NIC’s Lobby Day uses lessons of the past to change the present
Early in the morning of 18 April 2024, 22 members of the Northern Illinois Conference Anti-Racism Task Force, many of whom had participated in last year’s Civil…
Location: Online Via Zoom or Phone
2 Saturdays
2 Saturdays
March 4th & 11th, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cost $10
Attend Via Zoom or Phone
Classes offered: All class times must be attended to receive course credit.
- Basis Course: The Basic Course is the foundation for all courses in Lay Servant Ministries. The three aspects are: Leading, Caring and Communicating.
Book: Basic Course-Lay Servant Ministries: Participant's Book by Sandy Zeigler Jackson & Brian Jackson
Instructor: Jessica Houston, CLS - Aging and Ministry in the 21st Century:This course is a practical guide for building ministry for older adults.
Book: Aging and Ministry in the 21st Century by Richard H. Gentzler,Jr.
Instructor: Lois Nemeth,CLS - Accountable Discipleship: This course focuses on the concept of the household of God, Scripture as divine revelation,Wesleyan understanding of grace.
Book: Accountable Discipleship by Steven W. Manskar
Instructor: Glynis Massey, CLS - For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts: This course offers a scriptural understanding of spiritual gifts as always given" for the common good. " By helping participants identify and link their gifts,abilities , and sense of calling , Laity will learn the powerful connection between spiritual gifts and vocational discernment.
Book: For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts by Christine Harman
Instructor: Dawn Shires, CLS - Living Our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way: 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 Beliefs: The United Methodist Way by Kenneth L. Carder
Instructor: Darryl D. Harris, CLS
All books may be purchased at your favorite bookseller.
Registration can also be mailed to
Mildred Cross: Register,1445 W. 63rd St. Chicago, IL 60636
make check out to Lake South Lay Servant Ministry
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