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CPMC at Work: MC USA Special Delegate Session Resources

MC USA Special Delegate Assembly 2022

A Resource Hub to Equip the Congregations and Delegates of CPMC

Mennonite Church USA is holding a Special Session of the Delegate Assembly in Kansas City from May 27 – 30, 2022. At this gathering, the delegates will vote on several resolutions, including a resolution to retire the Membership Guidelines as the active polity in Mennonite Church USA.

In anticipation, Central Plains Mennonite Conference has appointed a Faith, Life, and Procedures Team to help inform and equip our congregations and delegates in preparation for the Special Session. The members of the Faith, Life, Procedures Team are Sharon Waltner (Chair), Margie Mejia, Lewis Miller, John Tyson, Fernando Ramos, and Susan Janzen.

Please pray for the FLP Team and the wider CPMC community as we discern the leading of God’s Spirit in this time.

Please check back often as we will be adding resources and updating information regularly. 
Delegate and Congregational Information:

​It is important that congregations select their delegates for the Special Session soon so that delegates can keep up-to-date on the resolutions and prepare for on-going discernment. Non-delegate observers are welcome to attend.

Registration for the Special Session is now open. Both delegates and non-delegate observers need to register through this link to the MC USA website.

Our friends at Atlantic Coast Mennonite Conference have put together this helpful video that explains the Resolution to Retire the Membership Guidelines. They gave us permission to share this video with you. Our structure and process here in Central Plains is very similar to that of Atlantic Coast Mennonite Conference, so when you see ACC in the video, you can substitute CPMC in your mind. 

MC USA has a Delegate Resource page for the Special Delegate Session. In addition to print resources, they will be holding informational webinars over the next several months. You can find registration information and recordings of those webinars along with resource documents in English and Spanish on their Delegate Resources webpage, here. 

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The Faith, Life and Procedures Task Group is highlighting several resources that might be especially helpful to congregations in Central Plains.

  *FAQs for the special session
​  *FAQs (en español)

  *Delegate process for the special session

​
  *Resolutions for the delegate special session
  • Clarification on Mennonite Church USA Polity and the Role of the Membership Guidelines of Mennonite Church USA
  • Clarificación de la organización política de MC USA y el rol de los lineamientos de membresía de MC USA

  • MC USA Accessibility Resolution
  • Iglesia Menonita de EE.UU. Resolución de accesibilidad (Accessibility Resolution)
 
  • MC USA For Justice Resolution
  • Por la justicia en el sistema penal legal de EE.UU. (Justice Resolution)
 
  • A Resolution for Repentance and Transformation
  • Una resolución para el arrepentimiento y la transformación (Repentance and Transformation)

*Staff Impact Statements
  • Staff Impact Statement: Clarification on Mennonite Church USA Polity and the Role of the Membership Guidelines of Mennonite Church USA
  • Staff Impact Statement: MC USA Accessibility Resolution
  • Staff Impact Statement: MC USA For Justice Resolution
  • Staff Impact Statement: A Resolution for Repentance and Transformation

  *Dispelling myths related to the Membership Guidelines of Mennonite Church USA
​
  *Disipar los mitos relacionados con los Lineamientos de Membresía d la Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU.




Questions or comments? Feedback for the Faith, Life and Procedures Task Group 
The latest issue of our print newsletter Scattered Seeds focused on the Special Delegate Session, check it out here-English, Spanish!
Glen Guyton Webinar about MC USA Special Delegate Session in May.
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  • Home
    • About Us
    • Central Plains Structure
    • Staff >
      • Executive Conference Minister
      • Ministerial Leadership
      • Formation Minister
      • Hispanic Ministries
    • Map of Conference
    • Congregations >
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • Minnesota
      • Montana
      • Nebraska
      • South Dakota
      • Wisconsin
    • Board
    • Committees >
      • Christian Formation
      • Outreach and Service >
        • Church Planting
        • Peace and Justice Task Group
        • Practicing Offering and Receiving Hospitality
      • Pastoral Leadership
    • Partners in Mission >
      • Agape Peace Center
      • Philip Friesen
    • Camps & Schools
    • Who are the Mennonites?
  • CPMC at Work
    • MC USA Delegate Resources
    • Publications >
      • Scattered Seeds
      • The Sower
    • Events >
      • Annual Meeting 2022
      • Healthy Boundaries Training
      • Regional Meetings 2022 >
        • Regional Meeting Resources
    • CPMC Covenant
    • New Ministries Fund >
      • Reports of Past Grant Recipients
    • Counsel on variance
  • Congregational Leaders
    • Pastors
    • Elders & Deacons
    • Church Council
    • Support for Conflict >
      • Facilitation Services and Donations
    • Pastor Openings
  • Mission Leaders
    • Racism webinar videos
    • Ecuador/Venezuela Partnership >
      • Story of the Ecuador Partnership
      • Personnel and Partnership Members
      • Quito Property Fund
    • Church Planting >
      • Developing Congregations
    • Travel Like Dave
    • Missional Discipleship Initiative
    • Islam and the Gospel
  • Formation Leaders
    • Formation in Worship
    • Formation Resource Library
    • Children and Families >
      • Faith at Home
      • Curriculum for Children
      • Shine
      • Resources for Parents
      • Protecting Children
    • Youth >
      • Youth Sponsors
      • Youth Curriculum
      • Youth SS Teachers
      • Mentor Coordinator
      • CO Resources
      • Helpful sites for YM
    • Adults >
      • Adult Faith at Home
      • Adult Curriculum
      • Teaching resources
      • Adult Spirituality
    • Shalom Readers >
      • Book List
      • Shalom Readers Adult List
    • Curriculum Evaluation Tool
  • Resources
    • Anti Racism Resources
    • Bible study Webinars >
      • Bible Study Webinars 2016
      • Bible Study Webinars 2017
    • Conference Documents
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    • En Espanol
    • Immigration
    • Mennonite Links
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    • COVID Relief
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    • Sunday Speaking Information Sheet