{"id":6500,"date":"2023-03-08T14:01:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T19:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/?p=6500"},"modified":"2023-03-29T07:30:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T11:30:17","slug":"small-group-opportunities-for-certified-lay-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/2023\/03\/small-group-opportunities-for-certified-lay-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Group Opportunities for Certified Lay Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NC Conference Lay Servant Ministries is offering small group opportunities for certified lay speakers. With a two-fold goal of building relationships and strengthening skills, these facilitated small groups will meet for six sessions on Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After an introductory session where lay speakers share their own call stories, groups will spend four weeks reading scripture together and sharing insights that may become the basis of a sermon. Then, in the final session, groups will reflect on a sermon (preferably delivered by a group member) in order to provide feedback and reflect together on best practices for moving from idea to sermon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/16_Ellen-and-Barney.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6511\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These groups will be facilitated by the Rev. Dr. Ellen McCubbin, a retired elder and certified Transitional Intentional Interim Ministry Specialist who first answered her call to ministry by becoming a certified lay speaker in our conference. Drawing on this experience, Ellen is passionate about equipping laity to respond to their own callings to ministry. Ellen loves her dog, Barney, kayaking, and finding new adventures. 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