North District In-Person Fall 2025 Lay Servant Academy
Sundays, September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm (CT)
Hebron United Methodist Church
202 West Church Street
Hebron, Indiana
You are invited to join us for the Lay Servant Ministries Academy which is designed to come alongside participants in a step-by-step approach to grow confident, informed disciples of Jesus Christ who can go out and transform the world. We look forward to helping participants on this lay servant journey!
Cost: $10.00
Payment Information: Visa and MasterCard accepted
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Check payments must be mailed within 7 days of registration. Please include a copy of your invoice with your check.
Make checks payable to INUMC
Mail to:
INUMC
Attn: Susan Burris
301 Pennsylvania Parkway, #300
Carmel, IN 46280
Registration deadline: September 7, 2025 2:30 pm (CT)
Cancellation policy: cancellations must be received via email to susan.burris@inumc.org by 11:59 pm (CT) on August 31, 2025 to be eligible for a refund less processing fee. No refunds after this date.
Classes:
Introduction to Lay Ministry (for adults) - led by Pastor Sheri LoCascio. Discover and employ your personal spiritual gifts, learn the worth of servant leadership, and be rooted in good spiritual practices. This basic course is required for first-time attendees. Course Text - Lay Servant Ministries Participant Book - Basic Course by Sandy Zeigler Jackson and Brian Jackson. Available from Amazon and Cokesbury.
Introduction to Lay Ministry (for YOUTH grades 8-12) - led by Karen Williams. Discover and employ your personal spiritual gifts, learn the worth of servan leadership, and be rooted in good spiritual practices. This basic course is required fro first-time attendees. Course Text - Lay Servant Ministries Participant Book - Basic Course by Sandy Zeigler Jackson and Brian Jackson. Available from Amazon and Cokesbury.
Exploring a Culture of Care for a Caring Congregation - Led by Pastor Tom Clark. Become equipped with tools for deep listening and grow your capacity to care in difficult situations of loss - all within healthy boundaries and a thoughtful awareness of the varying cultural contexts of caring ministry. Course Text - The Caring Congregation Ministry: Implementation Guide by Karen Lampe and Melissa Gepford. Available from Amazon and Cokesbury.
Called to Preach (Preaching 1) - Led by Pastor Wayne Williams. Designed for those who have not completed formal preaching training or for those who are called upon to preach in a pastor's absence. This class is the required preaching course to become a certified lay speaker. Course Text - From Pew to Pulpit: A Beginner's Guide to Preaching by Clifton F. Guthrie. Available from Amazon and Cokesbury.
Leading Public Prayer - Led by Pastor Jim Denton. Prayer is something we learn; it is something that can be taught. For many, however, the only teaching about prayer they ever receive is modeled in Sunday worship. This class will present you with an opportunity to grow in the discipline of leading public prayer. This class is required to become a certified lay speaker. Course Text - Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher. Available from Amazon and Cokesbury.
Soul Reset - Led by Pastor Cathy Allison. Discover the power of rest through practices that create spiritual wholeness. Beyond toxic culture and "idols" of busyness, distraction, and consumption at the root of so much of our anxiety and dis-ease, participants are invited to find their rest in the healing nearness of Jesus Christ. Course Text - Soul Reset: Breakdown, Breakthrough, and the Journey of Wholeness by Junius B. Dotson. Available from Amazon and Cokesbury.