april, 2025
This is a repeating eventmay 1, 2025 6:00 PM
Event Details
LAY SERVANT MINISTRIES ADVANCED COURSE: DISCOVER YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Thursdays, April 24, 2025 & May 1, 15, 22, 29, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM California (PDT)
Thursdays, April 24, 2025 & May 1, 15, 22, 29, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Hawaii (HST)
or Fridays, April 25, 2025 & May 2, 16, 23, 30, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 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 Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The class size will max at 30 participants and registration will close if that number is reached before the registration deadline.
About the Class:
- This course helps participants understand spiritual gifts and how the church can use them to fulfill its mission and ministry. Participants will also learn what it means to be a spiritual leader and will be equipped to lead others in exploring and using their spiritual gifts.
The instructor is Certified Lay Minister Dawn Molt. She has been an active member of Laguna Beach UMC for 31 years. She has a Master’s degree in Counseling and Psychology and worked for many years with autistic children. She has served as SPRC Chair and Lay Leader multiple times, as well as taught Sunday school for 20 years. In her calling as a Certified Lay Minister, Dawn preaches and guides the Liturgists and is in charge of a nearly 60-member small group ministry. She also serves on the Care Team and Family Ministries. Additionally, Dawn is a member of the Board of Ordained Ministry for the Conference.- 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 are 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: Each One A Minister by William J. Carter (Amazon, Cokesbury, Upper Room)
- 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.