January 30, 2012 – Doug Klassen, senior pastor at Foothills Mennonite Church in Calgary since 2000, has arrived on campus as CMU\u2019s Pastor-in-Residence, January 30 to February 3, 2012.<\/p>\n
Doug Klassen is no stranger to Winnipeg.<\/p>\n
\u201cI look forward to being in the city where I spent seven years of my life \u2013 four as a student and three in ministry,\u201d says Klassen, excited about the week ahead. \u201cIt will be great to meet the students, and to see some of the fine people who taught and mentored me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canadian Mennonite University\u2019s Pastor-in-Residence program, now in its second year, is designed to encourage out-of-province pastors to live in residence, participate in the life of the CMU community, and share their faith experiences through CMU chapel sessions.<\/p>\n
Klassen hopes his pastor-in-residence experience will resemble his time as a student at CMBC, where he gained a clear sense of God\u2019s presence and appreciated the strength of Christian community in a great learning environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that what I am bringing for chapels and discussions will encourage spiritual growth among students and staff and build bridges to our churches,\u201d says Klassen. \u201cI expect to be blessed and challenged in return.\u201d<\/p>\n
Klassen has been the senior pastor at Foothills Mennonite Church in Calgary, AB, since 2000. His family currently resides in northwest Calgary, but he has not always lived there. Klassen was born and raised in Vineland, Ontario, then moved away to study at Canadian Mennonite Bible College (CMBC) in Winnipeg, where he met his wife Rose Retzlaff. Together, they received their first pastoral assignment in St. Catherines, ON. Afterwards, Klassen served with Mennonite Church Manitoba, moving back to Winnipeg to serve in a local church in the area of Young Adult Ministries. It was in 1998 that the family answered a call to serve at Foothills in Calgary, and he has been there ever since.<\/p>\n
Klassen has served on a variety of regional and national committees, has written for MC Canada\u2019s Season of Prayer, and is currently working towards getting his M.Div. degree through Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. A preacher and a teacher, Klassen is passionate about his work and loves meeting people and building friendships.<\/p>\n
\u201cI encourage everyone to get involved in living out God\u2019s Mission in the world,\u201d says Klassen.<\/p>\n
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\nJANUARY 30 \u2013 FEBRUARY 3<\/p>\n
\nDazed and Confused: Men Finding their Role in North American Society
\nWith Doug Klassen, Pastor-in-Residence<\/p>\n
\n\u201cForget about the money, quit your job!\u201d
\nA Faith Story by Doug Klassen, Pastor-in-Residence
\nMusic by Rudy Schellenberg and Students<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThey have taken my Lord away!\u201d
\nWith Doug Klassen, Pastor-in-Residence
\nMusic by the Chamber Choir<\/p>\n