Overview

Vision
The Mission Network equips and inspires each generation of Mennonites to develop new churches and new church leadership throughout the United States and the world. We work with individuals, small groups, congregations and area conferences to assist with the development of church planting leadership, teams and strategies.

Seminar and workshop offerings
Many area conferences and congregations have expressed interest in understanding church planting and want to develop strategies and leaders to start new congregations. Presentations are available on the following aspects of new church planting:

• Interviewing for church planting and other leadership positions

• What kinds of churches should we plant? New designs out of an Anabaptist understanding

• Basic introduction to church planting

• Church planting speaker(s) are available to speak at mission festivals and Sunday morning worship on a variety of missions and outreach topics. See the online Speaker’s Guide for more information.

• Consultation, assessment and coaching: We work with existing and developing church plants to assess, train and coach church planters and congregation-based church-planting systems and processes. (This work occurs in collaboration with Mennonite Church USA Executive Board’s offices of Congregational Life, Ministerial Leadership and Cross- Cultural Relations as well as with leaders and mission commissions from area conferences.)