Nominations
The Nominating Committee prepares the slate of new committee members to present at our November Presbytery Meeting each year. We solicit suggestions for elders, pastors, and church leaders from our member churches.
A description can be found on the Nominations Committee Suggestions Form for each committee. Committee members are asked to serve at least one two-year term. Committees typically meet once a month. You do not have to make a suggestion for each committee.
Some factors to consider when suggesting yourself or others to serve as church officers:
Church involvement: regular attendance at worship, active participation in church activities, offices held and leadership rendered, evidence of commitment to the church and its mission, understanding of and commitment to Presbyterian polity.
Christian life: evidence of grace and compassion in common life, evidence of maturity and effectiveness of ministry in the world.
Personal qualifications: cooperativeness, willingness to listen, readiness to learn, ability to follow through on assignments, organizational ability, creativity, openness to new ideas, maturity of judgment, freedom to express ideas and thoughts.
Other factors: occupational background and life experience, service in other organizations, interest in particular causes, offices held and quality of performance in them, education and training in the duties and responsibilities of that office.
***Please note: You may access the PDF version of this form simply by clicking on the form title above or here: Nominations Committee Submission Form. To begin completing the form, you should use "Save as ..." to create a new file (i.e. "NomForm.pdf") then attach it to an email or print and return by September 1 to: [email protected]
Thank you!
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This is the theme for the 2021 Peace and Global Witness Special Offering taken on World Communion Sunday (the first Sunday in October). The promotional period for this offering is September 5-October 3. If you have not received a packet of resources, call 800-533-4371 or go to HERE.
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Faithful Innovation Learning Communities
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Participating congregations will be discerning their unique answer to this question: "When you consider the gifts you have been given and the needs of our world, what future do you imagine God is bringing forth in our midst?"
What is a Learning Community?
A learning community is a group of congregations who commit to one another in a learning experience. Through prayer, skill-building, action, and reflection they address their most pressing questions about the future.
The faithful innovation process works using three distinct practices:
Listen, Act, and Share.
Want to learn more?
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Do you wonder what faith formation
will look like as we emerge from the pandemic?
Are you starting to plan for Fall 2021 and beyond?
Planning for 2022 and Beyond: A Faith Formation Planning Clinic
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Presenter: Catherine (Catzel) LaVecchia
(Videos from each presentation will also be available after the presentation to share with your leaders and teams in the church.)
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The REvangelism Conference is designed to take you on a deeper journey into faith: into the lives of others, into justice, hope, and the wonder of God. Together we will practice habits of Evangelism that will engage us in the gospel of good news — God’s justice and reconciliation for the world.
At REvangelism you will interact with the wise, diverse voices in the church who contributed to the 8-Habits of Evangelism resource. As you work through each habit together, you will experience the goodness and richness of Christ’s body and the Holy Spirit transforming you, and the world around you.
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Educator's Gathering
11:00 am
Monday, September 20
by ZOOM
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Youth Roundtable
September 7
in-person
at Camp Fellowship
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MUSIC MINISTRY LEADER’S
9:00 am
Wednesday, September 8
by ZOOM
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Western Region Gathering
9:00 am
Monday, September 13
by ZOOM
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Pastor Connect & Student Connect:
Two scheduled Zoom calls to check in with each other, pray, catch up, meet our peers in Foothills, and offer support to one another.
Monday, September 13
2:00 pm (via Zoom)
TOPIC: The importance of “communities” of peer support.
Our conversation will be facilitated by the Rev. Dr. John Hartman
Monday, September 20
2:00 pm
(via Zoom)
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General Public Session:
Finding Meaning in a Sometimes-Meaningless World: Grief in Uncertain Times
September 16, 2021 | 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Registration 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
No cost to the General Public | Light refreshments will be served
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Lay School of Theology
at Presbyterian College
Sponsored by the Five Presbyteries of South Carolina
The fall session of the
will be
October 15-17, 2021
in-person, at Presbyterian College.
Registration materials will be available in the coming weeks.
FOR WHOM: Lay persons who wish to
1. Participate in an in-depth study of the Bible, Theology, or Church History.
2. Be trained as a Commissioned Teaching Elder.
3. Better prepare themselves to teach the Bible or Church School.
4. Serve as Directors of Christian Education.
5. Be certified by the Association of Presbyterian Administrators.
PLEASE NOTE: These courses are not for ministers, candidates for the ministry, or
those considering changing denominations to the PC (U.S.A.).
