Fellowship SUNDAY Honoring Our Founders, Forging Our Future HOPE MCC

‘I am convinced that the Spirit is preparing MCC leadership for new and renewed ministries and witness around the world.’ HOPE MCC

Greetings this Fellowship Sunday! Every Fellowship Sunday is a sacred event. It provides us with a time each year to look back to our founding and be amazed once again by the leaders God raised up among us so many years ago that gave life to our movement and also to look ahead HOPE MCC Fellowship SUNDAY

Today, new and renewed leaders are being raised up again. With you, I can hardly imagine what God has in store for us, but I am convinced that this call to a renewal of leadership is preparing MCC for a renewal of mission and purpose in our world HOPE MCC Fellowship SUNDAY

So let us equip our leaders – lay and clergy – for this new day. Our generosity prepares the way! Grace and Peace, Rev. Elder Nancy L. Wilson Moderator HOPE MCC Fellowship SUNDAY

Honoring Our Founders, Forging Our Future Because of you and your Fellowship Sunday offering last year, MCC was able to offer:  Interim Ministry Training for a stellar group of clergy;  A mentoring retreat for lay and ordained leaders;  Support for network leaders and their priorities;  REVMs – two in Texas and one in Manila, Philippines;  Size Summits, across the United States HOPE MCC

Honoring Our Founders, Forging Our Future In addition, at General Conference your gifts enabled…  An exciting Clergy and Lay Leadership Institute;  Our first ever Latin American Leadership Institute;  CLM training, Interim Ministry Training and a broad array of workshops;  Young adults from around the world; they gave witness to their commitment and capacity to re-imagine and lead MCC into our future HOPE MCC

Honoring Our Founders, Forging Our Future Finally … Our new Governing Board, elected at General Conference, met with an expert on Board development and governance from the Alban Institute for an invaluable consultation, building their sense of team and bringing focus to their priorities. Thank you MCC! HOPE MCC Fellowship SUNDAY

Honoring Our Founders, Forging Our Future HOPE MCC Fellowship SUNDAY

Honoring Our Founders, Forging Our Future Exciting plans are in place for the year ahead. With your help, MCC will offer: HOPE MCC Fellowship SUNDAY

Honoring Our Founders, Forging Our Future  A leadership mentoring retreat in January, 2011 and one dedicated for youth and young adults in the Fall of 2011;  MCC’s own Interim Ministry Training;  Our long-awaited certificate program for lay leaders – Look for this in the Spring of 2011 from the Office of Formation and Leadership Development; HOPE MCC Fellowship SUNDAY

Honoring Our Founders, Forging Our Future  REVMs in Australia, South Africa and Brazil, as well as Cambridge, Massachusetts;  More Size Summits and new Program Summits focusing on Stewardship and Worship;  Support for our new Governing Board and our dedicated Teams and Network leaders HOPE MCC Fellowship SUNDAY

Honoring Our Founders, Forging Our Future As you can see, your generosity will provide the tools and teachers your leaders needs to develop gifts, lead churches and forge MCC’s future. Thank you! HOPE MCC Fellowship SUNDAY