Upcoming and Recent Courses
New classes are added regularly. 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.
- Courses that meet requirements to became a certified lay speaker are marked with an asterisk (*).
Upcoming Courses
| Course Title | District (click to register) | Location | Facilitator | Registration Closes | Course Date |
| Embracing Personal Prayer | Corridor | Zoom | Monica Beacham | 4/16/2023 | 4/22/2023 |
| Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Heritage | Zoom | Ken Ripley | 4/16/2023 | 4/22/2023 |
| Transforming Evangelism | Heritage | Zoom | Ken Ripley | 4/16/2023 | 4/29/2023 |
| Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries* | Beacon | TBD (in person) | Rhonda Morris | 4/30/2023 | 5/6/2023 |
| Public Prayer* | Beacon | TBD (in person) | Sylvia Collins | 4/30/2023 | 5/6/2023 |
Recent Classes
To get a sense of the classes we offer, check out these recent classes. 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 |
| 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 |