LSM Advanced Course: Ministry with the Forgotten 2024 (Leadership)

Dates: 5 Thursdays, May 2-30, 2024, 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM PDT (5:30 PM HST/1:30 PM Fridays ChST)

Location: online (Zoom)

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Cost: $15 and you must provide your own book (see below)

Register by: Sunday, April 30, 2024

This course sponsored by Hawai`i District Lay Servant Ministries and is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. The class size will max at 25 participants and registration will close if that number is reached.

This an advance course introduced at the Association of Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministries (ACDLSM) in January 2022.  The author of the textbook is Bishop Kenneth Carder who also wrote “Living Our Beliefs” the text for the Heritage course.

This course will help lay servant ministers understand dementia from a spiritual standpoint and become more comfortable ministering with all people especially those affected by this and similar conditions.  Together we will learn about dementia, see people with dementia as disciples of Jesus and discover how to relate to them in a helpful manner. The five sessions will cover:

Session 1: Dementia as a Medical and Theological Challenge (and an Opportunity)
Session 2: We Are More than Our Capacities
Session 3: Incarnation and the Ministry of Presence
Session 4: Dementia, Discipleship, and Grief
Session 5: Toward a Dementia-Friendly Church (to really be the church)

• All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant or Certified Lay Speaker are invited to attend, as well as those who are seeking to learn more about themselves.
  • About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) and Certified Lay Speaker status: 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. If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years, taking this advanced class will 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: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, United Methodist Heritage or History, and United Methodist Polity. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
• Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
• The instructor is Winnie Ching, Hawai`i District Lay Servant Ministries Director.
• Provide your own book: All  participants will need a copy of “Ministry with the Forgotten, Dementia through a Spiritual Lens” by  Kenneth L. Carder (Amazon, Cokesbury). Be sure to get the participant version and not the leader guide.

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, Hawai`i District Lay Servant Ministries Director, at wingin322@yahoo.com.