United Methodists and Muslims Gather to Affirm Common Humanity
United Methodists and Muslims broke bread and barriers at the Muslim-Methodist Iftar (breaking the Ramadan fast), March 3 at the Islamic Center of Wheaton. The Nor…
Location: Online via Zoom
Sundays , January 3 and 10, 1 to 4 pm
Wednesdays, January 6 and 13, 6 to 8 pm
DeKalb District Winter Lay Academy
Transforming Evangelism
This course leads participants to learn from John Wesley how to practice relational evangelism and discover that evangelism involves not only sharing our faith with others but also welcoming people into a community where they can grow in faith.
There is no prerequisite for taking this course. Even if you have never participated before in a Lay Academy course, you are welcome.
This course is the equivalent of 10 hours of instruction per Lay Academy requirements. All classes must be attended for course certification. Make-up classes may be scheduled.
Instructor: Marcia Peddicord, Certified Lay Minister
Cost: $20.00 per participant (no fee for high-school-aged youth)
Textbook: "Transforming Evangelism" by Henry H. Knight III and F. Douglas Powe, Jr.
Each participant must purchase their own book, which is available on Amazon and Cokesbury.com.
Registration period: Monday, Dec. 7 through Thursday, Dec. 31.