Descubriendo mis Dones Espirituales | LAY SERVANT HISPANIC MINISTRIES: Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts

Feb – March 2026. Lunes/Mondays: Feb 16, 23, 2026, March 2, 9, 16 2026. 6:45 PM – 8:45 PM. En persona/Zoom. California (PST/PDT). NOTE THAT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026.

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Zoom Online Platform and In Person|Por Zoom y en Persona

Cost $30.00 and you must provide your own book (see below). Please note the class size will max at 15 participants and registration will close if that number is reached before the registration deadline.

About the Class:

• About the Course: Este curso ayuda a los Servidores a entender los Dones Espirituales y cómo usarlos en la iglesia y el mundo, para así cumplir con su Misión de vida y Ministerio. Los participantes también aprenderán lo que significa ser un Líder Espiritual y estarán equipados para guiar a otros en la exploración y uso de sus Dones Espirituales en su iglesia local. This course helps servants understand Spiritual Gifts and how to use them in the church and in the world, in order to fulfill their life mission and ministry. Participants will also learn what it means to be a Spiritual Leader and will be equipped to guide others in exploring and using their Spiritual Gifts within their local church.
• Provide your own book: All participants will receive material (Manual de Dones Espirituales) from the instructors. Todos los estudiantes recibirán material y el Manual de Dones Espirituales, por el profesor.
• The instructors: Ervin Adin Aguilon & Marco Salinas.
• Classes are open to participants from all districts, and the class will be in an online format and in Person in North Hills UMC. Las clases están disponibles para todos los distritos.
• Need-based scholarships are available. Participants must ask the pastor of their home church before requesting a scholarship from the Conference. If a scholarship is needed and not available from the local church, please complete the brief scholarship application below in the registration form. Si necesita ayuda para costear el costo de este curso comuniquese con nosotros.
• Attendance is required at all sessions for credit. To complete the 10 hour course requirement, outside assignments will also need to be completed. Atender a todas las clases es mandatorio, si el estudiante falla dos clases tiene que volverla a tomar. 
• About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) and Certified Lay Speaker status: All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status. If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years, taking this advanced class will qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant. If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay SPEAKER, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, United Methodist Heritage or History, and United Methodist Polity. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
• Technical requirements for Zoom participants: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available. 
• Zoom information is included in your submission message and confirmation email.

Para mas informacion contactenos: escueladeservidoreslaicos@gmail.com (909) 800-3871 (619) 830-8213 or Cathy Wilson, Associate Director of Lay and Clergy Credentialing and Development at cwilson@calpacumc.org, (626) 824-2284.