Dates & Locations
February 15-17, 2012, Cornerstone Community Church, Virgil, Ontario
June 6-8, 2012, ACTS-MBBS, 7600 Glover Road, Langley, B.C.
June 2013, Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Schedule for PCO in Ontario
Start: Wednesday, February 15 at 10:30 am
Finish: Friday, February 17 at 4:00pm
Days are spent in class time.
Evening options will be available at an extra cost.
Wednesday, February 15
10:30am – 8:00 pm Sessions
Thursday, February 16
8:30am – 5:30 pm Sessions
6:00pm Optional Activities
Friday, February 17
8:30am – 4:00 pm Sessions
7:00pm Ontario Conference of MB Churches Convention
Schedule for PCO in B.C.
Start: Wednesday, June 6 at 8:30am
Finish: Friday, June 8 at 5:00pm
Days are spent in class time.
Evening options will be available at an extra cost.
Wednesday, June 6
8:30am – 6:00 pm Sessions
6:00pm Optional Activities
Thursday, June 7
8:30am – 6:00 pm Sessions
6:00pm Optional Activities
Friday, June 8
8:30am – 4:00 pm Sessions
Accommodations
PCO in ON:
Guests are responsible to make their own hotel reservations directly with
Hilton Garden Inn.
Room rates: Wednesday & Thursday: $69 (2 queens) or $79 (king) per night plus taxes (single or double occupancy)
Hotel Information:
Hilton Garden Inn, 500 York Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Reservations:
By phone: 905-984-4200
Group Rate Code: “Canadian Conference”
The deadline for hotel reservations is January 24, 2012.
PCO in B.C.:
Guests are responsible to make their own hotel reservations directly with
Best Western Langley Inn.
Room rates: $99 plus taxes per night (double or single occupancy)
Hotel Information:
Best Western Langley Inn, 5978 Glover Road, Langley
Reservations:
By phone: 1-888-530-9311
Group Rate Code: “Canadian Conference”
The deadline for hotel reservations is May 20, 2012.
Registration
Click
here to register online.
PCO in Ontario:
Early Registration before January 15, 2012: $300
Registration after January 15, 2012: $350
Deadline for registration is February 1, 2012
Click here for the PCO Ontario brochure and registration form.
PCO in B.C.:
Early Registration before April 25, 2012: $300
Registration after April 25, 2012: $350
Deadline for registration is May 22, 2012
Click here for the PCO B.C. brochure and registration form.
Obtaining academic credit for the event
Have you considered seminary studies as a step in strengthening your ministry skills? MB Biblical Seminary has campuses in Langley , B.C., Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Fresno, California. Pastors who have a bachelor’s degree can take the pastor’s credentialing course for graduate level credit. It’s a great way to start your seminary education! Cost for the one-credit course is a bargain price at $150. Please contact Lynn Martens in the MBBS-ACTS office at lynn.martens@twu.ca if you are interested.
PCO Faculty
Tim Geddert has a Ph.D. from Aberdeen University . Tim brings to his teaching a wide variety of experiences that give him insights into God’s work around the world including five years of church-planting and pastoral leadership, short-term mission experiences in several South American, European and African countries, three years of immersion into Scottish culture and church life during his doctoral studies, three years educational and pastoral ministry in Germany. He and his wife Gertrud, are raising their family to be bilingual and bicultural (North American and German). Tim has written several books and many articles on Mark’s Gospel as well as other topics such as Biblical Interpretation, Ecclesiology, and Ethics.
Bruce Guenther has a Ph.D. from McGill University . As a professor, Bruce strives for excellence both as a competent scholar within the discipline of church history, and as a capable communicator and guide to learning in the classroom. Bruce has a particular passion for helping students to think critically about their faith experience without becoming cynical, to historicize their church tradition without discrediting it, and to recognize the relationship in the life of the church between cultural forces and the work of the Holy Spirit. Bruce currently teaches with MBBS within the ACTS consortium at Trinity Western University . He and his wife, Lois have three children: Cameron, Karyn and Kyle.
Ron Toews currently serves as the Director of Leadership Development in British Columbia. He will be drawing from his experience leading INservice, Conflict Resolution and Sacred Trust workshops with pastors in BC.
Brian Cooper is Associate Dean of MBBS-ACTS and Assistant Professor of Theology for MBBS Canada. He served for 5 years as pastor of Family Ministries at Northside Community Church in Mission, BC He is also chair of the Board of Faith and Life of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. Brian has served as an adjunct faculty member at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto, ON, Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, BC, and ACTS seminaries in Langley, BC. He went on to complete his PhD in theology at Wycliffe College in Toronto. Brian lives in Mission, BC with his wife Connie and two children.
Contact for more information
Michelle Penner
Click here to email Michelle.
Phone: 1-888-669-6575 (ext. 691)
