Camp and Retreat Ministry Task Force Moves into Feasibility Study
The Bishop’s Camp and Retreat Ministry Task Force has begun the next phase of its work following direction from the 2026 Northern Illinois Annual Conference. Th…
Location: Wilmette: Trinity UMC, 1024 Lake St., Wilmette
Saturdays, September 21 & 28
Cost $25
Saturdays, September 21 & 28
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wilmette: Trinity UMC, 1024 Lake St., Wilmette
Cost $25
Includes box lunches, snacks, and beverages.
Class Options: (one course per academy)
- Basic Lay Servant Ministries: The Basic Course focuses on the three primary aspects of Lay Servant Ministry: Leading, Caring, and Communicating.
Instructor: Kris Aves, CLM, and Ellen Feliciano, CLS
Book: Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Participant's Guide by Sandy Zeigler Jackson & Brian Jackson. - Basic Lay Servant Ministries - Youth: Same course as the Basic Course with a focus for youth.
Instructors: Joann Melad and Amy Reimer, Deaconesses
Book: Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Participant's Guide by Sandy Zeigler Jackson & Brian Jackson. - (Spanish) From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon/De tu corazón al de ellos: Moving beyond the basics of public speaking and the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon. Class will be given in Spanish.
Instructor: Rev. Miguel Nieves
Book: From Your Heart to Theirs, Participant's Guide by David Carroll
For those interested in a Spanish-speaking Basic Lay Servant Ministry class - click here. Class is August 31 and October 21. - Called to Preach: This class is designed for those who have not had any formal preaching training. It will help those who are occasionally called upon to share the Word.
Instructor: Greg Alonso
Book: Called To Preach Study Guide by Dawn Chesser - Sacraments: Means of Grace: This advanced course with a leader’s guide by Rev. Beth Galbreath gives a deeper experience of the sacraments and many ideas for deepening congregations' sacramental practice of Baptism and Holy Communion.
Instructor: James Hagedorn
Book: This Holy Mystery: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion - Participant’s Book by Gayle Carlton Felton - Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (United Methodist Heritage): 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 where we are today, and how our distinctive emphases are still needed in the 21st-century church.
Instructor: Peggy Hansen, CLM
Book: Living Our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way by Kenneth L. Carder
All books may be purchased at your favorite bookseller.
All class times must be attended to receive course credit.
QUESTIONS?
Chester Lacy - Chester.Lacy@everbridge.com
Ellen Feliciano - felinet@ameritech.net
Lay Academies are being offered in other districts. You are welcome to attend the academy that works for your needs.
- Spanish Lay Servant Academy - Aug. 31 & Oct. 26
- Lake South Lay Academy - Oct. 5 & 12
- Prairie North Lay Academy - Oct. 12 & 13
- Prairie South Lay Academy - Oct. 12 & 19
- Prairie Central Lay Academy - Nov. 2 & 9