{"id":7172,"global_id":"nccumc.org\/laity?id=7172","global_id_lineage":["nccumc.org\/laity?id=7172"],"author":"199","status":"publish","date":"2023-11-08 11:22:41","date_utc":"2023-11-08 16:22:41","modified":"2024-01-31 10:39:40","modified_utc":"2024-01-31 15:39:40","url":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/event\/capital-district-basic-course\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/7172","title":"Capital District: Basic Course","description":"<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal has-theme-white-background-color has-theme-secondary-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:5%;padding-bottom:10%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p>The Capital district Lay Servant Ministries team presents the <em>Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries<\/em> with <a href=\"#facilitator\">James Bernstein<\/a>&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__venue tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__event-price__description\">(includes lunch)<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-light-gray-background-color has-background\">Course scholarships are available to those in need of financial assistance. Please contact your district director or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cle@nccumc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cle@nccumc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Course:<\/strong> This is an overview course that provides helpful background for all laypersons in service in the church and community. It is also required for all who pursue recognition in Lay Servant Ministries. The&nbsp;<em>Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course<\/em>&nbsp;is a foundational course designed to equip new church leaders and renew current leaders in The United Methodist Church. It explores:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>personal spiritual gifts;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>servant leadership;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>each leader\u2019s role in developing future leaders;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the importance of consistent spiritual practices;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the core ministries of Leading, Caring, and Communicating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-secondary-color has-theme-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.upperroom.org\/product\/lay-servant-ministries-basic-course-participant-s-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Order Your Book!<\/a><\/strong> <br><br>All participants are expected to read the <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.upperroom.org\/product\/lay-servant-ministries-basic-course-participant-s-book\" target=\"_blank\">Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Participant&#8217;s Book<\/a><\/em>, by Sandy Jackson and Brian Jackson, prior to taking this course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions about the course, please contact district directors&nbsp;Janet Groberski (<a href=\"mailto:jgroberski@nccumc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jgroberski@nccumc.org<\/a>) or James Bernstein (<a href=\"mailto:jbernstein@nccumc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jbernstein@nccumc.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"facilitator\">About the Facilitator:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1709\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/JSB-prof-no-tie-2022-cropped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7161\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/JSB-prof-no-tie-2022-cropped-scaled.jpg 1709w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/JSB-prof-no-tie-2022-cropped-481x720.jpg 481w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/JSB-prof-no-tie-2022-cropped-961x1440.jpg 961w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/JSB-prof-no-tie-2022-cropped-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/JSB-prof-no-tie-2022-cropped-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/JSB-prof-no-tie-2022-cropped-1367x2048.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1709px) 100vw, 1709px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 700;, sans-serif;font-size: 20px\">James Bernstein\u00a0<\/span><span style=\", sans-serif;font-size: 20px\">hserved a UMC in Raleigh in many roles including short-term mission team leader, youth Sunday school teacher, kitchen volunteer, and liturgist. His membership currently is in the North Carolina Conference Collective and he attends Soapstone UMC. James became a certified lay speaker in 2017 and has spoken at a number of churches in the district, a retirement community (3rd and 5th Sundays) and other gatherings. His messages typically speak to the practical Christian life or use the lectionary. He works in the pharmaceutical industry and enjoys the outdoors.as served Asbury UMC in Raleigh in many roles including short-term missions leader, youth Sunday school teacher, kitchen volunteer, and liturgist.\u00a0He became a certified lay speaker in 2017 and has spoken at a number of churches in the district. His messages typically speak to the Christian life or are expository messages. 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