Upcoming and Recent Courses
New classes are added quarterly. Keep checking back and reach out to your district director if you need a course that you do not see listed.
- 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.
Fall Course Schedule
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |