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Tag: Lay Servant Ministries

  • Public Prayer

    Public Prayer

    The Heritage district LSM team is pleased to present this course, open to all UMC laity. 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…

  • From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon

    The Harbor district LSM team is pleased to present this preaching course, open to all UMC laity. This course will expand upon basic public speaking and the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon. Included are various types of sermons – from exegetical to topical to children’s sermons – as well as how to find…

  • Your Lay Servant Ministries team is pleased to announce five courses for our 2024 Fall Quarter. These classes are open and available to all UMC laity, whether or not you have taken a class with us before.

  • From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon

    The Harbor district LSM team is pleased to present this preaching course, open to all UMC laity. This course will expand upon basic public speaking and the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon. Included are various types of sermons – from exegetical to topical to children’s sermons – as well as how to find…

  • Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (UM History)

    This course will explore the special gifts of theology, witness, and organization that The United Methodist Church brings to the church universal, how we got where we are today, and how our distinctive emphases are still needed in the 21st-century church.

  • Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries

    This course is open to all laity and is a great way to learn about the many ways laity can answer their call to ministry in the UMC. This course is required for all laity seeking certification as a lay servant, lay speaker, or lay minister.