The Corridor District Lay Servant Ministry Team will hold the following classes Introduction to Lay Ministry (Basic Class), Life Together in the United Methodist Connection (Polity), & Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition.
March 5th: Life Together in the United Methodist Connection (Polity)
Led by Rev. Molly Shivers – Registration open until 02.27.2022
Pathway: Administrative Committees
Why does The United Methodist Church do things the way it does? And what does any of this have to do with trying to be a place and a people that embody the Kingdom of God? This course will help participants get their bearings and consider the specific structural challenges The United Methodist Church faces in the 21st century.
NOTE: Participants will also need a Book of Discipline.
Participants will be able to:
- State and describe the uniqueness, purpose, and overall structure of The United Methodist Church, its connectional system and its order of missionary preachers
- Describe the uniqueness and purpose of the episcopacy, the itinerant ministry and appointment processes, the ordering of ministry, and annual conference
- Explain the many ways our connection works together to fulfill its mission from the local church to the global general agencies
- Identify elements of the connection beyond the borders of the annual conference: jurisdictions, General Conference, Judicial Council, and central conferences, as well as other international affiliated churches
- Use new tools for discernment in making decisions in the local church
April 9th: Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition
Led by Rev. Darcy Knight – Registration open until 04.02.2022
Pathway: Personal Faith Formation, Discipleship Leaders
This course guides participants in discerning God’s direction for their lives, practicing daily disciplines, and reaching out in love.
Learners will:
- Become acquainted with the devotional life as practiced by John Wesley and his personal habits for maintaining that life
- Study a variety of spiritual disciplines and begin their practice
- Come to understand the role of spiritual disciplines in coming to know God
- Develop skills for leading other people to grow spiritually through daily disciplines
- Come to affirm the church as a community of believers in which people are loved and nurtured to grow in faith
May 14th: Introduction to Lay Ministry (Basic Class)
Led by Allen Burden – Registration closes 05.09.2022
***** This class has been moved from 02.26.2022 to 05.14.2022 *****
Pathways: All
This is an overview course that provides helpful background for all laypersons in service in the church and community. It is also required for all who pursue recognition in Lay Servant Ministries. The Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course is a foundational course designed to equip new church leaders and renew current leaders in The United Methodist Church. It explores
- personal spiritual gifts
- servant leadership
- each leader’s role in developing future leaders
- the importance of consistent spiritual practices
- the core ministries of Leading, Caring, and Communicating
Please call or email the District Office with any questions about registration:
districts@nccumc.org or 919.779.9435
If you have any questions about the course, you are invited to contact
Co-District Directors of Lay Servant Ministries:
Allen Burden (Ga57burden@gmail.com) or Anggie Thompson (athompson@nccumc.org)