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  • Currently Scheduled Courses

    (Please note registration cutoff dates.)

    • Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders

      Registration: January 21 - February 5 

      Class Dates: February 8 - 19

      In this course you will:

      • Examine the scriptural foundation for Christian transformational leader and the role for individuals
      • Encounter and experience practices for empowerment:
        • Enduring encouragement
        • Seeing beyond self-focused concerns
        • Asking right questions
        • Leading by having the mind of Christ

      REGISTRATION AVAILABLE HERE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK - Fee $30.(We no longer use PayPal. We are now using Stripe, a safe online payment platform. When you register, ignore the "Coupon Code" box and just enter your credit card information below it.)

      As soon as you register for the course, please follow this link to order your book. It is the required text for the course. If you have concerns about timeliness of delivery, they also have EPub and Kindle versions available.

    • Lay Pastoral Care Giving

      Registration: February 8 - February 19

      Class Dates: February 22 - March 5

      This course will offer a systemic path for pastoral care using the gifts of the laity in the church. Unique to this course is the ongoing training and accountability meetings outlined for those in this valuable ministry.

      Participants will be able to:

      • Describe and discuss the concepts of Lay Pastoral Care
      • Demonstrate appropriate interactions in a caregiving situation
      • Describe life and faith passages
      • Discuss the relevancy of sensitivity and supportive environments
      • Describe and discuss various situations and conditions they may encounter

      Participants must be very comfortable with using a computer (email, using text dialog boxes, understanding and following links) to be successful in this course. Also, computer must have speakers for audio presentations. Class size limited to 15 persons.

      REGISTRATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS LINK. Course fee: $30.00 (payable through Stripe) plus text. Required text can be purchased through The Upper Room by clicking on this link. The course text is NOT included in the course fee. Order it immediately as there is no digital version of the text - only print.

      (If speed of delivery is a concern, you may also want to see if Amazon's delivery is faster. Text title: Lay Pastoral Care Giving)

    • Leading Public Prayer

      Registration: February 10 - 24

      Class Dates: March 8 - 19

      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.

      Learners will:

      • Consider what public prayer is and is not
      • Acquire practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls
      • Explore prayers as an integral part of worship
      • Discuss the kind of language we need, and don’t need, to address God.

      Participants must be very comfortable with using a computer (email, using text dialog boxes, understanding and following links) to be successful in this course. Also, computer must have speakers for audio presentations. Class size limited to 15 persons.

      REGISTRATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS LINK. Course fee: $30.00 (payable through Stripe) plus text. Required text can be purchased through Cokesbury by clicking on this link.(There is also an electronic version available.) The course text is NOT included in the course fee. Order it immediately to allow enough time for mailing. (If there are concerns about a timely delivery, it is also available from Amazon.)