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The Beacon district Lay Servant Ministries team presents Discover and Your Spiritual Gifts<\/em> with Rhonda Morris and Tom Santa<\/a>…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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 lsm@nccumc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Course:<\/strong> This course helps participants understand spiritual gifts and how the church can use them to fulfill its mission and ministry. Participants will also learn what it means to be a spiritual leader and will be equipped to lead others in exploring and using their spiritual gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Order Your Book!<\/strong>

All participants are expected to read the participant book, Each One a Minister: Using God\u2019s Gifts for Ministry<\/strong><\/em>, by William J. Carter, before taking this course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For questions about the course, please contact Beacon Lay Servant Ministries district director, Tom Santa (tsanta5721@hotmail.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To receive credit for a Zoom course, full attention and presence are required. Whether online or in person, staying engaged with the group and fully focused ensures the best learning experience. Zoom classes are interactive\u2014expect breakout rooms, activities, and group discussions throughout the day.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We regret that we are unable to issue refunds or credits of registration fees.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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About the Facilitators:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rhonda Morris<\/strong> received certification as a lay speaker in 2015. She has been exploring the depths of Christ\u2019s teachings, drawing on the many layers to be uncovered through original languages and ancient mystics, since she was twelve years old. She has been a member of Pilmoor United Methodist Church in Currituck County, where the first Methodist sermon in NC was preached, for all of her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Santa<\/strong> is a certified lay minister and lay speaker from Moyock UMC. He is passionate about becoming a better disciple and helping others to grow in relationship with God and with one another. He is the husband of Michelle, who introduced him to the Methodist church, and father of Mary Elysse and Lauren. Tom retired from the Navy after 22 years as an active-duty Nurse Corps officer and now serves as a full-time family and acute care nurse practitioner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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