• For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts

    Zoom

    The Harbor district LSM team is pleased to present this spiritual gifts course, open to all UMC laity. This course reminds us that the Holy Spirit gives each Christian one or more spiritual gifts to be used for the common good. It guides readers to discover their own particular gifts and learn to use their gifts to serve others.

    $15
  • Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries

    Zoom

    This Zoom course is open to all laity. The Heritage district is offering a discount to anyone who registers for both this course and Sharing Your Faith the following week. Anyone who completes both courses will have all the needed coursework to become a certified lay servant.

    $15
  • Sharing Your Faith

    Zoom

    This Zoom course is open to all laity. The Heritage district is offering a discount to anyone who registers for both this course and the Basic course offered the prior week. Anyone who completes both courses will have all the needed coursework to become a certified lay servant.

    $15
  • Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (UM History)

    Soapstone UMC 12837 Norwood Rd, Raleigh, NC

    This course will explore the special gifts of theology, witness, and organization that The United Methodist Church brings to the church universal, how we got where we are today, and how our distinctive emphases are still needed in the 21st-century church.

    $25
  • Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course

    Zoom

    This Zoom course is open to all laity. The Beacon district is offering a discount to anyone who registers for both this course and Living Our United Methodist Beliefs(UM History) the following week. Anyone who completes both courses will have all the needed coursework to become a certified lay servant.

    $15
  • Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (UM History)

    Zoom

    The Beacon District is offering a discount to anyone who registers for both this course and the basic course offered the prior week. This Zoom course is open to all laity. In addition, it meets the UM History requirement for those seeking to become certified lay speakers or certified lay ministers. This course also counts as an “advanced course” for certified lay servants or anyone in need of continuing education to renew their certification.

    $15
  • Confirmation Retreat 2025

    Don Lee Camp & Retreat Center 315 Camp Don Lee Rd, Arapahoe, North Carolina

    Camp Don Lee will host its annual Confirmation Retreat on the weekend of March 7th – 8th. Bring your confirmation group to Camp Don Lee as we explore Confirmation as […]

  • Public Prayer

    Zoom

    The Harbor district LSM team is pleased to present this course, open to all UMC laity. Anyone who is called upon to lead public prayer may feel anxious and possibly inadequate for such a task. This course offers help for novices as well as veteran leaders of prayer as they create and deliver appropriate prayers in public settings.

    $15
  • Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course

    Genesis UMC 850 High House Rd, Cary, North Carolina

    This Fairway district LSM team is pleased to present this course open to all laity and is a great way to learn about the many ways laity can answer their call to ministry in the UMC. This course is required for all laity seeking certification as a lay servant, lay speaker, or lay minister.

    $25