2011 Lay Ministry Training Registration Please Print
Name______
Address______
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Telephone:______
E-Mail______
Church______
Make checks payable to: Franklin District
Churches are encouraged to pay for this event.
Please enclose payment with registration and include registrant's name and church on the memo line.
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Pastors’ Signature
Course Selection
______Basic Lay Speaking
______Advanced Lay Speaking*
*Year of Basic class______
______Lay Pastoral Care
______A Model for Making Disciples-Wesley
______Worshiping with United Methodists
______Christianity and World Religions
______Storytelling-Tales from the Backside
I am taking this course for:
(Please choose one)
______Self Enrichment
______Basic Lay Speaker
______First time Certified Lay Speaker
______Re-Certification for Lay Speaker
Please send registration to:
Denise Mains
6711 Emlenton-Clintonville Rd
Emlenton, Pa 16373
For more information, call Jenny Short, Franklin District Director of Lay Ministry Training, at 814-275-3906
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Welcome to the Lay Ministry
Learning, Leading and Communicating. These are some of the things that define the role of the laity in the United Methodist Church. The laity has a rich heritage in the UMC and a effort is on to bring integrity and understanding of the call to the laity. Unfortunately, many laity associate Lay Leader or Lay Speaker as someone who fills the pulpit when asked by the pastor. Although this is an important ministry, it does not apply to all laity and certainly is not the only area of ministry the laity plays in the UMC. Being actively involved in our communities in helping with food pantries, nursing homes, after school programs, mission teams, senior centers, etc. is a vital call to the laity.
We on the Franklin District are striving to help you grow and mature in your call to ministry. This year courses are offered that will help us to grow in the areas of Leading, Learning and Communication. These are essential areas for us to share Jesus Christ with our communities and church family.
Franklin District
United Methodist Church
Lay Ministry Training 2011
Dates:
March 13, 20, 27
April 3,10
Time: 2:30-5:00 pm
Location:
Barkeyville UMC
5420 Pittsburgh Road
Harrisville, PA 16038
(Just off I-80 on Route 8)
Advance Registration
Is Required
Deadline: February 25th
Cost: $20
Course Descriptions
Basic Lay Speaking
(Rev. Bill Hastings & Rev. Sue Hoover)
The lay speaking basic course focuses on the many ways lay speakers are called to be in ministry in such ways as preaching, leading, teaching, serving, proclaiming the gospel, disciple-making and growing through personal spiritual formation. Completion of the basic course is required for anyone wishing to become a certified lay speaker.
Go Preach-
Advanced Lay Speaking Course.
(Rev. Jim Young)
This course offers insightful information on how to write and prepare sermons. The lay speaker will receive instruction on how to research, interpret scripture and put together a sermon. Students will have the opportunity to present the sermon to the class. Must have previously taken the Basic Lay Speaking course.
Lay Pastoral Care Giving
(Rev. Deryl Larsen)
This course offers insights into the life span and into the dynamics of contemporary life to help us reach out with God’s love and care to others. This course can be used as a re-certification course.
A Model for Making Disciples
(Rev. Jim Kimmel)
The class will be studying the evangelical revival that swept England in the mid-1700's. John Wesley and his Methodist preachers expected their parishioners to attend weekly meetings, where their spiritual growth could be monitored and encouraged. This course can be used as a re-certification course.
Christianity and World Religions
(Rev. Ed Saxman)
You will study and explore four major world religions-Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism and compare the beliefs of each with those of Christianity. This study deals openly and honestly with questions people ask about other religions, including why we should believe the claims of Christianity over those of other faiths. This class can be use for re-certification.
Worshiping with United Methodists
(Rev. Rob Hernan)
This class explains the basic pattern of United Methodist worship within the broader context of Christian worship. You will look at 5 basic principles: God's Word is primary, active congregational participation is crucial, spontaneity and order are both important, worship should be relevant and inclusive and worship is communion. This class can be use for re-certification.
Storytelling: Parables from the Backside
(Rev. Jay Sterling)
Students will look at author Kalas' new possibilities and insights into Old Testament stories by entering them through the backside. They will be viewed through the eyes of the characters. This class can be use for re-certification.
How to become
a Lay Speaker
The United Methodist Church recognizes two types of Lay Speakers:
† Local Church Lay Speaker:
Approved to speak at his or her home church. A Local Church Lay speaker first must pass the Basic course.
† Certified Lay Speaker:
Approved to speak at all United Methodist Churches. A Certified Lay Speaker first must pass the Basic, and Preaching courses. To maintain certification a Lay Speaker (both local and certified as of 2008 Book of Discipline) must take at least one additional course offered by the District Lay Ministry Training School during successive three-year periods.
Recertification is required every 3 years.
For detailed requirements and duties of a Lay Speaker, see your Pastor and the United Methodist Book of Discipline 2008 Section XI, Lay Speaking Ministries, paragraphs 266, 267, and 268.