Christian Witness Council Report to Assembly 2012 Rudy Dirks – Chairperson Tim Froese – Executive Minister.

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Christian Witness Council Report to Assembly 2012 Rudy Dirks – Chairperson Tim Froese – Executive Minister

Witness Core Activities International Ministries * Indigenous Relations* (formerly Native Ministry) Multicultural Ministries Peace & Justice Advocacy Church Planting and Evangelism Service Ministries (* = currently staffed programs)

Related Organizations Christian Peacemaker Teams Global Mission Fellowship Mennonite Central Committee Canada Mennonite Disaster Service Mennonite Men/Join Hands Mennonite Voluntary Service Adventure Mennonite Women in Canada

Christina & Darnell Barkman and sons Makai and Cody Manila, Philippines – Church planting together with Integrated Mennonite Church of the Philippines

Gregory Rabus & Jennifer Otto Urban church planting in Southern Germany with the Verband deutschen Mennoniten Gemeinden (VdM) and Deutsches Mennonitsche Missions Kommittee (DMMK)

Taryn and Nathan Dirks Bible Teaching and Study Centre development in Botswana with African Initiated Churches (AICs) and Kgologano College,.

Michael Nimz Missional Church Resource Worker with the Mennonite Centre Trust in the United Kingdom, and resourcing the Anabaptist Network of Communities.

Cheryl Woelk Short Term Ministry Coordinator

Truth and Reconciliation Commission National events ( ): British Columbia Quebec Alberta Ottawa (closing) Plus regional events in communities across Canada For more info see

Steve Heinrichs Director, Indigenous Relations

Anticipated Book Title: “Just Creation: An Indigenous- Settler Dialogue on Creator and Land” Publication: 2013

Contributors Peter Cole Chief Lawrence Hart Tomson Highway Lee Maracle Stan McKay Leanne Simpson George E. "Tink" Tinker Waziyatawin Will Braun Walter Brueggemann Dave Diewert Laura E. Donaldson Anthony J. Hall Michael Hardin Neil Funk Unrau Brian McLaren Ched Myers Derek Suderman Randy Woodley

Additional Information Service Opportunities: Report Book – pages 38 to 41 Program Book – pages 17 & 18 Staff present:Tim Froese Gordon Janzen Steve Heinrichs