{"id":9595,"date":"2025-07-30T11:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/?p=9595"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:11:43","slug":"announcing-fall-quarter-lay-servant-ministries-classes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/2025\/07\/announcing-fall-quarter-lay-servant-ministries-classes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Fall Quarter Lay Servant Ministries Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your Lay Servant Ministries team is excited to announce fall 2025 courses!<br><br>We\u2019re offering five courses this fall (September\u2013November), with three online and two in-person options\u2014designed to fit your schedule and calling.<br><br>If you\u2019re new to lay ministry, check out the Basic Course, which is available this fall in a\u00a0<strong>new format: six Monday evening sessions on Zoom<\/strong>\u2014a great alternative to the usual full-day Saturday 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