North East District - Fall Lay Servant Ministry Training

August 20/21, 2022                                               September 17/18, 2022
St. Paul UMC | 8264 Lone Star Road, Jax       Asbury UMC | 16 College Dr., Orange Park

Classes will run on Saturday (9 a.m. - 5 p.m. - check-in begins at 8:30 a.m.) and Sunday (3 - 5:30 p.m.) with lunch and snacks provided on Saturday. The classes will be held on the dates and locations listed above. Class sizes are limited to 15 students per class. Cost is $30 per person. Be sure to register early. NO walk-in registrations please. If you want to register by check, please call Pam at the District Office at 904-396-3026 and she will help you get registered.

This training is open to all. If you are seeking to receive certification of re-certification credits you must attend all 10 hours of the training. 

We are offering the following class selections at each location (please note that you must purchase your own book in advance**)

August 20/21 Class Offerings @ St. Paul UMC, Jax

• Basic Lay Servant Class – taught by Mr. Ron Coleman  
  Required Book: "Lay Servant Ministries" by Sandy Zeigler Jackson/Brian Jackson - ISBN # 978-0-88177-626-3**
• Advanced – Life together in the United Methodist Connection – taught by Rev. Durwood Foshee, District Superintendent
  Required book – Polity, Practice and the Mission of the UM Church by Thomas Edward Frank– ISBN #978-0-687-335312-2**
• Advanced – Aging & Ministry in the 21st Century – taught by Ms. Ruth Woo.
  Required book – Aging and Ministry in the 21st Century by Richard H. Gentzler Jr. – ISBN #978-0-88177-540-2** 

September 17/18 Class Offerings @ Asbury UMC, Orange Park

• Basic Lay Servant Class – taught by Mr. Ron Coleman
  Required Book: "Lay Servant Ministries" by Sandy Zeigler Jackson/Brian Jackson - ISBN # 978-0-88177-626-3*
• Advanced: Justice in Everyday Life – taught by Rev. Simon Osunlana.
  Required book – Social Principles of the United Methodist Church 2017-2020 – ISBN #9781501835773**   
• Advanced - Living Our United Methodist Beliefs – taught by Rev. Durwood Foshee, District Superintendent
  Required book – Living Our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way by Kenneth L. Carder – ISBN #978-0-88177-571-6**
• Advanced - Leading Missional Small Groups – taught by Rev. Jennifer Ahrens-Sims
  Required book – Transforming Community by Henry H. Knight III and F. Douglas Powe Jr. – ISBN #978-0-88177-754-3** 

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