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Lenten greetings, all! Wow…is Easter really less than a month away? So far this year I have enjoyed a wonderful vacation to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah and experienced learning, worship and fellowship at the APCE Annual Event in Louisville, Kentucky. Just this last weekend, my favorite middle son married the girl of his dreams and the “one” I have prayed for since the day he was born.
Time flies these days. We find ourselves busy, busy, busy with very little time to be still and know. That’s what I’m working on this Lent… experiencing a stillness that allows me to depend more on the God that I serve. My prayer is the same for you.
I am excited about what lies ahead for SCRAPCE. At the annual event in Louisville, a new structure for our organization was presented. The Executive Council will continue to tweak the new structure and we will rewrite bylaws. As our roles in our churches change, so must the way we serve educators across our region. Please see the explanation of the “new” SCRAPCE structure elsewhere in this newsletter. Feel free to contact me with your thoughts and suggestions as we continue our visioning and planning.
Also in Louisville, we elected new officers and Presbytery Connectors. We welcome Jenna Campbell, President Elect, and Miatta Wilson, Communications, to the SCRAPCE Executive Council. Julia Boyce has agreed to assist Mary Marcotte in the Continuing Education Coordinator slot. Also joining us are two new presbytery connectors, Laura McKinstry from Grace Presbytery and Darci McKinnon from Indian Nations Presbytery. Thank you all for agreeing to serve! Note that we still have vacancies in the APCE Connector slot and in some of the Presbytery Connector slots. I would love to talk to you about how you might be a part of what we are planning for our organization.
May the remainder of your Lenten Season be filled with peace and a sense of the true presence of God. And may those you serve know more about Him, as you plan and assist in the ministry our Lord has called you to.
In Our Lord,Kim [email protected]
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ASSOCIATION OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EDUCATORS
Letter from the SCRAPCE PresidentMarch 2018
What’s Inside? APCE Annual Event 2
Con Ed Events 5
Synod Youth Workshop 6
Adopt-a-Class 7-8 Resource Highlights 3-4 Educator Certification 9 Job Postings 10 Calendar/Council Info 11-12
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APCE Awards • Connect - someone who inspires and connects in
educational ministry• Enrich - 5 years or more experience in local
congregation• Empower - Educator of the Year• Sustain - Life Achievement• http://www.apcenet.org/recognition • Submit a nomination by Aug. 1st.
The Workshop Resources are now available online! Just go to the Louisville Annual Event page on www.apcenet.org, and find the tab, or you can go to the page directly right here--->http://www.apcenet.org/2018-resource-page
This an opportunity to download resources from any class where you attended or not. Check it out. Also look for resources from the Mini Plenary presentations.
challenge, and equip me as an educator.
Through the excellent keynotes and workshops, the information and ideas keep me fueled for the year and bring fresh creativity to my work. It’s a must-attend event for me each year. – Jenna Campbell
The Annual Event is an opportunity to connect with old friends and make new connections. - Miatta Wilson
Have you joined APCE? Join today! www.apcenet.org Our membership includes educational and pastoral professionals, college and seminary professors, judicatory staff, and volunteer church members.Annual dues which are paid to the national organization (APCE) also makes one a member of the region.
Membership affords one:• discounted costs to the national APCE Annual Event• discounted costs to the fall Austin Seminary
“Education Beyond Walls” continuing education events presented in partnership with SCRAPCE
• subscription to the “Advocate” magazine and the national APCE email letter “Alert”
• access to the creative ideas of its members• a regional newsletter connecting members with
colleagues in ministry • access to the foremost thinkers in CE today
Membership in SCRAPCE/APCE
The mission of APCE is to Connect* Enrich * Empower * Sustain
All persons serving in educational ministry in the Reformed family of churches.
LOOKING BACK . . .
LOOKING FORWARD . . .
NewResourcesHighlightedatAPCEAnnualEvent
New Children’s Story Bibles and BooksGrowing in God’s Love: A Story BibleBy Elizabeth F. Caldwell and Carol A. Wehrheim, editors150 Old and New Testament stories divided into 13 themes. Ideal for ages 4-8, each story includes three reflection questions – Hear, See, Act – to help each child wonder about each story.
Maybe God is Like That TooWritten by Jennifer Grant. Illustrated by Benjamin SchipperA beautifully written book about noticing God’s Spirit at work, using the fruit of the Spirit and everyday life.
When God Made LightBy Matthew Paul TurnerFrom the author and illustrator of When God Made You comes a beautiful book about the God’s light…and the light within each of us.
