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CANCELED – Beacon District: Leading Worship
November 25, 2023 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Beacon District presents the advanced Lay Servant Ministries class, Leading Worship, with Beacon district Lay Leader Tom Santa…
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includes lunch
About the Course:
This course focuses on the ministry of the lay servant who either regularly or occasionally leads a group, class, organization, or congregation in worship. The course is grounded in the classic patterns of Christian worship.
Participants will:
- Be able to name the four elements of the Basic Pattern of Worship and describe the history of this pattern;
- Practice leadership through the four elements of the basic pattern;
- Receive and offer supportive feedback on planning and leading worship;
- Explore and practice leading worship in a variety of settings, other patterns of worship, and multiple forms of prayer.
Order Your Book! All participants are expected to read Worshiping with United Methodists, by Hoyt Hickman, prior to the course.
About the facilitator:
Tom Santa is a certified lay minister and lay speaker from Moyock UMC. He is passionate about becoming a better disciple and helping others to grow in relationship with God and with one another. He is the husband of Michelle, who introduced him to the Methodist church, and father of Mary Elysse and Lauren. Tom retired from the Navy after 22 years as an active-duty Nurse Corps officer and now serves as a full-time family and acute care nurse practitioner.
For questions about the course, please contact Tom Santa, tsanta5721@hotmail.com.
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** Registration is open until Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 11:00 pm. This hopefully allows enough time to register for the training, order and receive the reading materials, and read before the day of class.
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