What is a delegate?

Each year, the MB Church of Canada gathers together either in-person or virtually for inspiration, reporting, direction-setting, and decision-making. Known as the National Assembly, this gathering is made up of Member Organizations (Executive Board, National Faith & Life Team, National Ministry Team, provincial boards, and agency boards – Multiply and MB Seminary)*, and church delegates who represent Member Churches. Member Churches are entitled to be represented at any National Assembly by delegates.

*PLEASE NOTE:

Following current bylaws, the Executive Board of the Canadian Conference of MB Churches has chosen not to recognize member organization delegates at the 2021 National Assembly. The board acted in this way to protect CCMBC from potential legal challenges to Assembly outcomes related to decision points. We ask these representatives to coordinate with their homes churches to be registered as church delegates instead. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have questions, please direct them to communications@mbchurches.ca/a>

National Assembly / AGM

Who can be a church delegate?

Each delegate representing a Member Church must be:

Over the age of 18
A member in good standing within the church
Approved by the church membership or governing body of the church

Each member church is entitled to 1 delegate for every 25 members. In addition, you may have only one pastor delegate per church.

What is a delegate's role?

To elect members of the Executive Board, the National Faith & Life Team, Legacy, and the Nominating Committee.
To receive reports from the Executive Board, the National Faith & Life Team, the National Ministry Team, Member Organizations (provinces, MB Seminary, Legacy, and Multiply), the Nominating Committee, and the external Auditor.
To hold the reporting boards and committees accountable for their actions
To vote on policy, direction, and amendments to governing documents.

The registration process

Church leadership encourages members of their congregation to consider attending the National Assembly.

It is preferred that church staff register all their delegates. Individuals may register, provided they have approval from their church to do so.

CCMBC administration sends delegate information and Zoom links to each delegate registered

Important Registration Details

To ensure that those registering as delegates have been approved and designated by their Member Church, those Member Churches will register their own delegates no later than June 9, 2022. An individual delegate is not able to register themselves.

Please collect the following information prior to registering delegates online:

Delegate’s name
Delegate’s email address
Church role (Pastor, Moderator, Board Member, Lay Leader, etc.)