This event has been cancelled.

North District Lay Servant Academy

April 19 - May 17, 2020 (four Sundays)

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm CST

Hammond First UMC

6635 Hohman Ave.

Hammond IN

 

 

You are invited to join us for the Lay Servant Ministries Academy to begin or continue training for living out the call to make disciples for the transformation of our churches, communities, and world.  

Cost:  $15.00 per person

 

Payment Information:  Visa and MasterCard accepted

Please print a copy of your registration for your receipt.

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:  Lisa Timmerman
301 Pennsylvania Parkway, #300
Indianapolis, IN 46280

 

Cancellation policy:   cancellations must be received via email to lisa.timmerman@inumc.org by 11:59 pm on April 16, 2020 to be eligible for a refund less processing fee.  No refunds after this date.

 

Registration deadline:  April 16, 2020 at 11:59 pm

 

Class Choices:

  • Basic Course - Discover and employ your personal spiritual gifts as God intended.  Consider the importance of exercising servant leadership.  Book: Lay Servant Ministries ISBN978-0-88177-626-3 $8.50 - $11
  • Leading Worship - Learn about the ministry of helping to lead a congregation in worship (not music).  Focus on the parts, purpose, and traditions of a service in the UMC.  Requires completion of the Basic Course.  Book: Worshiping with United Methodists ISBN 978-0-68733-526-8 $10 - $13
  • Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition - Learn to apply Wesley's "means of grace" to your own life.  Covers prayer, Scripture, sacraments, fasting, and more.  Requires completion of Basic Course.  Book: Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition (workbook) ISBN 978-0-8358-0740-1 $9 - $12
  • Beginning Preaching - Begin to learn tools to create faithful, engaging sermons and learn skills to gain comfort in public speaking.  Requires completion of the Basic Course.  Class size is limited.  Book: From Pew to Pulpit  ISBN 978-0-68706-660-5 $10 - $11
  • Advanced Preaching - Dig deeper into the skills learned in Beginning Preaching.  Discuss types of sermons, using the hymnal, finding a story, and more.  Requires completion of the Basic Course.  Class size is limited.  Book: From your Heart  to Theirs ISBN 978-0-88177-536-5 $5 - $6