Fourteen Churches Unite for Pentecost worship
On Pentecost Sunday, 14 United Methodist churches from the Prairie North District gathered at Freeport’s historic Oakdale Tabernacle for a powerful worship celebration filled wit…
Location: Dolton: Faith UMC, 15015 Grant St., Dolton
2 Saturdays,
Dolton: Faith UMC
2 Saturdays,
March 2 and March 9
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All class times must be attended to receive course credit.
Dolton: Faith UMC
15015 Grant St., Dolton
Cost: $20
Course Options: One course per academy
- Basic Course: The Basic Course focuses on the three primary aspects of Lay Servant Ministry: Leading, Caring, and Communicating
Book: Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Participant's Guide by Sandy Zeigler Jackson & Brian Jackson.
Instructor: Jessica Houston, CLS - Living Our United Methodist Beliefs: This course will explore the special gifts of theology, witness, and organization that the United Methodist Church brings to the church universal.
Book: Living Our United Methodist Beliefs: The United Methodist Way by Kenneth L. Carder
Instructor: Robert D. Massey, Sr., CLS - Engaging Your Community: This course will explore A Guide to Seeing All the People. The harvest is still plentiful and the laborers are still few.
Book: Engaging Your Community by Junius B. Dotson
Instructor: Barbara Gbur, CLS - This Holy Mystery: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion: This course will help us to understand more fully the way United Methodist participates in Holy Communion.
Book: This Holy Mystery: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion by Gayle Carlton- Felton
Instructor: Lois Nemeth, CLS - Soul Rest: Breakdown, Breakthrough, and the Journey to Wholeness: This course helps participants discover the power of Rest through practices that creates spiritual wholeness beyond the Toxic culture and "idol" of busyness, distraction, and consumption at the root of much anxiety and dis-ease.
Book: Soul Rest: Breakdown, Breakthrough, and the Journey to Wholeness by Junius B. Dotson
Instructor: Glynis Massey, CLS
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Online Registration
Or mail information, and payment: Mildred Cross, Registrar, 1445 W. 63rd St. Chicago, IL 60636