From @austinseminary ... "The Reed" for October 2023
For the glory of God and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is a seminary in the Presbyterian-Reformed tradition whose mission is to educate and equip people for ordained Christian ministry and other forms of Christian service and leadership; to employ its resources for the nurture of the church; to practice and promote critical theological thought and research; to engage a range of voices and perspectives within and beyond the life of the seminary; and to be a winsome and exemplary community of God's people.
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Progressive Youth Ministry
Austin Seminary has acquired Progressive Youth Ministry (PYM), a conference and community of church-based youth workers from across North America. Founded in 2014, PYM had a successful five-year run of conferences, experiencing significant growth and highlighted by speakers including Rob Bell, Otis Moss III, and Lauren Winner. Through the pandemic, PYM gathered virtually, creating a robust and supportive community of more than 3,000 members online with 200 to 400 participants at its annual conference.
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Austin Seminary receives a $1.2 million grant to strengthen preaching
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary has received a grant of $1,248,603 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish The Faithful Preaching Project, a new initiative designed to help preachers of small mainline congregations instill deeper faith in their listeners and empower them to live out their faith more fully in worship and in the community beyond their church walls. The Reverend Dr. Carolyn Helsel, Associate Professor in the Blair Monie Distinguished Chair in Homiletics, wrote the grant and will be charged with designing and administering the program.
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Faces of Austin Seminary: Jessie Light-Wells (MDiv’17)
Since high school, The Reverend Jessie Light-Wells (MDiv’17) knew her journey would eventually lead to seminary. “I felt like I could do my best work in the church.” She was excited to engage with the academically rigorous challenges, and as a fifth-generation clergy, she had a basic understanding of what to expect. But little did she know that Austin Seminary would offer a different experience that would challenge her assumptions. “Austin offered me all the things I needed the most but didn’t know I wanted.”
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