The 2018 Council will be held in Waco, Thursday, February 15 - Saturday, February 17. Nominations are now open through November 10 and position descriptions are listed on the Council information page on the website here. Only electronic forms will be accepted for nominations this year and a link is included on the page. Deadline for resolutions, Constitution and Canon changes/amendments is November 15.

Special pricing at convention hotels is available through January 11, 2018 or until the block of rooms are reserved. Please reserve rooms for your parish delegation early as this will allow us to open up more rooms in the hotel block. All lodging information can be found here.

If you are interested in nominating a convocational youth delegate, please click the link on the Council page for details and a nomination form. Pre-council videos, a schedule and workshops will be listed on the page when they become available. 

Exhibitor Registration at Council



Registration for Council Exhibitors is now open and can be found  here.

You can now download the 2018 clergy compensation calculator or the 2017 calculator. Direct any questions regarding clergy compensation to Allison McCloskey, diocesan controller.

The annual Open Enrollment period for health benefits is from Monday, October 23, 2017 to Friday, November 10, 2017. There is one remaining Open Enrollment meeting to provide important Information and Plan Updates. These meetings will be held at the Diocesan Center (1225 Texas St. Houston, TX 77002) on Thursday, October 26 at 10 a.m. for all to attend. We will also conduct a simultaneous webinar for those unable to attend. Instructions for attending the webinar are located on the Diocesan Benefits webpage. Some important changes will take place for 2017, so it is imperative that someone from each church or institution attend a meeting or webinar. For more information, please contact Jessica O’Leary at joleary@epicenter.org.

The Church Leadership Conference is an annual gathering of vestry members and congregational leaders for practical learning, reflection and formation. The 2018 Conference is on March 2-4, 2018 and registration is now open. Speakers and presenters will address core needs in strategic leadership, financial planning and creative communications. For more information and to register, click here. 

The Church needs leaders who are entrepreneurial, collaborative, adaptive, diverse and spiritually trustworthy. While we still need to identify those among us who are called to ordination, the Diocese of Texas encourages all Christians to seek their particular call. The discernment process in the Diocese is designed to give greater access to explore ministry in many forms through an initial Discovery Retreat for those who want to serve God in a new way. Participants learn a theological model for vocation that gives them a framework for their own discernment. They explore a variety of Christian vocations, have time for personal reflection and prayer and learn about the canonical processes for ordained ministry in the Diocese. Consider participating in the December Discovery Retreat to see where God is calling you to serve. Registration for the Discovery Retreats is on the Camp Allen website. For additional information, please contact the Rev. Victoria Mason or the Rev. Francene Young. Learn more here.