Presbyterian Publishing Corporation launches diverse children’s book program…Flyaway BooksThe books will carry themes of diversity, inclusion, self-esteem, kindness, compassion and care for our world. Many of the books will help children understand today’s most pressing social issues and the titles will be intentionally multicultural in their artwork and characters. Authors will include Amy-Jill Levine, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Katherine Patterson, Kathy Bostrom, Barbara Brown Taylor, and Michael Waters.\www.flyawaybooks.com
Sparkhouse Family is now Beaming BooksSome of you may be familiar with excellent books from Sparkhouse Family. They have rebranded themselves as Beaming Books and they offer an excellent selection of children’s, teen, and family books. www.beamingbooks.com
Big God, Big Questions Confirmation Curriculum - Sample Book available for download as well as additional information at Big God Big Questions You can order and download the info graph charts separately which are wonderful for all classrooms.
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PRAYER
The Presbyterian Outlook has a great issue all about prayer and although the print version is unavailable you can order it for download. Find it at pres-outlook.org Call George Whipple and send $1 for each person you send the link [email protected]
PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE RESOURCES To Breath Freely Documentary link and recognition award it got pda.pcusa.org/pda/resource/to-breathe-free
Locked in a Box Documentary about immigration detention which includes a study guide. pda.pcusa.org/pda/resource/video-immigration-detention/
We choose welcome guide
pda.pcusa.org/pda/resource/we-choose-welcome-action-guide/
Recovering from Un-Natural Disasters is a great resource for churches and their communities. Available from PDA and Amazon.
THE RESOURCE CENTER FOR CHURCHES This is a great collaborative ecumenical website and center with curated resources. rcc-mn.org
APCE BLOGAre you reading the blog? advocateblog.apcenet.org
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LOOKING AHEAD…
SAVE THE DATE! October 15-17, 2018 Fall SCRAPCE Conference Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Austin, TX
Conference led by Traci Smith - pastor, mother, and author of Faithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home. Topics will include:• Creating sacred moments at home• DIY Faith: Ministry leader edition• Creating sacred space for church and home• Intergenerational worship• How to nurture faith development in a busy world• Bonus Wednesday morning - shared best practices for
celebrating Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter
Adopt a Class UpdateSo far we have received $2500 towards classrooms grants for congregations recovering from Hurricane Harvey. We know of at least another $1000 expected. There is still time! Submit your church checks to Treasurer Anne Wilson by April 6th so that grants can be made soon after.
We have received grant requests then from two congregations who need help replacing curriculum and items for adult and children’s classrooms.Additional information can be found in this newsletter.
Join an upcoming Webinar Wednesday at Austin Seminary. Webinar Wednesdays
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PRACTICAL RESOURCES FOR CHURCHES
www.prcli.org A great curated website of information, ideas, and training resources! Participate in webinars (or watch recorded ones), sign up for online courses, or check out the links/resources by category.
Upcoming Webinars (more online!):Young Adult Ministry - March 8 Godly Play in a Nutshell - April 17Stewardship - April 24Digital Ministry - May 8Playgrounds & Worship for Children - May 22
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Find a complete list of upcoming certification courses at http://
oga.pcusa.org/section/mid-council-ministries/christianeducators/
certification-course-descriptions-and-objectives/
Upcoming Certification Courses BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION
(HYBRID COURSE*)
Instructor: Tricia Vesely Dates: Begins at home – April 16, 2018; In Class - May 15-17, 2018 Location: Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VAContact: Marilyn JohnsCost: $295 For more information: http://www.upsem.edu
* This hybrid model includes about 18 hours of in-home and online work before coming to campus for the additional 12 required hours.
EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION…HAVE YOU CONSIDERED IT? PC (USA) seeks to recognize and enhance the ministries of persons called to serve the church as Christian educators by certifying them as Certified Christian Educators or enrolling them as Christian Education Associates.
Purposes of the Process:1. Standards for the preparation and performance of Christian educators, both professional and volunteer.2. Mutual accountability between the denomination’s councils and the Christian educator.3. To set specific achievable goals for the on-going development of Christian educators and to foster support for them as they pursue these goals.4. To lift up the need for continuing education for Christian educators.5. Levels of educational leadership assist denominational councils in defining their own needs and in determining just compensation, commensurate with the level of their need.
