Because Presbyterians love art

Round Rock Presbyterian Church youth group visiting the Blanton Museum. 

Committee on Representation and Participation

Hope Land Pilgrimage

Hope Presbyterian (Austin) is embarking on a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in March 2024! Hope PC has secured the services Progressive Pilgrimage, and they are now registering pilgrims. By design, space is limited to roughly 25-30 total pilgrims. This an opportunity for congregations to deepen our faith together. 

This 12-day journey to the Holy Land will bring you close encounters with the land of ancient Judaism and Christianity. Watch the scriptures come to life as you walk through the wilderness and pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. Experience modern religious traditions by worshiping with Palestinian Christians and walking down the Mount of Olives. Build deep and lasting relationships with others from our congregation and community through group reflections and shared worship.

For more information: https://progressivepilgrimage.com/hope24/

Or Contact Pastor Josh Robinson: 512-258-9117

Disaster Partnership Conversations:

Grants for Church Security

Kathy Lee-Cornell, Director of the Synod Partnership for Disaster Recovery has a conversation with Ben Henderson and Katherine Kerr Kubatzky, members of Mission Presbytery’s Disaster Preparedness & Assistance Task Force.

For the first Disaster Partnership Conversation, Kathy, Ben, and Katherine host a discussion on Grants for Church Security.

Tidbits from the Learn Committee

Are you charged with selecting curricula for faith formation in a small church with a very limited budget? Is your church finding Sunday School attendance declining and curricula provision for the various grade levels challenging? If so, once you’ve made a solid, Session-approved plan for your church’s Christian Education program (nursery – older adult), it may be helpful to consider a few ideas to stretch money and support.

Active Shooter Preparedness Webinar

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. EDT)

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) invites you to join a two-hour security webinar to enhance your organization’sresilience in case of an active shooter incident.

Preparing employees for a potential active shooter event is an integral component of an organization’s incident response planning. Because active shooter incidents are unpredictable and evolve quickly, preparing for and knowing what to do in an active shooter situation can be the difference between life and death. Every second

counts.

Registration is limited to 400 participants and will close no later than 8 August 2023 at noon (12:00 p.m.) EDT.

Sallie's Ponderings

After a vacation spent at family reunions, Sallie, being the "genealogy nerd person" she is, reflects on names. "How did we get them? What hopes and dreams did our parents want to embue within us when they chose them?"

Read Sallie's ponderings to hear a little about her family, where she got her name, and a reflection on who we are. Maybe even take her up on that happy hour offer to hear more.

Not-Your-Average Boundaries Training from Synod of the Sun Returns

Not-Your-Average Boundaries Training, offered by Synod of the Sun and Leaderwise, is tailored to focus on strategies to foster mental health, emotional resiliency, and well-being. While this training still covers the requirements—“Don’t sleep with a parishioner unless you’re married to them” and the like —the best prevention is to encourage clergy to take steps to manage their stress in order to maintain balance and perspective when temptation arises.

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This training is lively and interactive, full of reflection and conversation—and even laughter. Attendees have given us feedback that our boundaries training was a great experience, AND caused them to re-evaluate some of their own practices.



NOTE: If you took this training last year, you do not need to take it again.

Bread for the Journey is a week-long gathering for those engaged in pastoral ministry in the church. Participants benefit from the specific conference track that they choose and from crossing paths and rubbing elbows with other colleagues who may be at Mo-Ranch for different reasons — but who are looking to benefit from extended time with friends in ministry.

For more information and to register for Bread for the Journey visit our website! Moranch.org/attend

Take a Seminary Course This Fall

Church Financial Leadership Grants Available Now

If you are a pastor, commissioned ruling elder (CRE), a leader of a 1001 New Worshiping Community or a member of a stewardship team we have Church Financial Leadership Grants available for you. The grants will enable you to institute best practices for church financial leadership, introduce you to new models of giving and stewardship, and offer you new ways to talk about money and form generous disciples within your church.

What is the deadline?

For Stewardship Kaleidoscope, we are asking that applications be sent in by Tuesday, August 15 so that we have time to process the application and send out the funds prior to the start of the event. Applications received after the deadline or for the ECRF program will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Once we receive your application, it may take up to six weeks to process.

Because Presbyterians love mission trips

Round Rock Presbyterian Church youth group on a mission trip to Atlanta, GA where they served at Mercy Community Church. This was an ecumenical trip combined with youth groups from Calvary Episcopal Church in Memphis, TN. (photo at the cross is a vist to Columbia Theological Seminary)

Because Presbyterians love walking

The First Presbyterian Church Austin community has enjoyed walking outdoors together this summer early in the morning before the heat hits!

Read more information about all of the following postings on the "Leadership Openings" page of our website at: https://www.mission-presbytery.org/leadership-openings

IT Director | First/Kingsville and Pan American School

Admissions Recruiting Coordinator | Presbyterian Pan American School

Dorm Resident Assistants | Presbyterian Pan American School

Director of Life Long Learning | Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Job Opportunities with Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

in English, Español, 한국인

Part-Time Scouting Coordinator | Covenant/San Antonio

Full-Time Temporary Pastor | First/Georgetown

Full-Time Pastor | Island/Corpus Christi

Office Administrator | First/Rockport

Piano Accompanist | Little Rock Church/Pipe Creek

Part-Time Office Manager | St. Andrew/San Antonio

Part-Time Pastor | First/Beeville

Part-time Church Life Administrator. | Emmanuel/San Antonio

PRN-on-call chaplain position. | Hospice Austin

As Mission Presbytery, we connect diverse leaders and congregations by

providing opportunities for worship, learning, and service so that all can flourish

through God’s grace.