2026 Will Be a Year of Hope
Bishop Schwerin looks ahead to 2026 by turning to scripture; specifically, Psalm 130:5: “I wait for the Lord; my soul waits, and in his word, I hope.” He ponders, What kind of spiritual focus is nee…
Location: Ottawa First UMC, 100 West Jefferson Street, Ottawa, Ill
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Ottawa First UMC
100 West Jefferson Street, Ottawa, Ill
Registration is $40.00
Youth participants are invited to register at no cost as long as they are accompanied by an adult participant who has registered and paid the registration cost.
Class Options (Choose 1)
- New Course: Ministry With the Forgotten (Dementia through a Spiritual Lens) by former bishop, Kenneth L. Carder. This book is written through Kenneth's experiences as he cared for his wife who had dementia.
Book: Ministry with the Forgotten: Dementia through a Spiritual Lens by Bishop Kenneth L. Carder
Instructor: Janet Becker - Embracing Personal Prayer: Margie Burger truly makes the wonderful mystery of prayer an enchanting journey toward a life of personal prayer. This course is an alternate required course that can be used instead of Leading Public Prayer.
Book: Lord, Teach Us to Pray: A Study to Personal Prayer by Margie Burger
Instructor: Nancy Burnett - Planning Worship: This course builds on the required Leading worship course and is grounded in principles and practices of worship planning. The book is by Marcia McFee, a talented and innovative worship planner.
Book: The Worship Workshop by Marcia McFee
Instructor: TBD - Lay Servant Ministries - Basic Course : This is a required course, so those who have not taken it or those who are interested in starting into Lay Academy are invited to take this course.
Book: Lay Servant Ministries - Basic Course Participant's Book (DR626) by Sandy Zeigler Jackson and Brian Jackson
Instructor: Dennis Yocum
Questions?
Contact Marcia Peddicord