Upcoming and Recent Courses
New classes are added quarterly. Looking for a class that isn’t being offered? Let us know!
- All classes include a book that you must order and read prior to the class. Links to purchase books are available when you register or on our course descriptions page.
- All courses (zoom and in person) are open to anyone across the conference. Classes presented by districts are not limited to participants from that district.
- Scholarships are available upon request. Scholarships reduce the cost of a course to $5, whether it is an in-person ($25) or Zoom ($15) course.
Anticipated Classes
Want to know what’s coming down the pipeline? The following courses are currently being planned. Registration for Summer Quarter Courses (classes planned for June through August) should be available by early May. Registration for Fall Quarter Courses (September through November) should be available by early August.
Course Title | District | Location | Facilitator | Course Date |
From Your Heart to Theirs: A Guide to Delivering an Effective Sermon* | Harbor | Oak Island | Mike MacDonald | August 24, 2024 |
Engaging Your Community: A Guide to Seeing All the People | Sound and Beacon | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Opening Ourselves to Grace: Basic Christian Practices | Heritage | Zoom | Ken Ripley | TBD |
Ministry with the Forgotten (people with dementia) | Corridor | TBD | Joey Shelton | Fall TBD |
Loving People and Planet in God’s Name | Creation Care Team | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Recent Classes
To get a sense of the classes we offer, check out these recent classes. The asterisk indicates a course that meets requirements to became a certified lay speaker. You can find a complete list of all Lay Servant Ministry classes available to be taught on our Course Descriptions page.
Course Title | District | Location | Facilitator | Course Date |
Sacraments: Means of Grace | Gateway | Laurinburg | Vermel Taylor | 10/21/2023 |
Justice in Everyday Life | Corridor | Chapel Hill | Brenda Brown | 10/21/2023 |
For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts* | Corridor | Chapel Hill | Robert Mullen | 10/21/2023 |
Life Together in the United Methodist Connection* (Polity) | NC Conference | Zoom | Laura Wittman | 9/16/2023 |
Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (UM History)* | NC Conference | Zoom | Allen Burden | 9/9/2023 |
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Sound | Hybrid | Kim Smith | 8/26/2023 |
Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (UM History)* | Harbor | Ocean View | Sandy Core and Ernest Leatherman | 8/12/2023 |
Leading Worship* | Sound | Hybrid: Oriental and Zoom | Anne Sims | 8/5/2023 |
For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts* | Sound | Hybrid: New Bern and Zoom | Gail Bailey Lindsay | 7/22/2023 |
Public Prayer* | Beacon | Elizabeth City | Sylvia Collins | 5/6/2023 |
Transforming Evangelism | Heritage | Zoom | Ken Ripley | 4/22/2023 |
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Heritage | Zoom | Ken Ripley | 4/22/2023 |
Embracing Personal Prayer | Corridor | Zoom | Monica Beacham | 4/22/2023 |
From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon* | Harbor | Zoom | Shawn Blackwelder | 3/25/2023 |
Leading Worship* | Corridor | Durham | Donna Banks | 3/18/2023 |
Leading Missional Small Groups | Center for Leadership Excellence | Zoom | Lisa Bachman | 3/13/2023 – 4/3/2023 |
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Sound | Zoom | Roxie Cauley | 2/11/2023 |
Public Prayer* | Harbor | Wilmington | Sandy Core and Ernest Leatherman | 1/28/2023 |
Called to Preach* | Beacon | Columbia | Ginny Crocker and David Blackman | 1/14/2023 |
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Beacon | Edenton/Zoom | Tom Santa | 12/3/2022 |
Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts* | Harbor | Wilmington | Sandy Core and Ernest Leatherman | 11/19/2022 |
Soul Reset | Corridor | Zoom | Anggie Thompson | 11/5/2022 |
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Beacon | Hybrid: Zoom and Elizabeth City | Tom Santa | 11/5/2022 |
Accountable Discipleship | Corridor | Durham | Belton Joyner | 10/22/2022 |
Leading Bible Study | Center for Leadership Excellence | Zoom | Alan Felton | 9/29/2022-10/20/2022 |
Life Together in the United Methodist Connection* (Polity) | Gateway | Zoom | Steve Taylor | 8/13/2022 |
Leading Worship* | Harbor | Wilmington | Sandy Core and Ernest Leatherman | 8/13/2022 |
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Gateway | Zoom | Gypsie Murdaugh | 6/11/2022 |
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Fairway | Sanford | Mamie Alley | 5/21/2022 |
Living Our United Methodist Beliefs* (UM History) | Fairway | Sanford | Dena White | 5/21/2022 |
Called to Preach* | Fairway | Sanford | Eddie Hill | 5/21/2022 |
Living Our United Methodist Beliefs* (UM History) | Beacon | Zoom | Tom Santa | 5/14/2022 |
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Corridor | Zoom | Allen Burden | 5/14/2022 |
Life Together in the United Methodist Connection* (Polity) | Sound | Zoom | Taylor Mills | 4/30/2022 |
Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition | Corridor | Zoom | Darcy Knight | 4/9/2022 |
From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon | Harbor | Hybrid: Zoom and Oak Island | Mike Macdonald | 3/19/2022 |
Life Together in the United Methodist Connection* (Polity) | Corridor | Zoom | Molly Shivers | 3/5/2022 |
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Sound | Zoom | Jackie Attaway, Bobby Meadows and Roxie Cauley | 3/5/2022 |
Lay Servants Lead Conflict Resolution | Heritage | Zoom | Molly Shivers | 2/19/2022 |
Transforming Evangelism | Heritage | Zoom | Ken Ripley | 2/5/2022 |
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Heritage | Zoom | Ken Ripley | 1/22/2022 |