Courses for the 2012:

LAY MINISTRY SCHOOL

Basic Course

Bev Roscoe and Dean Lyons

If you choose a Basic Class, you will be assigned, so we can keep the classes as equal as possible.

ADVANCED COURSES

Lay Speakers Preach – Rev. David Bell & Rev. Tom Shirer

Lead in Evangelism – Rev. Charles Hildbold

Devotional Life – Brenda Shaffer

Lay Pastoral Care Giving - TBA

Lay Speakers Discover Missions

Diane Miller

UM Polity & History – Rev. Steve Moore

UM Polity & History:

Lay Speakers Interpret to Others Our United Methodist Heritage

(Advance Course)

Helps participants gain an understanding of the distinctive traditions and emphases of The United Methodist Church.

Rev. Steve Moore

Lead in Evangelism

(Advance Course)

Participants learn how to share

their faith by telling and doing.

Rev. Charles Hildbold

Class description:

ADVANCE COURSE

(IN ORDER TO BECOME A CERTIFIED LAY SPEAKER YOU MUST TAKE THE BASIC LAY SPEAKER CLASS FIRST, LAY SPEAKERS PREACH SECOND AND THEN ADVANCE COURSES ON THE NEXT PAGE.)

Lay Speakers Preach: Required by our Conference for those who wish to become Certified Lay Speakers. This Course provides useful information on sermon writing, putting together devotionals and a bulletin!

Rev. David Bell

Rev. Tom Shirer

Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition

(Advance Course)

This class describes major features in John Wesley’s devotional life, and illustrates how you can apply his ministry to your own life.

Brenda Shaffer

Lay Pastoral Care Giving

(Advance Course)

This course offers insights into the life span and the dynamics of contemporary life to help your church leaders reach out with God’s love and care to others.

Rev. Barry Ritenour

Lay Speakers Discover Missions

(Advance Course)

Interested in Missions? This course will bring in guest speakers to present different aspects of mission and mission opportunities – local, domestic and global.

Diane Miller

Online Registration available at www.wpaumc.org under Connellsville District

If you register online, please bring your form with your pastor’s signature.

Any of the courses listed can be taken for personal enrichment

Lay Ministry School Director

Wanda Ross

814-798-4693

Site Coordinator

LAY MINISTRY

SCHOOL

SOMERSET FIRST UMC

SOMERSET, PA

2:00 PM UNTIL 5:00 PM

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

MARCH 25, 2012

Class description:

ENRICHMENT CLASSES

Does not count toward your Local or Certified Lay Speaker credits.

Getting Inside John’s Head – Taking a look at his Gospel.

Why is John’s Gospel so different from the other three? What makes his style so unique? Why does he record so few miracles, and no parables? What is it about Jesus that John is trying to relate? In this course we will study in detail the Gospel of John. We will take a look at these questions – and others – as we seek to understand this very important and unique account of Jesus’ life. Students will become familiar with the Gospel through reading assignments and classroom discussions. Come prepared to be engaged!

Dane Cramer