Lay Servant Training Opportunities – February and March 2021
Courses in Spanish and English are Available
The Memphis and Tennessee Conferences have joined together to offer Basic and Advanced Lay Servant Training. These courses will be offered via zoom and are available to our laity from both sides of the river! We also encourage and welcome our Supply Pastors to join in this training. We are expanding our class sizes in order to accommodate as many students as possible. To register, please contact the persons listed in the course descriptions below.
Las Conferencias de Memphis y Tennessee se han unido para ofrecer entrenamiento básico y avanzado de servidores laicos en español. ¡Estos cursos se ofrecerán a través de Zoom y están disponibles para nuestros laicos desde ambos lados del río! También alentamos y damos la bienvenida a nuestros pastores laicos a unirse a esta formación. Siempre tratamos de acomodar a tantos estudiantes como sea posible. Para registrarse, póngase en contacto con las personas que aparecen en las descripciones del curso a continuación. Cada curso se reúne cuatro veces. La duración de la clase es de 2 horas-2.5 horas.
Curso: Curso Básico en Español el Ministerios de Servicio Laicos
Fechas: viernes 26 de febrero, 5, 12, 19 de marzo (todas las reuniones de clase requeridas)
Hora: 7:00 PM
Instructor: Reverendo David Martínez
Libro: Guía del Participante del Curso Básico de lay Servant
Ministries – Edición Español por Sandy Zeigler Jackson y Brian Jackson
Para registrarse, comuníquese con: Bruce Myers myersb@apsu.edu Cell 931-206-2562
Curso: Vida devocional en la tradición Wesleyana (Curso Avanzado)
Fechas: viernes 26 de febrero, 5, 12, 19 de marzo (todas las reuniones de clase requeridas)
Hora: 7:00 PM
Instructor: Rev. Víctor Pérez
Book: La Vida Devocional en la Tradición Wesleyana by Steve Harper
Para registrarse, comuníquese con: Bruce Myers myersb@apsu.edu Cell 931-206-2562
Course: Basic Course Lay Servant Ministries — The Basic Course
Dates and time: March 12, 6:00-8:00 pm, March 13, 8:00 am-6:00 pm.
Instructor: Rev. Christine Penner
Books: Lay Servant Ministries by Sandy Zeigler Jackson and Brian Jackson, Your Spiritual Gifts Inventory by Charles V. Bryant
To register, contact: Barbara Zimmerman, barbara.zimmerman@tnumc.com Phone:931-526-1343
Advanced Courses:
Course: From Your Heart to Theirs, Delivering an Effective Sermon
Dates and time: March 12, 6:00-8:00 pm, March 13, 8:00 am-6:00 pm.
Instructor: Rev. Steven Lee
Book: From Your Heart to Theirs, Delivering an Effective Sermon, by Tony Franks and David Carroll
To register, contact: Barbara Zimmerman, barbara.zimmerman@tnumc.com Phone:931-526-1343
Course: Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the UMC
Dates and time: March 12, 6:00-8:00 pm, March 13, 8:00 am-6:00 pm.
Instructor: Rev. Ken Wallace
Book: Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the UMC, 2006 Edition, by Thomas Edward Frank
To register, contact: Barbara Zimmerman, barbara.zimmerman@tnumc.com Phone:931-526-1343
Course: Shaping the Prayers of the People, the Art of Intercession.
Dates and time: March 12, 6:00-8:00 pm, March 13, 8:00 am-6:00 pm.
Instructor: Rev. Diantha McLeod
Book: Shaping the Prayers of the People, the Art of Intercession by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher
To register, contact: Barbara Zimmerman, barbara.zimmerman@tnumc.com Phone:931-526-1343
Course: Transforming Evangelism – Advanced Course
Dates: February 26, March 5, 12, 19 (all class meetings required)
Time: 7:00 PM
Instructor: Rev. Willie Lyle
Book: Transforming Evangelism-The Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith By
Henry H. Knight III
To register, contact: Bruce Myers myersb@apsu.edu Cell 931-206-2562
Course: Leading Worship – Advanced Course
Dates: February 26, March 5, 12, 19 (all class meetings required)
Time: 6:30 PM
Instructors: Rev. Brian Marcoulier and Rev. Debi Tyree
Books: Worshiping with United Methodists (Revised) by Hoyt Hickman
Recommended Resources: The United Methodist Hymnal
The United Methodist Book of Worship
To register, contact: Bruce Myers myersb@apsu.edu Cell 931-206-2562
Caney Fork River District
Two-Day Virtual Event – March 12 & 13, 2021