july, 2023
Event Details
Dates:
- California & Hawaii: Tuesdays & Thursdays, July 18-27 & August 1, 2023 (7 PM – 9 PM PDT | 4 PM – 6 PM HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Wednesdays & Fridays, July 19-28 & August 2, 2023 (Noon – 2 PM ChST)
Location: Zoom
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Cost: $15. The purchase of a book is also required.
Registration due: Friday, July 14, 2023
This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts.
About the Class:
- Living Our Beliefs: This course will explore the special gifts of theology, witness, and organization that The United Methodist Church brings to the church universal, how we got where we are today, and how our distinctive emphases are still needed in the 21st-century church.
- The course is being organized by Hawaii District Lay Servant Ministries, and will be taught by Lynn Bowersox, a Certified Lay Minister in the Hawaii District.
- Provide your own book: Shaping the Prayers of the People by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher (Amazon, Cokesbury)
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit. 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. This is one of the six classes required to become a Certified Lay Speaker. Other required advanced courses, in addition to the BASIC class for Certified Lay Speaker certification are Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, United Methodist Heritage or United Methodist History, and United Methodist Polity.
- 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 advanced classes: Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, Planning Worship, Leading Worship, United Methodist Heritage, United Methodist Polity and Preaching. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
Zoom information will be sent to you later by the instructor.
- Technical requirements: 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.
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For questions, contact Winnie Ching, Hawaii District Lay Servant Ministries Director, at wingin322@yahoo.com.