The 17th Annual Meeting of Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference  
with guest speaker Robert "Jack" Suderman* was a blessed time.  PNMC delegates and
constituents gathered in Salem, Oregon at Western Mennonite School on June 24-25, 2011. 
Check out the links below to learn more about how God moved in our midst!
 

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Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel.   Philippians 1:27 

Check out photos of Salem 2011 here.

If you attended Salem 2011 Annual Meeting, please take 5 minutes to complete a simple survey: English and Spanish

2011 Delegate Handbook:  English and Spanish

Presentation Notes from Robert "Jack" Suderman:

Session 1: The Logic and Politics of Discernment

(We hope to load Sessions 2 & 3 shortly.  Stay tuned ...)

Seminars:
The Way Truth Comes to Life: The Millenial Generation Meets the Mennonite Church - Meghan Good, Pastor of Albany Mennonite Church; Powerpoint

Principios de Liderazgo ~ Samuel Moran
Pastoral Reviews ~ Nancy Kauffmann
Team Ministry ~ Duncan Smith
Preaching 101 ~ Leo Hartshorn

Thursday, June 23, 6-8 PM:   Pastor & Spouses Dinner at Salem Mennonite Church   Pastors, Chaplains, District Pastors, Board Members and their spouses enjoyed a catered meal while hearing from Robert "Jack" Suderman.

Sunday, June 26 - Participants were invited to stay after the Annual Meeting to worship with one of the local churches:   Comunidad Cristiana de Vida Nueva, Jerusalén  Iglesia Menonita, Salem Mennonite or Western Mennonite.

Archived Documents:

Salem Registration Cover Letter:   English and Spanish

Salem Registration Form:  English and Spanish - includes Children & Youth forms

Schedule (DRAFT Form)  Click here to download.

Seminars Listing:  English and Spanish

*  Robert (Jack) Suderman has served the Anabaptist faith community over many years and in various ways.  From 1968-1984, Suderman taught at schools and colleges in Canada and Bolivia.  He was the founding director of CLARA, the Latin American Anabaptist Resource Center in Colombia.  Suderman was also the founder of Mennonite Biblical Seminary of Colombia, where he served from 1989-1994.  He went on to serve as executive secretary of Mennonite Church Canada Witness from 2000-2005.  Suderman was appointed as the general secretary of Mennonite Church Canada in 2005 and recently retired in August 2010.  While serving as general secretary, he also offered his time to do theological teaching as part of the Mennonite World Church (MWC) Global Gift Sharing project.  He conducted teaching sessions in Honduras (2007), Philippines (2008) and Ethiopia (2010).  Suderman currently serves on MWC’s Peace Commission as assistant secretary and as co-secretary of the MWC/Seventh Day Adventist conversations.