MMPC discusses emerging mission issues and coordination of Haiti involvements.

The Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministries Planning Council (MMPC) met Feb. 7 in Daytona Beach, Fla. MMPC received no specific proposals for new mission, but instead brought its church-wide perspective to a discussion of emerging mission issues and dynamics. Recent developments of congregational and district outreach to Haiti, a review of mission assignments in denominational polity, and plans for a national mission conference were discussed.

A follow-up meeting on Haiti mission is planned for Apr. 19, for a few invited participants, in an effort to coordinate Haiti involvements across the denomination and to discern the way forward. In order to gain a more complete picture of existing Church of the Brethren involvements with Haiti, MMPC asks individuals, congregations, and districts that have been involved in a Haiti outreach to send information on their mission efforts. Please send information to Mary Munson, program assistant in the General Board's Global Mission Partnerships office, at 800-323-8039, e-mail mission_gb@brethren.org.

MMPC, which includes Annual Conference moderators, district staff, and General Board staff, reviews proposals for new Brethren mission, advises the board about denominational involvement in new mission areas, and facilitates conversation about mission with and among Church of the Brethren membership. General secretary Stan Noffsinger chairs MMPC.

Source: Newsline 2/20/2004
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