$ Life Together in the United Methodist Connection (NCC Lay Servant Ministries)

Life Together in the United Methodist Connection (United Methodist Polity) will be offered on Saturday, April 30, 2022 via Zoom from 8:30 to 4:30.  This advanced Lay Servant Ministry class is required to become a Certified Lay Speaker and is also open to anyone who is interested to learn why United Methodists do things the way they do to be a place and a people who embody the Kingdom of God in the 21^st century. The participants will examine the structure of The United Methodist Church, its connectional system and fulfillment of its mission from the local church to global agencies, the episcopacy, the itinerant ministry and appointment process. The participants will also examine annual conference as well as the jurisdictions, General Conference, Judicial Council, and central conferences of the UMC. Tools for discernment for making decisions in the local church will be discussed by participants. The class will be taught by the Rev Taylor Mills of Ann Street UMC. The cost for the class is $15.00. Registration ends April 17^th.