Lay Servant Ministries

Dates: Tuesdays, September 17 – October 15, 2024, 6 PM – 8 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Wednesdays ChST)

Location: online (Zoom)

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Cost: $20 + provide your own book (see below)

This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac & Cal-Nev districts and others. To view the 2024 Tongan LSM Course series schedule, click here.

Prerequisite: TBA

This class is required for Lay Speaker certification.

• All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. To learn more about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
• Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
• Provide your own book: TBA

You will receive the Zoom link in your registration confirmation.

• 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.

REGISTRATION LINK COMING SOON

***Update [5/7/2024]: The starting date of this course has been changed from May 14 to October 29. The Hawai`i District will be affected by daylight savings time ending in California on November 3.***

Dates: five Tuesdays, October 29, 6 PM – 8 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Wednesdays ChST) &  November 5-26, 2024, 6 PM – 8 PM PST (4 PM HST/Noon Wednesdays ChST)

Location: online (Zoom)

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Cost: $20 + provide your own book (see below)

This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac & Cal-Nev districts and others. To view the 2024 Tongan LSM Course series schedule, click here.

Prerequisite: Basic LSM

How do we walk with people experiencing pain, grief, and loss? As people of faith committed to wholeness and healing, we are called to a ministry of compassion and care. This course helps build foundational knowledge and skills to engage in this vital ministry of the church. This course can be counted toward recertification.

• All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. To learn more about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
• Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
• Provide your own book: Basic Course Participant’s Book by Sandy Jackson and Brian Jackson

You will receive the Zoom link in your registration confirmation.

• 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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If you have any questions, please email Kalesita Faasisila (kalesita.f@cnumc.org).

Dates: four consecutive Saturdays, July 20 – August 10, 2024, 9 AM – 11 AM PDT (6 AM HST/2 AM Sundays ChST)

Location: online (Zoom)

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Cost: $75 + the purchase of a book is also required.

Registration due: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 (pay by July 19)

This course is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. A minimum number of participants is required; if the class is canceled because not enough people register, registrants will be notified by email and those who have paid will be refunded. The maximum number of participants is 24.

This course focuses on delivering the gospel. The purpose of this course is to (1) articulate a theology of preaching; and (2) develop ideas for ordering and delivering sermons within the local congregation.

This course is a required course for those seeking Certified Lay Minister status. For more about Certified Lay Ministry, visit the CLM web page at www.calpacumc.org/clm.

• For Certified Lay Speakers and Certified Lay Servants, this course qualifies as an Advanced LSM Course for Preaching. The Conference Committee on Lay Servant Ministries has also approved this course as satisfying the requirement for Advanced LSM Preaching for those seeking Certified Lay Speaker status.

This course is also open to anyone who would like to attend for self-improvement/edification purposes.

• Attendance is required at all sessions for credit, as well as a two-hour assignment beyond the classroom, for a total of 10 hours.
• Instructor: Rev. Dr. Lincoln E. Galloway, K. Morgan Edwards Professor of Homiletics at Claremont School of Theology. Rev. Galloway is a former President of the Academy of Homiletics. As an elder in the Cal-Pac Conference, he has served as pastor of several UMC congregations.
• Materials: Participants are required to acquire the book A Lay Preacher’s Guide: How to Craft a Faithful Sermon by Karoline M. Lewis (Amazon, Cokesbury).

Zoom information will be included in your confirmation email.

• 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 CLM Registrar Denise Serino at deeserino@gmail.com.

Dates: two consecutive Tuesdays & Thursdays, August 27 – September 5, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT (2:30 PM HST/10:30 AM Wednesdays & Fridays ChST)

Location: online (Zoom)

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Cost: $75 + the purchase of a book is also required.

Registration due: Friday, August 23, 2024 (pay by August 26)

This course is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. A minimum number of participants is required; if the class is canceled because not enough people register, registrants will be notified by email and those who have paid will be refunded. The maximum number of participants is 24.

This course focuses on the creation of caring communities within the frameworks of faith, ethics and theological reflection.

This course is a required course for those seeking Certified Lay Minister status. For more about Certified Lay Ministry, visit the CLM web page at www.calpacumc.org/clm.

• For Certified Lay Speakers and Certified Lay Servants, this course qualifies as an Advanced LSM Course, but is not one of the 6 required courses to qualify for Certified Lay Speaker.

This course is also open to anyone who would like to attend for self-improvement/edification purposes.

• Attendance is required at all sessions for credit, as well as a two-hour assignment beyond the classroom, for a total of 10 hours.
• Instructor: Pastor Greg LaDue (Retired). Pastor LaDue was the Director of the Counseling Center at First UMC of San Diego for over twenty years and is a Marriage and Family Therapist.
• Materials: Participants will use the book The Practice of Ministry Module 2 from Upper Room.

Zoom information will be included in your confirmation email.

• 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.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW >>

For questions, contact CLM Registrar Denise Serino at deeserino@gmail.com.