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Course |
Description |
Ordering Information |
Lay
Speaking Ministries: Guide for Conference & District Committees 2005-08
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Guidelines for the
administrative and support systems of the lay speaking ministries
program. Includes sample annual reports, job descriptions for the
director of lay speaking ministries, and a litany for consecration. |
(DR455) $7.00, 10 or more $5.95 each |
Lay Speaking Basic Course
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The Basic Course includes a
study of what it means to be God's called people and how we may be at
work for God in our own communities. The guide for this course is
practical, including checklists, outlines, and step-by-step plans.
Exercises draw on the individuals' personal experiences and on what they
know about their communities. The course provides learning opportunities
in three areas of service for lay speakers: leading, caring, and
communicating. |
(DR 454) $10.00, 10 or more $8.50 each
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 for 2006
Lay Speaking Basic Course For Youth
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Young people have talents
and gifts that should be acknowledged, shared, and honored in all
aspects of ministry. The purpose of this course is to encourage and
provide training for young people to claim the ministries to which they
are called. |
(DR464) $10.00, 10 or more $8.50
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for 2006
Lay Speakers Teach Adults
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This is a course on teaching
and leader development, intended for educators and volunteers in the
local church. This course will help you become more competent in
teaching and leading in a classroom or small group. |
(DR 481) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Start Here by Barbara Bruce
(DR303) $10.00, 10 or more $8.50 each
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Lay
Speakers Lead in Worship
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The purposes of this course
are: (1)To gain an understanding of corporate worship as an encounter of
the gathered community with God and with one another. (2) To learn how
to plan worship that is both authentically Christian and relevant to
Christians and seekers today. (3) To develop the practical skills needed
for leading worship. |
(DR 250) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Texts: Worshiping with United Methodists by Hoyt Hickman
(DRA 782) $14.00, 10 or more $11.90 each
Contemporary Worship for the 21st Century by Daniel Benedict & Craig
Kennet Miller (DR 138) $13.00, 10 or more $11.90 each |
Lay Speakers Lead in
Evangelism
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The purposes of this course
are: (1) To gain a deeper understanding of biblical hospitality as a
foundation for the faithful congregations. (2) To look more closely at
the culture and climate of our congregations and to explore ways in
which they may grow in their ministry of welcoming and making disciples.
(3) To explore ways in which families can be more intentional in faith
formation and to enhance the ways in which the church becomes a model of
faith for the family. (4) To identify faith stories and to become more
comfortable telling about the faith in our everyday lives. (5) To begin
to form teams that include the pastor and lay people that will develop
strategies to help congregations proclaim the faith. |
(DR 200) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: The Faith-Sharing Congregation by Shirley Clement & Roger
Swanson (DR 153) $12.00, 10 or more $10.20 each |
Lay Speakers Lead in
Stewardship
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The purpose of this course
is to develop a holistic understanding of stewardship and to understand
the role of stewardship in relation to the mission and vision of the
church. |
(DR 197) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Don't Shoot the Horse by Herb Mather
(DR 136) $12.00, 10 or more $10.20 each |
Lay
Speakers Interpret to Others Our United Methodist Heritage
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This course will assist the
Lay Speaker to gain an understanding of the distinctive traditions and
emphases of The United Methodist Church. The lay speaker will become
informed about the journey of the people historically known as
Methodists and Evangel Brethren, who united in 1968 to form The United
Methodist Church. The contributions of the early leaders, Wesley,
Otterbein, Boehm, Albright, and others, will be reviewed. The lay
speaker will develop skills to interpret this heritage to others. |
(DR 380) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: The United Methodist Primer by Chester Custer
(DR 359) $10.00, 10 or more $8.50 each |
Lay
Speakers Preach
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This course provides useful
information to the lay speaker about the art of writing sermons. The lay
speaker will receive information about resources available to research
topics, interpret scripture, and writing interesting and inspiring
sermons. |
(DR 387) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Go Preach! by Jack Gilbert
(DR 384) $12.00, 10 or more $10.20 each |
Lay
Speakers Grow Spiritually Through Daily Discipline
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Participants are guided in
discerning God's direction for their lives, practicing daily
disciplines, and reaching out in love. |
(DR 198) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Devotional Life in the Wesleyan
Tradition by Steve Harper
(# 740) $10.00, 10 or more $8.50 each |
Lay
Speakers Lead Small Groups
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This course is designed to
help persons prepare for leadership of those interested in study,
personal growth, and action. Participants will be guided through
resources that will help them continue to grow. Skills in starting and
keeping a small group going will be developed. |
(DR 315) $5.00, 10 or more $4.24 each
Basic Text: The Christian Small-Group Leader by Thomas Hawkins
