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Lay Servant Courses
Please check with your respective district about the status of lay servant courses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Adirondack District
Albany District
Binghamton District
Cornerstone District
Crossroads District
Finger Lakes District
Genesee Valley District
Mohawk District
Mountain View District
Niagara Frontier District
Northern Flow District
Oneonta District
Adirondack District
Advanced Course: Called to Preach
Mondays: June 13, 20, & 27: 6 - 9 p.m.
Thursdays: June 16 & 23: 6 - 9 p.m.
Zoom: Fee $15
Facilitators: Jacqueline Kim and Arlene Schmidt
Advanced Course: Polity
Wednesdays: July 6, 13, 20, 27: 6 - 9 p.m.
Zoom: Fee $15
Facilitator: Jacqueline Kim
Basic Lay Servant Course
Mondays: July 18, 25, August 1st: 6 - 9 p.m.
Thursdays: July 21 and 28: 6 - 9 p.m.
ZOOM: Course Fee: $15
Facilitator: Jacqueline Kim
Advanced Course: Leading Worship
Mondays: August 8, 15, 22, 29: 6 - 9 p.m.
Zoom: $15
Facilitator: Bruce Hazard
Advanced Course: Called to Preach
Thursdays: September: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: 6 - 9 p.m.
Zoom: Fee $15
Facilitators: Jacqueline Kim and Arlene Schmidt
Advanced Course: For the Common Good (Spiritual Gifts)
Tuesdays: October, 4, 11, 20, 24, 27: 6 - 9 p.m.
Zoom: Fee $15
Facilitators: Jacqueline Kim and Arlene Schmidt
Advance Course: Opening Ourselves to Grace
Thursdays: November 10 & 17: 6 - 9 p.m.
Tuesday: November 29, December 6 & 13: 6 - 9 p.m.
Zoom: $15
Facilitator: Jacqueline Kim
Click here to view the brochure. Contact Arlene with any questions at arlenedschmidt@gmail.com.
Albany District
Ministry with the Forgotten: Dementia Through a Spiritual Lens
Tuesdays: April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17: 7 - 9 p.m.
Zoom
Course Fee: $10
Facilitator: Heather Smith beezermcgee@yahoo.com
Public Prayer (Required Lay Speaker Course)
Wednesdays: June 8, 15, 22, 29 & July 6, 2022: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Zoom
Facilitator: Rev. Nancy Dibelius
Course Fee: $10.00
Contact Nancy Goddard for a Registration Form: bngoddard@davespc.net
Lay Servants Lead in Conflict Resolution
Saturdays: August 6 & 13: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Zoom and in-person
Course Fee: $10
Facilitator: Pastor Danyal Mohammadzadeh
Contact Nancy Goddard bngoddard@davespc.net for a registration form
Transforming Evangelism
Saturdays: September 10 & 17: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Zoom
Course Fee: $10
Facilitator: Rita Pickett vrlenprita@aol.com
Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (Heritage – Required Lay Speaker Course)
Mondays: October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Zoom
Course Fee: $10.00
Facilitator: Bruce France bfrance@nycap.rr.com
Binghamton District
*All courses in the Binghamton District are meeting in-person unless stated otherwise.
Advanced Course: For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts
Tuesdays, May 17 & 24: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Thursdays, May 19 & 26: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Owego UMC
261 Main Street
Owego, NY 13827
Facilitator: Rev. Bill Prentice
Course Fee: $15
Registration deadline: May 12
Advanced Course: Ministry With the Forgotten: Dementia Through a Spiritual Lens
Tuesdays, May 24 & 31: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Thursdays, May 26 & June 2: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Owego UMC
261 Main Street
Owego, NY 13827
Facilitators: Revs. James Stevens & Diane Prentice
Course Fee: $15
Registration deadline: May 19
Click here for more information and a registration form.
Cornerstone District
Introduction to Lay Ministry: The BASIC Course
Called to Preach
Leading Missional Small Groups
June 24 & 25
East Randolph UMC
122 Church Street, East Randolph, NY
Registration deadline: June 10
Click here to view the brochure and for registration information.
Crossroads District
Advanced Lay Speaking Class: God's Mission ... Our Mission
Fridays, May 6, 13, 20, 27 & June 3, 10: 7 - 9 p.m.
ZOOM
Facilitator: George Ramseyer
Click here for more detailed information about each course.
Click the following links for a basic course registration form and for an advanced course registration form.
Basic Lay Servant Course
Thursdays, May 5, 12, 19, 26 & June 2: 7 p.m.
Little Utica UMC
1459 Lampson Road
Phoenix, NY
Facilitators: Bill and Sherry Van Norstrand
For more information, contactBob Mueller, Co-Director Crossroads LSM, at (315) 345-8675 or at mueller915@yahoo.com.
Download the Basic Course Application and mail with the $10 fee made payable to mail to UNYAC to Bob Mueller, Co-Director Crossroads LSM Committee, 4432 Lathrop Dr. Marcellus, NY 13108.