Doing Discipleship Differently
Co-creating ecosystems of engagement for deliberate discipleship
Co-creando ecosistemas de participación estratégica para el discipulado intencional
Living and learning into the shape of Jesus’s life…together
Viviendo y aprendiendo según la forma de la vida de Jesús…juntos
Building bridges of warm and meaningful relationships across our diocese
Construyendo puentes de relaciones cálidas y significativas en toda nuestra diócesis
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Question for reflection…
How do YOU define unreasonable, exorbitant hospitality? Even more, how do you practice it?
Spotlight On…
Faithful Dialogue in a Fractured World
The Rev. Alan Bentrup, St. Martin in the Fields, Keller
Wednesday, Online, April 15, 2026 @ 1pm CST
Diocesan Music Camp for Grades 6-12
May 31-June 5, 2026
Deadline to register is May 1, 2026
Become a SIM Scholar!
The Society for the Increase of the Ministry Scholarship Season is Open
SIM invites those preparing for the presbyterate, the diaconate, or lay leadership to apply for the opportunity to join a community of scholars and leaders committed to serving the church and shaping its mission in the 21st century.
Applications are due May 18, 2026
More Announcements
It’s Time to Nominate Youth Delegates for 2027!
Diocesan-Wide Being With Discipleship Group (not a training)
Tuesdays, Online, 6:30-8pm, beginning April 21
The Iona School for Ministry: Pista de predicación laica
2026-2027
Godly Play Core Training with Courtney Webb and Cynthia Hill
Christ Church Cathedral, June 4-6, 2026
Storymakers VBS Training
April 16, Online, 10am CST
Five Hallmarks of Intergenerational Worship
Sarah Bentley Allred and Jodi Belcher
Thursday, Online, April 30, 2026 @ 1pm CST
Monthly Young Adult and Campus Ministry Cohort Meetings
For anyone engaged in ministry with young adults and college students —campus ministers, young adult coordinators, diocesan leaders, parish-based practitioners, and anyone passionate about accompanying this generation in faith formation.
Third Thursdays, Online, begins April 16, 2026 @ 1pm EST
Prayer as Resistance: Howard Thurman as Spiritual Guide in Times of Crisis
Saturday, Online Day Retreat, April 25, 10am-3pm CST
Benedictine Peacemaker Series: Leading Monastic Lives in the World Today
Tuesday, April 14, 6pm CST
Weekly Contemplative Prayer
Mondays, Online, 5:30-6pm CST
Oración Meditativa/Contemplativa Semanal
Los martes, hasta el 5 de mayo
6:30 p. m. a 7:00 p. m. (Hora del Este / ET)
Morning Prayer
Oración Matutina del Día
Annual Retreat Registration is Now Open!
June 1-3, 2026 at Camp Allen
For all Bi-Vocational Priests, Deacons, and Lay Leaders!
Upcoming Community Conversations: Save the Date!
April 16, at 6:30pm CST
Formation News and Updates
NEW Iona Formation Certificate Launching Fall 2026
Are you a formation leader in your congregation? Are you looking for more depth and training around formation leadership? Have you felt called to Licensed Ministry?
In partnership with the Iona School for Ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, FORMA, and Virginia Theological Seminary, the Office of Lifelong Christian Formation is proud to offer a NEW Formation Certificate for formation leaders around the diocese.
¿Eres líder de formación en tu congregación? ¿Buscas mayor profundidad y capacitación en el liderazgo de la formación? ¿Has sentido el llamado al Ministerio con Licencia?
En colaboración con la Escuela Iona para el Ministerio de la Diócesis Episcopal de Texas, FORMA y el Seminario Teológico de Virginia, la Oficina de Formación Cristiana a lo Largo de la Vida se enorgullece de ofrecer un NUEVO Certificado en Formación para líderes de formación en toda la diócesis.
The certificate program material is academically rigorous and immediately applicable, with the flexibility to tailor learning to your own goals, gifts, and areas for growth. Your specific ministry context—whether a parish, school, camp, diocesan office, or community-based setting—becomes the grounding place for your learning as you explore the unique culture, needs, resources, and opportunities of your environment.
El programa del certificado ofrece contenidos académicamente rigurosos y de aplicación inmediata, con la flexibilidad de adaptar el aprendizaje a tus propias metas, dones y áreas de crecimiento. Tu contexto ministerial específico—ya sea una parroquia, escuela, campamento, oficina diocesana o un entorno comunitario—se convierte en la base de tu aprendizaje al explorar la cultura particular, las necesidades, los recursos y las oportunidades de tu entorno.