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"Outside the Walls"
APCE SOAP 2021 Regional Event
November 4 - 6, 2021
at Epworth By The Sea
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Join other church educators in the APCE SOAP Region (SC, GA, FL, and Puerto Rica) for "Outside the Walls," our 2021 Regional Event, scheduled for November 4 - 6, 2021, at Epworth By The Sea, St. Simon's Island, Georgia.
We are excited to welcome Reverend Aisha Brooks-Lytle as our keynote speaker. Eric Nanz will lead us in worship.
Our time together will be filled with worship, plenary sessions, break-out discussions, informal conversation, and plenty of time to enjoy each other and the beauty of St. Simons Island.
The cost for registration is $150. Click on link to registration below for information regarding accommodations and meals.
We do not want costs to prevent anyone from participating in this event. Limited scholarship assistance is available. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to request scholarship assistance.
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The next webinar
"Deacon Ministries"
will take place on
Thursday, September 16
at 7pm (eastern)
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Grace Covenant Church
has a few Bibles and hymnals (see photo)
they would like to offer to another church.
If you are interested, please contact
Beverly Calhoun at 864.243.1854.
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As church and ministry leaders, many of us are now asking a crucial question,
"In the swirl of a rapidly changing culture, how do we (quickly) develop the skills and expertise to shift our ministry to hybrid models that account for digital shifts in behavior that will outlast the pandemic?"
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To help answer this question, Vibrant Faith is now offering the Digital Church Jumpstart!
Gain insights from the popular "Future of the Digital Church" MasterClass and then benefit from expert coaching to to help you implement your new online ministry strategy.
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Changes are coming to Triennium!
A new venue and new way of being in small groups are designed to enhance the beloved event, which takes on a Matthew 25 focus.
Event details, registration information and more coming in summer and fall of 2021. Registration is expected to begin in January or February 2022.
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Mediation Skills Training
Registration is now open for Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders, to be held on October 11-15 and November 15-19, 2021. The two identical sessions will be held remotely via Zoom. This workshop is designed to help church leaders deal more effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. For details consult this MSTI Brochure. For a complete list of training events being offered by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center — including our one-day Conflict Transformation Skills and Healthy Congregations — please consult this LMPC 2021 Program Calendar. For online registration go to our website at www.lmpeacecenter.org/all-events. Plan now to take advantage of these outstanding opportunities for spiritual and professional growth!
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Available Jobs
postings on our
website.
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by Julie Schaaf
“The human mind plans the way, but the LORD directs the steps.” Proverbs 16:9
If you think being a church professional during COVID is difficult, try planning a Sabbatical when everything is shut down! This is the dilemma I was faced with recently. However, I found out that the Lord truly does direct our steps, even when we cannot see the way.
When I was installed as the pastor at Nazareth Presbyterian Church on August 27, 2017, I asked to break my Sabbatical into two parts. I did this mostly because the idea of not working for three months scares the bejabbers out of me! And before I knew it, three and a half years had come and gone, and it was time to plan a Sabbatical – right in the middle of COVID.
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After doing things that NONE of us were trained to do in Seminary – learning how to how to write, direct, produce and star in a weekly television show; developing a “phone ministry”; being Head of Staff to staff that was working at home; finding ways to keep the congregation connected when we never saw each other; and not being able to practice the ministry of presence – I as “slap wore out” as we say in the south. The Session was more than agreeable to honor the commitment made in 2017. I was blessed that the Rev. Pressley Cox was available and willing to fill in for six weeks. The problem – WHERE TO EXPERIENCE SABBATH WHEN EVERYTHING IS SHUT DOWN? Read More
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Mark your Calendars for these Upcoming Events |
August
26 Committee on Preparation committee meeting
28 Committee on Shared Ministry meeting
30 FP Staff meeting
September
2 Committee on Ministry meeting
3 BCE Exam at the presbytery office
7 Youth Roundtable at Camp Fellowship
8 Music Leaders meeting (Zoom)
9 Nominations meeting
Nov 9, 2021
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Foothills Presbytery Stated Meeting # 118
February 15, 2022
May 14, 2022
November 01, 2022
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