This week's Staying Connected includes Youth Ministry resources to share. Next week’s stories issue will highlight several local food ministries within our presbytery. 

Summer Camp is underway, and Montgomery Center gives thanks for all the great support they continue to receive. The next few weeks of camp are booked solid. If there are families that want to send their kids to camp, look at weeks 3, 5 and 6. Scholarship funds are available. We will be opening week 5 to the Discovery Age (grades 3-6) children.

Volunteer camp pastors are still needed, and volunteer camp nurses or health care professionals are needed in June. Email the camp at office@montgomerycenter.org for more information.

iGen: Why today’s super-connected kids are growing up less rebellious, more tolerant, less happy, and completely unprepared for adulthood 

Born after 1995, iGen is the first generation to spend their entire adolescence in the age of the smartphone. Drawing from nationally representative surveys of 11 million young people as well as in-depth interviews, iGen is a book which documents the cultural changes shaping today’s teens and young adults, documenting how their changed world has impacted their attitudes, worldviews, and mental health. Click here for more information.

Practical Resources for Churches is offering a free webinar by Mark Hinds which addresses ways to stop confirming teenagers to church membership and start confirming them to missional engagement! The Zoom webinar is Thursday, June 23 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Click here for more details and to register.

As GA approaches, we introduce our fourth commissioner, Jennifer Hallberg. Jennifer is Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Jasper, and also serves as an Area Relationship Coordinator. A lifelong Presbyterian, Jennifer is looking forward to participating at the GA as a member of the Health, Safety, and Benefits Committee. Read more

The 225th General Assembly begins with a hybrid plenary session on Friday, June 18. For three weeks after that, committees will meet in advance of the final plenary sessions in July. In upcoming Staying Connected newsletters, we will provide a number of resources for participation in the worship and business of the 225th General Assembly. In the meantime, we invite you to use these links for an overview of the docket and highlights.

The Presbyterian Outlook is hosting a “meet the candidates” webinar this Thursday, June 9, at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Register here (participation is donation based). You may email info@pres-outlook.org to submit a question.

Another special episode of Being Matthew 25 is set for Thursday, June 16 at 1:00 pm EST. The Rev. Gregory Bentley and Ruling Elder Elona Street-Stewart, the Co-Moderators of the 224th General Assembly will reflect on their time as co-moderators in this unique and virtual world of the last two years. Watch live on on the PC(USA) Facebook page or on their YouTube channel.

June 9th 1pm EST - Zoom Registration

Links to the July and August events will be posted at www.pcusa.org/loanassist. Be aware that attendance is not required to be approved and connected with coaching. You are encourage to register even if you cannot make the scheduled time and date. Recordings of webinars are also available on the website.

The Rev. CeCe Armstrong will be the presenter for Savannah Presbytery’s 2023 Faith Enrichment Conference, “Fertile Faith: Growing through Discomfort." The conference will be held February 3-4, 2023 at Epworth by the Sea, St. Simon’s Island. Registration will open in the fall but save the date for now! 

Diakonos Solutions will award up to three scholarships of $500 each to women pursuing their Doctor of Ministry degree. To be eligible, women must have completed their first year of doctoral studies and be enrolled at an ATS accredited institution. More information and the application can be found at diakonossolutions.com or email Susan Rose.

In addition to several openings for full and part-time pastors and Christian educators, our classified page includes opportunities for churches seeking a part-time music accompanist and an audio-visual technician. Check out all of the employment opportunities!

Previous Staying Connected emails are available on our website.