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 Lay Servant Classes 

FALL LAY SERVANT MINISTRIES CLASSES

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Sundays 4 pm - 6 pm; Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 26 and Nov. 2, via Zoom

From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon Move beyond the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon. This course instructs how to use available resources to craft sermons and build your confidence in an ever-changing landscape of ministry. 

Rev. Calvin Collins will be the instructor.  

The required book will be From Your Heart to Theirs by Tony Franks and David Carroll. The book can be obtained at: https://www.cokesbury.com/9780881775365-From-Your-Heart-to-Theirs-Participants-Book?refq=from%20your%20heart%20to%20theirs or Amazon

Saturdays 10 am - 12 pm; October 4, 11, 18, 25 and Nov. 1. via Zoom

Lay Servants Lead Conflict Resolution: This course will equip and empower Lay Servants to help lead through times of conflict, both healthy and unhealthy as a time of transformation.

Rev. Kenneth McQuiller will be the instructor.

The required book is The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation by Thomas Porter and can be obtained at: https://www.cokesbury.com/9780835810265-The-Spirit-and-Art-of-Conflict-Transformation or at Amazon

Tuesdays 7 pm - 9 pm, Sept. 30, Oct. 7,14, 21 and 28. via Zoom

Leading Public Prayer: Praying in public can be daunting, but prayer is something one learns. This course on praying in public will help the participant grow in confidence and skill in public prayer and enrich their personal prayer life.

Certified Lay Minister Elaine Short will be the instructor.

The required book for this course is Let The Whole Church Say Amen by Laurence Hull Stookey and can be obtained at: https://www.cokesbury.com/Let-the-Whole-Church-Say-Amen?refq=let%20the%20whole%20church%20say%20amen%21 or at Amazon

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Any questions please contact Lay Servant Ministries Co Director Elaine Short at eshorts@optonline.net or Rev. Wayne Redman at wayne.redman@nyac-umc.com
 
Lay Servant Ministry is a United Methodist system for lay leadership development. The courses are designed to help UMC members develop their skills in leadership, communication, and care-giving and to discover their Spiritual Gifts.
 
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Classes that were offered from November 2024- June 2025 (for your reference) 

BASIC/English Course -  Pastor Lydia Hahn
Discipleship Begins with Relationship: Creating A Spiritual Growth Plan to See All the People - Rev. Dr. Marjorie Nunes
Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts - Lori Janson, CLM
From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon - Rev. Calvin Collins
Lay Pastoral Care Giving - Rev. Lynda Bates-Stepe
Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders - Rev. Wayne Redman
Lay Servants Lead Conflict Resolution - Rev. Ken McQuiller
Living Our United Methodist Beliefs in Ghanaian language - Rev. Prince Donkor
Planning Worship - Elaine Short, CLM
 

Classes that were offered in 2024 (for your reference) 

BASIC/English Course – Pastor Lydia Hahn

Climate Justice - Rev. Lydia Han & Bill Morse CLS

Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders - Rev. Wayne Redman

Leading Worship - Elaine Short CLM

Transforming Evangelism, English - Rev. Marjorie Nunes & Rev. Ken Bohler

Transforming Evangelism, Ghanian & English - Rev. Prince Donkor

 

Fall 2024:

Living Our United Methodist Beliefs - Elaine Short CLM

Classes that were offered in 2023 (for your reference) 

BASIC/English Course – Pastor Akio Iyoda

BASIC/Ghanaian – Pastor Prince Donkor

Accountable Discipleship - Elaine Short, CLM

Called To Preach - Pastor Jane Kim

Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders - Pastor Wayne Redman

Soul Reset - Rosemarie Walker, CLS

United Methodist Polity - Pastor Ken Bohler

Classes that were offered in 2022 (for your reference)

BASIC/ English - Rosemary Walker, CLM or Pastor Akio Iyoda

For the Common Good: Discovering and using your Spiritual Gifts - Pastor Ken Bohler & Elaine Short, CLM

Transforming  Evangelism in French Creole - Pastor Onick Bouquet

Justice in Everyday Life/ Social Principles of the UMC - Pastor Jane Kim

Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders - Pastor Wayne Redman

Classes that were offered in 2021 (for your reference)

BASIC - Pastor Akio Iyoda. 

Called to Preach - Pastor Ken Bohler

Lay Pastoral Care Giving - Pastor Lillian Hertel   

Spiritual Gifts - Lori Janson, CLM

Justice in Everyday Life/Social Principles of The UMC - Pastor Jane Kim  

Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition - Pastor Claire Wu  

Leading Prayer - Pastor Wayne Redman  
 
 
For Lay Servant and Lay Speaker Annual Reports go to nyac.com