Missional Network training events scheduled

Ohio Conference Missional Consultant Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg will be leading a second Missional Network training event during August and September. This training event will cover two focus areas: 1. Leadership Development and 2. Growing Missional Communities. See the Missional Network page for more details. The training event will be offered three times: Saturday, Aug. 18— 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold…

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Missional Network Training (Parts 1-3)

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On Thursday, Sept. 13, Missional Consultant Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg will lead a training for members of the Missional Task Force, members of the Ohio Conference Leadership Team, and several others in the Ohio Conference. The training session will cover topics discussed in the first two Missional Network training sessions: 1. Moving Toward Missional, 2. Leadership Development, and 3. Growing Missional Communities.…

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Missional Network Training

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This training event will cover two focus areas: leadership development and growing missional communities. See the Missional Network page for more details. The training event will be offered three times: Saturday, Aug. 18 — 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold Tuesday, Aug.  28 — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, Mansfield Sunday, Sept. 9  — 4-8 p.m. at…

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Missional Network Training

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This training event will cover two focus areas: leadership development and growing missional communities. See the Missional Network page for more details. The training event will be offered three times: Saturday, Aug. 18 — 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold Tuesday, Aug.  28 — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, Mansfield Sunday, Sept. 9  — 4-8 p.m. at…

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Missional Network Training

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This training event will cover two focus areas: leadership development and growing missional communities. See the Missional Network page for more details. The training event will be offered three times: Saturday, Aug. 18 — 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold Tuesday, Aug.  28 — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, Mansfield Sunday, Sept. 9  — 4-8 p.m. at…

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Missional Network training begins

How can we live as missionaries in our own communities, sharing the Good News with those we meet and discipling people who are already in our lives? And how does that mindset differ from the “church as usual” model that many of our congregations currently use? Participants in the Ohio Conference Missional Network are beginning to consider the details of…

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Missional consultant to move out of state

July 2, 2018 Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg’s Resignation Announcement Dear Ohio Conference, On Sunday, July 1, I announced my resignation from Zion Mennonite Church in Archbold, effective Oct. 1. My husband is purchasing a business and will be moving out of state soon. The children and I will be moving at Christmas break. (We are unable to say more at this time.)…

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Time is changed for July 8 training

Please note: The time for the July 8 Missional Network Training at Zion Mennonite Church has been changed to 4-7 p.m. Questions? Contact Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg at  jsringenberg@gmail.com. To learn more about the Ohio Conference Missional Network, please see http://bit.ly/OCMissionalNetwork.

Why missional?

By Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg Ohio Conference Missional Consultant What is my motivation? Why do I do what I do? What is my end goal? What am I valuing above anything else that would inspire me to behave the way in which I am behaving? As Mennonite people, deeply rooted in tradition, history, and a strong communal story, we need to ask…

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Training begins for Missional Network

The Ohio Conference Missional Network is beginning this summer. Ohio Conference Missional Consultant Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg is conducting an initial training session for participating congregations. This training session will be offered on four dates in June and July. Participants are encouraged to choose the date which best fits their schedule: June 24 — 6-9 p.m., First Mennonite Church, Canton June 26 — 9:30…

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Missional Network Training

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This meeting will serve as the initial training session for congregations participating in the Ohio Conference Missional Network. Each participating church is asked to send someone from the congregational leadership team to this training. Please note that the time for this training has been changed to 4-7 p.m. The date and location remain the same. This initial training session will…

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Missional Network Training

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This meeting will serve as the initial training session for congregations participating in the Ohio Conference Missional Network. Each participating church is asked to send someone from the congregational leadership team to this training. This initial training session will be offered on four dates: June 24 — 6-9 p.m., First Mennonite Church, Canton June 26 — 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Zion Mennonite Church,…

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Missional Network Training

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This meeting will serve as the initial training session for congregations participating in the Ohio Conference Missional Network. Each participating church is asked to send someone from the congregational leadership team to this training. This initial training session will be offered on four dates: June 24 — 6-9 p.m., First Mennonite Church, Canton June 26 — 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Zion Mennonite Church,…

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Missional Network Training

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This meeting will serve as the initial training session for congregations participating in the Ohio Conference Missional Network. Each participating church is asked to send someone from the congregational leadership team to this training. This initial training session will be offered on four dates: June 24 — 6-9 p.m., First Mennonite Church, Canton June 26 — 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Zion Mennonite Church,…

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Missional Network to begin in summer

By Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg Ohio Conference Missional Consultant All Ohio Conference congregations are invited to join the Ohio Conference Missional Network. Representatives from this network of congregations will begin meeting and working together during the summer of 2018. The purpose and expectation of those who sign up for Ohio Conference’s Missional Network cohort is to equip congregations in both intentional discipleship…

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