Are you interested in pursuing Christian Educator Certification? You can learn more about this process from Mary Marcotte ([email protected]), Kristi Button ([email protected]), or Jenna Campbell ([email protected]) who serve on the denomination’s Educator Certification Committee. Or check out www.pcusa.org/christianeducators for more information.
• Learn about upcoming conferences• Get links to interesting articles and blog posts• View/post job openings• Learn about new websites and resources• Crowdsource with questions and ideas• Connect with educators, pastors, and volunteers
www.Facebook.com/SCRAPCE
Share with us…We’d love to have any stories of success, prayers, job openings, resource highlights, or announcements of opportunities for professional growth that you would like to share through the SCRAPCE newsletter. Please email Miatta Wilson(email below) for newsletter submissions.
This newsletter is intended for those involved in educational ministry in the church: Christian educators, pastors, and lay leaders. If you know of someone who would benefit from this newsletter, please pass this along to them. To have them included in future mailings, please provide their name and email to Miatta Wilson, SCRAPCE Communications, at [email protected] .
APCE’s on Pinterest! Check out our collection of
curated resources!
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Job PostingDirector of Christian EducationFirst Presbyterian ChurchOklahoma City, OKFor more information, contact:Rev. John C. McKinnon (405) 525-6584 [email protected] fpcokc.org
Job Posting Part-time Children and Youth Director Saint Barnabas Presbyterian Church, Richardson TX In coordination with the Associate Pastor: create a vibrant ministry for children and youth; serve as a resource for planning and organizing Children and Youth Ministries; work closely with the CYM and youth leader teams and facilitate communication between youth, volunteers and parents. To inquire please send emails to [email protected] .
Job PostingPart-time Director of Faith FormationEmmanuel Presbyterian ChurchBedford Texas15-20 Hours Resumes should be submitted to [email protected]
Job PostingMission Presbytery is seeking a Youth and Young Adult Advocate! If you enjoy working out of the box and planning for the future as well as working with young people, using your leader skills, being a mentor, friend, and enthusiast, this job is for you. Compensation includes Board of Pensions benefits and a salary based on experience and qualifications (range from $30,000 - $45,000). Significant travel is required. All applicants may send resume with cover letter to [email protected]. Questions, call or text Claudia Smith at 512-797-3138. Job Description
Proposed New SCRAPCE Structure
• SCRAPCE officers will now be referred to as the Executive Council.
• The officers and the presbytery coordinators together will be referred to as the Coordinating Council.
• The Past President position will be added to the next slate of officers to be elected. (Annual Event 2019)
• The SCRAPCE Organization will be divided into three Ministry Teams.
o APCE Connections Team will organize the regional meeting at the Annual Event with the focus on building relationships. They will also encourage people to apply for ministry teams. (led by APCE Connector)
o Regional Connections Team will oversee regional events and gatherings, such as Zoom conferences. (led by President Elect)
o Fall Conference Team will organize the fall event usually held at Austin Seminary in October. (led by Continuing Education Coordinator)
• The President /Past President will regularly communicate with and assist all teams and team leaders.
• The Communications will be kept abreast of team information and include necessary details in the newsletter. Communication is key!
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President: Kim Shrull Sugar Land, TX [email protected]
President Elect: Jenna Campbell Stillwater, OK [email protected]
Secretary: Leah Wyckoff North Richland Hills, TX [email protected]
Treasurer: Anne Wilson Houston, TX [email protected]
Communications: Miatta Wilson Dallas, TX [email protected] APCE Cabinet Connector: vacant
Continuing Education Liaisons: Mary Marcotte Houston, TX [email protected]
Julia Boyce Dallas, TX [email protected]
SCRAPCE OFFICERS:
ARKANSAS/LOUISIANA Arkansas Presbytery: Jeannie Ford [email protected]
Pines Presbytery: Lynace Pabst Veit [email protected]
South Louisiana Presbytery: Michele Murphy [email protected]
OKLAHOMA Cimarron Presbytery: vacant
Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery: vacant
Indian Nations Presbytery: Darci McKinnon [email protected]
TEXAS Grace Presbytery: Laura McKinstry [email protected]
Mission Presbytery: vacant New Covenant Presbytery: vacant
Palo Duro Presbytery: vacant
Tres Rios Presbytery: Jinny Forbes [email protected]
Persons interested in serving on the SCRAPCE board - please contact Kim Shrull [email protected]
SCRAPCE PRESBYTERY CONNECTORS:
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Spring Summer Fall
APCE Workshop Applications Due March 12
October 15-17, 2018 Fall SCRAPCE ConferenceAustin, TX
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