Northwest District Lay Servant Academy - St Andrew West Lafayette

Cost: $20 per person

Payment Information: Visa and MasterCard accepted

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Mail to:
INUMC
Attn: Lisa Timmerman
301 Pennsylvania Parkway, #300
Carmel, IN 46280

Registration deadline: April 23, 2022 at 11:59 pm (ET)

Cancellation policy: cancellations must be received via email to lisa.timmerman@inumc.org by 11:59 pm on April 23, 2022 to be eligible for a refund less processing fee. No refunds after this date.

Classes offered:

Introduction to Lay Servant Ministry: The BASIC Course - This course is foundational for all courses in lay servant ministries. This class is REQUIRED to be a Certified Lay Servant or a Certified Lay Speaker. 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. Participants must read Lay Servant Ministries (the participants book) by Sandy Ziegler and Brian Jackson prior to the class. This is available through Amazon for $11.00 and in Kindle and EPub formats for $8.49. The class will be taught by Gina Riendeau, Certified Lay Speaker.
Living Our United Methodist Beliefs - This course is REQUIRED for those seeking to become Certified Lay Speakers or Certified Lay Ministers. 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 to where we are today, and how our distinctive emphases are still needed in the church today. The required participant's book is Living Our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way by Kenneth L Carder. It is available through Amazon for $13.00 and in Kindle format for $9.99. Participants are expected to have read the book prior to the class. The class will be taught by Pastor Mary Van Wijk.
Opening Ourselves to Grace: Basic Christian Practices - This course helps lay servant leaders embrace and communicate a Wesleyan understanding of basic Christian practices (works of piety and mercy) as means of grace. The leader is Rev. Chris Danielson. Participants can download the free participant's guide - click here. Participants are expected to have read the participant's guide prior to class.