What you will receive at the end of this 10-month program:
Lo que recibirás al final de este programa de 10 meses:
- Certificate from the EDOT Iona School of Ministry
- Certificate from Virginia Theological Seminary
- Become a Licensed Minister to serve as a lay licensed Catechist in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
- Become a Licensed Minister to serve as a Eucharistic Minister in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
- Receive a Micro-Certification in leading the Daily Office from the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
- Certificado de la Escuela Iona para el Ministerio de la Diócesis Episcopal de Texas
- Certificado del Seminario Teológico de Virginia
- Serás reconocido/a como Ministro/a con Licencia para servir como Catequista laico/a con licencia en la Diócesis Episcopal de Texas
- Serás reconocido/a como Ministro/a con Licencia para servir como Ministro/a de la Eucaristía en la Diócesis Episcopal de Texas
- Recibirás una Microcertificación en la dirección del Oficio Diario de la Diócesis Episcopal de Texas
Discovery Weekend
Discovery Weekend offers space to discern purpose, name gifts, and ask real questions. Whether you’re curious about ordination or lay leadership, you’ll find room to reflect, explore belonging, and listen for God’s voice alongside others from across the diocese.
Discernment is a moment to pause, listen, and dream. It helps connect our deepest hopes with God’s hopes for our lives, honoring the many ways people in the Body of Christ hear their call. No matter what your question or your calling, you belong here at a Discovery Weekend!
Este fin de semana de descubrimiento (Discovery Weekend) ofrece un espacio para discernir su propósito, identificar sus dones y hacer preguntas sinceras. Ya sea que sienta curiosidad por la ordenación o por el liderazgo laico, encontrará un lugar para reflexionar, explorar su sentido de pertenencia y escuchar la voz de Dios junto a otros miembros de toda la diócesis.
El discernimiento es un momento para hacer una pausa, escuchar y soñar. Nos ayuda a conectar nuestras esperanzas más profundas con los deseos de Dios para nuestras vidas, honrando las diversas formas en que los miembros del Cuerpo de Cristo escuchan su llamado. No importa cuál sea su pregunta o su vocación, ¡usted tiene un lugar aquí en este Fin de Semana de Descubrimiento!
Together, we are cultivating connection and belonging in Christ for the future of the Church
Juntos, estamos cultivando la conexión y el sentido de pertenencia en Cristo para el futuro de la Iglesia
May 1-3, 2026
1 al 3 de mayo de 2026
SUMMA Theological Debate Camp
The SUMMA Theological Debate Summer Camp brings together high school students from across the country to one of the largest and most beautiful college campuses anywhere – the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. By exploring life’s biggest questions through theological debate, we broaden students’ understanding of Christianity and its enduring power to speak the truth in love. Contact us at summa.sewanee.edu with any questions.
July 14-22, 2026
El Campamento de Verano de Debate Teológico SUMMA reúne a estudiantes de secundaria de todo el país en uno de los campus universitarios más grandes y hermosos que existen: la Universidad del Sur en Sewanee, Tennessee. Al explorar las preguntas más profundas de la vida mediante el debate teológico, ampliamos la comprensión que los estudiantes tienen del cristianismo y de su poder perdurable para decir la verdad con amor. Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con nosotros en summa.sewanee.edu.
Del 14 al 22 de julio de 2026
Noteworthy Formation Posts
Formation First Forums
Join us the First Thursday of each Month for building relationships with other Formation Leaders and for hearing Formation News from around the diocese!
(Offered in English and Spanish)
First Thursday of each month, 12-1pm CST
¡Acompáñanos el primer jueves de cada mes para fortalecer relaciones con otros líderes de formación y para conocer las novedades de formación de toda la diócesis!
(Ofrecido en inglés y español)
Primer jueves de cada mes, 12-1 p.m. CST
Noteworthy Podcasts
This episode of We Belong to Each Other features Chap Edmonson. Chap is Ministry Operations Director at Holy Family HTX and a formation leader who shares with us his faith journey into a re-imagined spirituality as experienced through a lens of creativity and wonder. He shares with us his story as a formation leader who migrated denominations until finding his home in the Episcopal church, and he offers us some excellent insight into avoiding transactional forms of spirituality and embracing the power of the spiritual imagination through rest and creativity. We are deeply grateful for his profound insights into formation leadership.
Artwork by Angela Hider, EDOT Senior Graphic and Creative Designer
Editing by Daniel Villarreal, EDOT Webmaster, Videographer, and Social Media Coordinator
Songwriting and Music by Kelley McRae, EDOT Area Missioner
Resources and more…
SUMMA Theological Debate Camp
Happening #187
April 24-26, 2026
Formation Certificate: Iona School
Formación certificado: Escuela Iona
Formation Micro-Grant
Microbeca de formación
Faith & Deliberation
Fe y deliberación
Continuing Ed Grant (Clergy)
Continuing Ed Grant (Lay)
Formation 