Location: Freeport: Harmony UMC, 2600 W Pearl City Rd

2 Days
Sat., April 25 (8 a.m - 5 p.m.)
Sun., April 26 (1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

All class times must be attended to receive course credit.

Freeport: Harmony UMC, 2600 W Pearl City Road, Freeport

Online registration coming soon

Cost:
Includes lunch (Sat. only), snacks, water and coffee.  Each student will need to purchase their own book.

• $20 - before or on March 31
• $25 - before or on April 20

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Class Options: (one course per academy)

• United Methodist Heritage (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, how we got where we are today, and how our distinctive emphases are still needed in the 21st-century church.
  Participant’s Book: Living Our United Methodist Beliefs by Kenneth L. Carder

• 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 in the context of the mission of their local church. They will also learn how to make spiritual gifts discernment a part of their congregation’s culture and commitment to equip mission-focused leaders who make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
  Participant’s Book: For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts by Christine Harman

• From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon Moving beyond the basics of public speaking and the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon, this course also includes types of sermons—from exegetical to topical to children’s sermons—as well as how to find a story, how to use the hymnal, and how to move from communication on paper to beyond the paper.
  Participant’s Book: From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon by Tony Franks and David Carroll 

• Lay Servants Lead in Conflict Resolution Every church deals with conflict, both healthy and unhealthy, and lay servants can be equipped and empowered to help lead through those times of conflict as a time of transformation. Participant’s Book: The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation by Thomas Porter 

• Embracing Personal Prayer This course helps participants embrace the spiritual power of prayer. Participants will examine their own prayer lives and discover tools to help in the process of entering personal prayer. 
  Participant’s Book: Lord, Teach Us to Pray by Margie Burgner 

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QUESTIONS? Contact Kim Emery