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Tag: Board of Laity

  • Graceful Hospitality

    In this video, John Hall, Conference Lay Leader, reflects on the recent Annual Conference gathering, highlighting the importance of the laity’s role in the church’s disciple-making process. In the Laity Executive Session, lay members were encouraged to share how we can participate in the disciple-making process of engaging, connecting, equipping, and sending. The Board of…

  • If you attended the Thursday morning laity session at Annual Conference, you heard Ann Davis share about her experience in the year-long certified lay ministry training program. And if you attended the ordination and commissioning service, you witnessed seven new certified lay ministers affirm their commitments as they were commissioned for lay ministry in our…

  • Are you looking for a way to deepen your commitment to Christ and turn your calling into actionable ministry?   Certified lay ministers (CLMs) are laity who have answered God’s call on their life through a concrete and long-term commitment to the local church. Some CLMs serve as lay pastors of congregations. Others engage in specific ministry…

  • Thank you to the 175 NC Conference United Methodist laity who have filled out our survey. These responses are already helping us to plan learning opportunities to meet the needs of our laity. We selected one winner per district from those who completed the survey by May 31. Each winner will receive a $25 Walmart…

  • The NC Conference committee on Lay Servant Ministries invites all NC Conference United Methodist laity to complete this survey. Help us plan upcoming Lay Servant Ministries classes that meet the needs and interests of our laity! Whether you are a member of a United Methodist Church or are currently seeking a United Methodist community to…

  • In 2021, our Annual Conference adopted a Lay Equalization Plan that helps guide the nomination and selection process for At-Large Lay Members for the NC Annual Conference. The purpose of this plan is to ensure an equal number of clergy (active & retired) and Lay Members participate in our NC Annual Conference. This plan calls…