{"id":6688,"date":"2023-06-08T14:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/?p=6688"},"modified":"2023-06-08T14:02:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:02:59","slug":"have-you-ever-considered-certified-lay-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/2023\/06\/have-you-ever-considered-certified-lay-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you ever considered certified lay ministry?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you looking for a way to deepen your commitment to Christ and turn your calling into actionable ministry?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certified lay ministers (CLMs) are laity who have answered God&#8217;s call on their life through a concrete and long-term commitment to the local church.\u00a0Some CLMs serve as lay pastors of congregations. Others engage in specific ministry projects in their own local church. 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We&#8217;ll share about the year-long training program and what it means to be a certified lay minister in our conference.\u00a0Registration is open\u00a0until July 8, and lunch is provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-button gb-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/event\/2023-day-of-discovery\/\" class=\"gb-button gb-button-shape-rounded gb-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#e4002b\">Learn More and Register<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for a way to deepen your commitment to Christ and turn your calling into actionable ministry?&nbsp;&nbsp; Certified lay ministers (CLMs) are laity who have answered God&#8217;s call [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[6,7,8,9],"class_list":["post-6688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","tag-board-of-laity","tag-christian-formation","tag-effective-leaders","tag-lay-servant-ministries"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Have you ever considered certified lay ministry? 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