The 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!
The 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.
The 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.
This 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.
The 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.
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.
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.
