{"id":7442,"date":"2024-01-31T11:01:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T16:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7442"},"modified":"2024-02-21T20:10:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T01:10:44","slug":"corridor-district-public-prayer","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/event\/corridor-district-public-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Corridor District: Leading in Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<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 Corridor district Lay Servant Ministries team presents <em>Leading in Prayer<\/em> with <a href=\"#facilitator\">Stephan Margeson<\/a>.<\/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\tApril 27, 2024\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\t8:00 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t4:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\n<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__meta\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__name\">\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/venue\/\" title=\"Pleasant Green UMC\">Pleasant Green UMC<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<address class=\"tribe-block__venue__address\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3005 Pleasant Green Rd<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">Durham<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"North Carolina\">North Carolina<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">27705<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/address>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__event-price__cost\"> $25 <\/span>\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. Scholarships reduce the cost of a course to $5. 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 this course:<\/strong> Anyone who is called upon to lead public prayer may feel anxious and possibly inadequate for such a task. This course offers help for novices as well as veteran leaders of prayer as they create and deliver appropriate prayers for those on whose behalf the prayer is offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consider what public prayer is and is not;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acquire practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore prayers as an integral part of worship;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discuss the kind of language we need, and don\u2019t need, to address God.<\/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>Order Your Book!<\/strong> <br><br>All participants are expected to read the participant book,<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/store.upperroom.org\/product\/let-the-whole-church-say-amen\">Let the Whole Church Say Amen<\/a><\/em> by Laurence Hull Stookey, before taking this course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions about the course, please contact Corridor district LSM co-director Vicki Ambrose, <a href=\"mailto:vambrose@nccumc.org\">vambrose@nccumc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"facilitator\"><strong>About the Facilitator<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7446\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephan Margeson is our Pastor of Disciple. He is the primary pastor for Aldersgate Worship Service, and oversees discipleship programming and opportunities for Front Street UMC in all age groups. Stephan also advises the Missions Team of Front Street UMC in volunteer opportunities and financial giving.&nbsp; He enjoys going on runs with his dog, having adventures with his family, and eating really good food with friends!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner has-theme-white-background-color\" style=\"padding:20px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/01\/Public-Prayer-old-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/01\/Public-Prayer-old-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/01\/Public-Prayer-old-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/01\/Public-Prayer-old-1-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/01\/Public-Prayer-old-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who is called upon to lead public prayer may feel anxious and possibly inadequate for such a task. 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