LEADING PUBLIC PRAYER (LAY SERVANT MINISTRIES ADVANCED COURSE) SPRING 2025

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LAY SERVANT MINISTRIES ADVANCED COURSE: LEADING PUBLIC PRAYER
Tuesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM California (PST/PDT)
Tuesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Hawaii (HST)
or Wednesdays, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Guam (ChST)
Zoom Online Platform

Cost & Deadlines: $20.00 and you must provide your own book (see below). Please note the deadline to register is Sunday, March 30, 2025. The class size will max at 30 participants and registration will close if that number is reached before the registration deadline.

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About the Class:

• About Leading Public Prayer: 
• The instructors are Rev. Rich Garner and Melissa Basch. Melissa Basch is the Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministries. Rev. Richard Garner is a retired elder, former local church pastor, and former district superintendent with decades of experience in leadership and worship.
• Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
• All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant or Certified Lay Speaker, and those needing continuing education for Certified Lay Servant status, are invited to attend. The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status.
  • About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) status: After you take the Basic Lay Servant Class, you have 3 years to take an advanced class to 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 six advanced classes: Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, UM Heritage, UM Polity, a Preaching class, a Prayer class, and a Worship class. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
• Provide your own book: Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher (Amazon, Cokesbury)
• 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 confirmation email and submission message.

For more information about this course, contact Cathy Wilson in Connectional Ministries at cwilson@calpacumc.org.

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