Equip, Learn, Lead: NIC Lay Academies
Lay Academies provide valuable opportunities for laity to grow as leaders in their churches and communities. Academies are held in each district, a few times a year, offering convenient ac…
Feb. 15-16, First United Methodist Church, 516 Church St., Evanston
Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Rev. Beth Stroud, assistant professor of history at Methodist Theological Seminary in Ohio, whose clergy orders were reinstated last year—20 years after a church trial removed her orders.
Activities: other speakers, lunch, workshops, and a panel to discuss "What's Next for Our Congregations Post-General Conference and the 2024 U.S. Presidential Elections."
Feb. 16: Celebration of First UMC's 11th Anniversary as a Reconciling Congregation
9:15 a.m.: Dialogue time
10:30 a.m.: Anniversary Worship Service; Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey, preaching.
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Lay Academies provide valuable opportunities for laity to grow as leaders in their churches and communities. Academies are held in each district, a few times a year, offering convenient ac…
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