Public Prayer

The Harbor district Lay Servant Ministries team presents Public Prayer with Sandy Core and Ernest Leatherman…

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All participants are expected to read the participant book, Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession, by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher, before taking this course.

About the Course:

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.

Learners will:

• Consider what public prayer is and is not;
• Acquire practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls;
• Explore prayers as an integral part of worship;
• Discuss the kind of language we need, and don’t need, to address God.

For questions about the course, please contact Harbor district director Sandy Core (score@nccumc.org).

About the Facilitators:

Sandy Core, through her love and dedication to the Lord, has been a part of a variety of ministries, including church pianist, choir director, home Bible study leader, Sunday school teacher, and prayer ministry coordinator. After retiring from her careers as a teacher and social worker, she now works part-time as a data manager for First Fruit Ministries, a homeless ministry in Wilmington. Sandy attends Ocean View UMC and answered the call to be a lay speaker in 2016. She also serves as the Harbor district director of Lay Servant Ministries.

Ernest Leatherman, has been lay speaking in churches since 2009 and earned his certification in 2014. He likes to draw on his extensive travels and personal experiences to highlight the love of Jesus Christ. He is a member of Ocean View UMC in Oak Island and has served in most capacities within the local church.