A wealth of experience

From our leaders

There is a recognition that our culture is in the process of continuous rapid shifting, with change being the only constant.

I had the privilege to attend the retirement of Gary Harder, long-term pastor of Toronto United Mennonite Church and, before that, long-term pastor of First Mennonite Church, Edmonton. His initial enthusiasm for ministry, together with the wisdom and experience he gained over the years, made him even more effective at the end of his formal career.

Mennonite Church Manitoba has a wonderful set of pastors, ranging in age from their early 20s to mid-60s, and a few in voluntary roles are even older. But we are in a period when …