2024 Day of Discovery for Certified Lay Ministry
The North Carolina Conference Lay Servant Ministries team will sponsor an information session on Certified Lay Ministry (CLM) at the North Carolina Conference building in Garner.
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Life Together in the United Methodist Connection (Polity) – 2 Weeks!
ZoomThe Harbor district LSM team is pleased to present United Methodist polity, revised and updated after the most recent General Conference! This course is open to all UMC laity. Note that it takes place on two Sunday afternoons. You must attend both days to receive course credit!
$15
Loving People and Planet in God’s Name
Elon First UMC 1630 Westbrok Avenue, Elon, North CarolinaThe Corridor district LSM team is pleased to present this course on climate justice, open to all UMC laity. This course empowers lay participants to engage local churches in creation care and environmental justice.
$25
Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders
North Raleigh UMC 8501 Honeycutt Rd, RaleighThe Capital district Lay Servant Ministries team presents this advanced course, open to all UMC laity. This course will guide lay servants seeking to be more empowered to lead their congregations toward vitality.
$25
Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries
ZoomThis course is 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.
$15
From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon
ZoomThe Harbor district LSM team is pleased to present this preaching course, open to all UMC laity. This course will expand upon basic public speaking and the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon. Included are various types of sermons – from exegetical to topical to children’s sermons – as well as how to find a story, use the hymnal, and how to move from communication on paper to beyond the paper.
$15
Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (UM History)
ZoomThis 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.
$15
Ministry with the Forgotten – 5 Weeks!
ZoomThe Corridor district LSM team is pleased to present this course, open to all UMC laity. This course is designed to help laity and clergy deepen their understanding of persons living with dementia and help all maintain their identity and worth as beloved children of God.
$15
Public Prayer
Gibson Memorial UMC 202 E Branch St, Spring Hope, North CarolinaThe Heritage 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.
$25
Discover Your Spiritual Gifts
Pilmoor Memorial UMC 192 Courthouse Rd, Currituck, North CarolinaThe Beacon district LSM team is pleased to present this spiritual gifts course, open to all UMC laity. This course helps participants understand spiritual gifts and how the church can use them to fulfill its mission and ministry. Participants will also learn what it means to be a spiritual leader and will be equipped to lead others in exploring and using their spiritual gifts.
$25
Dancing with Words (Storytelling)
Fuquay Varina UMC 100 S Judd Pkwy SE, Fuquay Varina, North CarolinaThe Fairway district LSM team is pleased to present this course, open to all UMC laity. For people of faith, storytelling has special meaning. We are people of the story, and we seek to identify and share our stories in nearly everything we do.
$25
For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts
ZoomThe 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