Have you ever thought about being a Lay Speaker?

The Heritage District is offering 3 Lay Servant Member courses
on Saturday, April 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at Nashville UMC (209 East Washington Street, Nashville, NC 27856)

The cost is $15 per person, which includes lunch, snacks, and work materials.
The registration deadline is April 15, 2017.

The courses are described below. Click on the link by each course to register online. 

Basic Lay Servant Course
  • All persons, adults and youth, who are feeling the call to serve God and others are encouraged to attend this year’s Basic Lay Servant Course. Lay Servant Ministries involves much more than preaching. It includes teaching, leading, and serving to name just a few. Tom Walden will be the instructor. 
  • Course Book: Each participant should order from Cokesbury or the Upper Room Bookstore a copy of “Lay Servant Ministries – Basic Course Participant’s Book.” This text is available both on the Conference Media Center's online Cokesbury store or the Upper Room Bookstore.
  • Pre-class Assignments: After receiving your course book please read all 5 sections and answer all questions at the end of each section prior to class. This is required for satisfactory completion of the course. 
  • Click here to register for this course: https://heritagedistrictnc.org/heritage-district-april-22-2017/
Advanced Lay Servant Course: Evangelism
  • This advanced course will count toward your 3 year refresher course requirements. Key Ripley will be the instructor. 
  • ​Course Assignment: Attendees need to write out their testimony describing how they met Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, in no more than 500 words, and bring it to the class.
  • Click here to register for this course: https://heritagedistrictnc.org/heritage-district-april-22-2017-evangelism/
Advanced Lay Servant Course: Leading Worship
  • This advanced course – Leading in Worship – is a required course for the Lay Speaking track. It also counts toward your 3 year refresher course requirements. Lynn Ward will be the instructor. 
  • Course Book: Each participant should order from Cokesbury a copy of “Worshiping with United Methodists (Revised Edition)” by Hoyt L. Hickman. This text is available on the Conference Media Center's online Cokesbury.
  • Pre-course assignment: Read the textbook and bring several copies of your church worship service bulletin to class. 
  • Click here to register for this course: https://heritagedistrictnc.org/heritage-district-april-22-2017-leading-worship/​
If you have any questions about these courses, please contact Lynn Ward, District Director of Lay Servant Ministries,
​at 252- 813-6846 or lward@suddenlink.net.

If you have any questions concerning registration please contact the District Office, at 919-779-9435 or districts@nccumc.org.