Kristi Button of FUPC and United Campus Ministry fame, also loves to bake and says she has always drawn a close tie between baking bread and the rhythms of the life of faith.

Now Kristi has agreed to share her years of experience and learning as she will lead two online opportunities to help others experience the Spirituality of Baking Bread. One class will be on a Saturday morning and the other on a Thursday evening and each will be different. You can sign up for just one workshop or participate in them both.

Click here to read more and register and direct questions to Kristi.

An understanding of keeping healthy boundaries amidst our various ministries and relationships is an essential part of our responsibility for ongoing professional development. 

All Ministers of Word and Sacrament, Commissioned Ruling Elders, Certified Christian Educators, Inquirers, and Candidates are now required by our Book of Order to have completed a boundary training course and filed a certificate of completion with their respective presbytery every thirty-six months. (G-2.0603, 2.1002, 2.1103) 

We are grateful to the Synod of the Sun for planning a series of online boundary training sessions in the remaining months of 2023. Click here to read more and register.

You are welcome to consider these sessions as ones you can attend to fulfill this requirement. When you complete your course, please send a copy of the certificate to our Stated Clerk, Blake Brinegar as he is required to keep it on file.

On Wednesday, July 19, Presbytery Connector, Julie Price will head to First United in Fayetteville to join a gathering of pastors, CREs, and church professionals for a 12:30 to 2:00pm lunchtime gathering where she will facilitate a discussion on ways we might adapt and enhance our faith formation/connectional gatherings. We will especially lean into the idea of "small groups", what this might look like and the ways some churches are doing them successfully.

Drinks and cookies will be served, but bring your own lunch. If you are not able to join us in-person, contact Jan Butin for a zoom link.

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Ex 20:8

It is the fourth commandment. There are hundreds of Old Testament rules about what the Israelites can and cannot do on the sabbath. God tells us it is set apart for rest. So what should that look like for us? And this whole seventh day thing, now exactly which day is that? Then for those of us who work in the church, whether professionally or as volunteers, well, Sunday is not exactly the most restful of days because we sure have a lot of work to do.

"YHWH is a Sabbath keeping God," Walter Brueggemann writes, "which fact ensures that restfulness and not restlessness is at the center of life." Today we ask that you to take a moment to share what Sabbath rest means to you. How do you experience it? The when, the where, the what. Is it a place? Is it something you do? Do you schedule it regularly or does it happen in moments that catch you by surprise as you suddenly "See" God? Where and how do you find Sabbath rest?

Click here and share with us about your Sabbath moments.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Presbyterian Youth Triennium Production Team. This team consists of youth and adults who share a passion for youth ministry and work alongside staff to refine the many layers of Triennium and make this large-scale event happen. Joining the Production Team is an incredible opportunity to serve the church, develop as a leader, form lifelong friendships, problem-solve creatively, laugh and work hard, and deepen your relationship with God. The nature of a lot of the Production Team’s work is inherently behind the scenes, and an ability to be a good listener and work well with others is of great importance.

Applications will be accepted through September 15, 2023. For more information or to fill out an application, click here to visit the Triennium website.