Lay Servant Academy

October 14, 2023

8:00 am - 5:00 pm (ET)

Rochester Trinity UMC

819 E 9th Street

Rochester IN

 

Cost:  $25.00 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
Carmel, IN 46280

 

Registration deadline:  October 7, 2023 at 11:59 pm

Cancellation policy:   cancellations must be received via email to lisa.timmerman@inumc.org by 11:59 pm on October 7, 2023 to be eligible for a refund less processing fee.  No refunds after this date.

 

This is an IN PERSON Lay Servant Academy.  It is expected participants will be present for the entire day.  Participants are expected to have read the required reading and to have completed the pre-class assignment prior to the event.  Participants can participate in only one class.  Anyone can take any of the classes.  There will be a pre-class assignment in addition to the required reading for each class.

 

Select one class:

  • Introduction to Lay Ministry: The BASIC Course: This course is required for those seeking to become a Certified Lay Servant, a Certified Lay Speaker, or a Certified Lay Minister. This course is foundational for all courses in Lay Servant Ministries. Participants are encouraged to discover and employ personal spiritual gifts as God intended and to consider the importance of exercising servant leadership, developing future leaders, remaining rooted in consistent spiritual practices, and being part of a group that holds members accountable in their discipleship. The instructor will be Gina Riendeau, CLM. The required text is: Lay Servant Ministries-Basic Course by Sandy Zeigler Jackson and Brian Jackson. It is available through Amazon for $11.00 and in Kindle version. Participants are required to read the book prior to the class. 
  • For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts: This course meets the Spiritual Gifts requirement for those who are seeking to become Certified Lay Speakers. This course offers a scriptural understanding of spiritual gifts as always given “for the common good.”  By helping participants identify and link their gifts, abilities, and sense of calling, laity will learn the powerful connection between spiritual gifts and vocational discernment in the context of the mission of their local church. They will also learn how to make spiritual gifts discernment a part of their congregation’s culture and commitment to equip mission-focused leaders who make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. The teach will be Pastor Branden Scott. The required text is For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts by Christine Harman. It is available through Amazon for $14.00 and in Kindle version for $9.99. Participants are required to read the book prior to the class. 
  • Transforming Evangelism: This is an advanced course. This course leads participants to learn from John Wesley how to practice relational evangelism. They will discover that evangelism involves not only sharing our faith with others but also welcoming people into a community where they can grow in faith. The required text is: Transforming Evangelism: The Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith by Henry H. Knight III and F. Douglas Powe, Jr. It is available through Amazon for $14.00 and in Kindle version for $9.99. Participants are expected to have read the text prior to class. The class will be taught by Ilene Howard.