685.

Have you seen our lead pastor? He’s too busy to read this ad, so we need your help in locating him.

He may be wearing jeans and a casual shirt, loves Jesus and all people. He relates well to young and old, traditional and contemporary, educated and not so much. He recognizes the shifts in society and adjusts his approach to demonstrate Jesus’ relevance.

He loves our diverse church of 500+ regular attendees (half aren’t even age 30 yet) and his team of four full-time staff. He gets excited at the prospect of planting creative new congregations to reach the needs in our community. He is an Anabaptist at heart, and we love him.

If you’ve seen him, connect him with us, Aylmer EMMC, in southern Ontario through serve@aemmc.ca. We’ll keep looking until we find him, but if you can hook us up by the end of May 2010, we’ll be especially thankful. Morrow Gospel Church in Winnipeg, Man., seeks a full-time associate pastor to work with the senior pastor as a pastoral team. MGC is a multigenerational EMMC congregation with an average Sunday morning attendance of about 150.

We seek a self-motivated pastor gifted with good communication and motivational skills, a passion for outreach and evangelism, for building practical and meaningful relationships, and for investing time and energy training and mentoring young people and young families to grow in their faith and spiritual lives.

The pastor should have preaching and teaching skills and be willing to work as a member of a team and with a board of elders. The pastor must be a born-again Christian and agree with the MGC statement of faith.

Experience working in outreach/evangelism and experience as a pastor to young people and young families is desired. Relevant postsecondary education is required (a Bible college degree is preferred).

For information or to submit a resume and cover letter, please contact Morrow Gospel Church, Pastoral Search Committee, 755 St. Anne’s Road, Winnipeg, MB R2N 4G6; e-mail: mgcemm@mts.net with subject: pastoral search committee.

Youth work

Pelly Fellowship Chapel (EMC) seeks a youth worker or couple to develop a program for youth and junior youth. PFC is a small church in the village of Pelly, located in central Sask., close to the Manitoba border. Submit resume to Pastor John Froese, Box 70, Pelly, SK S0A 2Z0. Phone 306-595-2074. E-mail pastor@pellyfellowship.com.

Other opportunities

Eden Mental Health Centre, Winkler, Man., seeks a full-time director of spiritual care to work as part of the treatment team within the broader Eden organization. The DSC provides leadership within the in-patient unit in addressing the spiritual and religious care needs of patients and is a resource to caregivers within the community.

Qualifications: university level degree in theology or equivalent; completion of CPE training desirable; certification as a teaching supervisor with CAPPE an asset; experienced in provision of spiritual care within the health care system; understanding of mental health issues; strong oral and written communication skills; team leader/player; ordained/endorsed for ministry and in good standing by own faith group. Closing Date: May 30, 2010 or until filled.

Contact Personnel, Eden Mental Health Centre, 1500 Pembina Ave, Winkler, MB R6W 1T4; 204-325-4325; 204-325-8429 (fax); lzacharias@ edenhealth.mb.ca.

Vision Valley School in Antananarivo, Madagascar, needs qualified Christian teachers for 2010/2011 academic year. It especially seeks for native English speakers for primary grades 3, 4, 5, 6; within grades 7-12, teachers are needed in art, music, and two in English (with native speakers a high priority). See blog: xanga.com/jocsh; 21 February.

Faith Christian School, grades K-12, in beautiful northeast Texas is seeking teachers dedicated to Christian education in a German Mennonite setting. For more info contact: Neal Thiessen (w) 903-783-9814, (h) 903-737-9663, (cell) 432-528- 4361, pastormec@sbcglobal.net; or Ted Friesen 903-739-8607, tfriesen@wb4me.com.

MFC seeks a full-time consultant to work in its St. Catharines, Ont., office. The successful candidate will be responsible to promote biblical stewardship of financial resources and to provide charitable gift and estate planning services.

The successful candidate will support and incorporate MFC’s core values of stewardship in personal life; communicate effectively with individuals and in public presentations; have knowledge of, or ability to learn, charitable gift and estate planning; be creative, organized, and self-motivated in balancing multiple projects; be willing and able to contribute as part of an inter-dependent staff team.

A start date for the position is negotiable. Processing of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Submit resumes to: Darren Pries-Klassen, executive director, 22-595 Carlton Street, St. Catharines, ON L2M 4Y2; fax: 204-488-1986; dpklassen@mennofoundation.ca; Mennofoundation.ca.

Experience life on The Great Silk Road with EMC families. The EMC team there needs a

short-term teacher or educational assistant

for their nine children. Starting January 2011 or September 2011. Interested person does not need a formal degree, but must be able to connect well with children. Some support would need to be raised. If interested contact Tim Dyck at 204-326-6401 or tdyck@emconf.ca.

Interested in serving long-term among the unreached? Join the new EMC team on the silk road! The team is led by an experienced EMC couple. We desire to bring God’s peace to a people group that has no thriving church and little hope for the future. Contact Tim Dyck at 204-326-6401 or tdyck@emconf.ca.

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