Lay Servant Basic

Text: Lay Servant Ministries: Participant’s Book Jackson & Jackson ISBN 978-0-88177-626-3

Registration Deadline April 4

! Buy, read & bring text ! Lunch & snacks provided ! Checks made out to UNYAC ! Mail checks & registration to:

Della Ludwig PO Box 296 Port Gibson, NY 14537

 

Finger Lakes District

Upper New York Annual Conference

Spring 2015 Ministry Discovery

Everyone is encouraged to join a study. Course credit is available for those seeking Lay Servant certification.

Questions – call or email Lucina: 315•945•9444

FLLayServant@gmail.com

Course Offerings ✟ Lay Servant Basic

Offered at Trumansburg UMC Discover your kingdom building potential. Explore your gifts and graces. Find tools for making your ministry more effective.

Details

Where: Trumansburg UMC 80 East Main Street Trumansburg, NY 14886 (607) 387-9024 When: 9 am-3:00 pm, Saturdays April 18 & 25, 2015 Cost: $20 plus cost of text

Lay Servant Basic Leaders: Charlie & Bobbie Valentine

Lay Servant Ministry If you are ready to share God's love and your faith, sense God's, are willing to go wherever and whenever God calls you, commit your time and energy to the service of God and your neighbor the you are ready to become a Lay Servant. A Lay Servant is an active, supportive member of a congregation who is eager to be in ministry through the church. He/she is well informed on scripture, doctrine, heritage, organization and life of the United Methodist Church and is committed to witnessing through church and community leadership, caregiving ministries and spoken communication. A Lay Servant is willing to initiate ministry with clergy and other Lay Servants and to improve service skills.

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The Basic Course guides you to discover and reflect on your gifts of caring, leading, communicating and ministry. Join this journey of exploring a path to deeper faith and service. In the Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course, you explore topics such as:

• personal spiritual gifts • servant leadership • developing future leaders • the importance of consistent

spiritual practices • the core ministries of Leading,

Caring, and Communicating

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Everyone interested in discovering more about their faith, the gifts God blesses them with, where they might bless their congregation, family and community is welcome. God is ready to use you, transform you to make the world a better place. Join Pastor Rachel Morse in this exciting journey of discovery. Text: Lay Servant Ministries. Participant’s Book. Jackson & Jackson ISBN 978-0-88177-626-3 Note: The course is open to everyone. Please purchase and read text. Lay servants interested in course credit should indicate this desire on registration form.

Register Me Lay Servant Basic Name Address Phone (home, cell) Email Church/Church address Pastor District I request credit: __ Yes ___ No