(DR 328) $10.00, 10 or more $8.50 each |
Lay
Speakers: A Ministry of Caring
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Persons taking this course
can expect to be affirmed in the caring they already do; can develop
skills for even more effective caring ministries; will recognize their
own need for caring and support; and will explore other ways to
encourage others to be care-givers. |
(DR 289) Participant's Workbook $10.00, 10 or more $8.50 each
(DR 290) Leader's Guide $8.00, 10 or more $6.80 each |
Lay
Speakers Are Servant Leaders
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This course examines the
qualities of leadership and will assist the participant in developing an
effective leadership style. |
(DR 254) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Faithful Leadership by Thomas Hawkins
(DR 253) $13.00, 10 or more $11.05 each |
Lay Speakers Tell Stories
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Lay speakers learn what
makes a good story and discover their own style as a storyteller. Learn
techniques of effective storytelling and practice creating stories from
their own experiences. |
(DR 408) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Dancing With Words by Ray Buckley
(DR 407) $12.00, 10 or more $10.20 each |
Lay
Speakers Are Accountable Disciples
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Focuses on the concept of
the household of God, the importance of Scripture as divine revelation,
Wesleyan understandings of grace, and the importance of the class leader
in the development of the Methodist movement. Participants are
encouraged to look at their faith community and see how it is (or is
not) a reflection of genuine Christian community. |
(DR 440) $10.00, 10 or more $8.50 each
Basic Text: Accountable Discipleship by Steven Manskar
(DR339) $13.00, 10 or more $11.05 each
Resources to assist in teaching this course. |
Lay Speakers Lead Bible
Study
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Lay Speakers Lead Bible
Study will help the Lay Speaker gain an understanding of the process by
which the Old and New Testaments came to be the Bible we read today and
to recognize the Bible as the inspired revelation of God through His
relationship with people. The lay speaker will learn to appreciate the
value of questioning and positive critical evaluation as ways to grasp
the Bible's critical message and to put it into practice. They will
learn how to study the Bible in order to gain the greatest understanding
of the written word, to encounter the living God in the words of the
Bible, and to discover new insights that will enable them to be more
effective leaders of Bible study. |
(DR 313) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Introducing the Bible by William Barclay
(DRA 36590) $11.00, 10 or more $9.35 each |
Lay Speakers Lead Prayer
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Considering Christian prayer
as a response to the living God through Jesus Christ and the power of
the Holy Spirit is the main focus of this course. Listening, learning,
leaning, and loving are important elements of prayer. This course
explores the power of prayer to change us as we consider the question,
"Does prayer change things?" Thinking about the necessity of action
following prayer, the concept of prayer without ceasing, and becoming
comfortable in leading prayer in groups are some of the focal points of
this new course. |
(DR 314) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Dimensions of Prayer by Douglas Steere
(# 971) $12.00, 10 or more $10.20 each |
Lay Speakers Cultivate
Christian Community
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Lay speakers will discover what it means to live as Christian disciples
in the groups they lead and to work with others to help them grow and
nurture caring connections and relationships that reflect the love of
Christ. |
(DR 392) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Cultivating Christian Community by Thomas Hawkins
(DR 327) $12.00, 10 or more $10.20 each |
Lay Speakers Create
Disciple-Making Faith Communities
 
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The goal of this course is to provide church leaders with key tools and
principles that can be used to make disciple-making faith communities.
Lay speakers will learn about discipleship systems, the term faith
community, and how the theory of displacement affects their
congregation, as well as considering the realities of call and
leadership, 21st century structures for ministry, and new opportunities
for ministry. |
(DR 413) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Next Church.Now by Craig Kennet Miller
(DR 419) $20.00, 10 or more $17.00 each |
Lay Speakers Lead in Mission
Outreach
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This advanced course helps lay speakers understand the role of mission
outreach in relationship to the vision and ministry of the church. |
(DR 386) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Revolutionizing Christian Stewardship for the 21st Century
by Dan Dick (DR 212) $12.00, 10 or more $10.20 each |
Lay Speakers Discover
Spiritual Gifts
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This course focuses on acquiring a better understanding of the church
and its ministry needs, learning what it means to be a minister; doing
the work of Christ in the church and in the world; and being more fully
equipped to lead others in exploring and using their spiritual gifts. |
(DR 441) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each
Basic Text: Each One A Minister by Bill Carter
(DR375) $12.00, 10 or more $10.20 each |
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Other Language
Resources |
Basic Course - Korean
(DR PDF2) $7.00 (Only available online as a pdf.) |
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Curso Básico
(DR 474) $10.00, 10 or more $8.50 each |
Al
interpretar nuestra herencia metodista unida
(DR 430) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each |
Nuestra liderato como Evangelistas
(DR 432) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each |
La
formación espiritual a través de la disciplina diaria
(DR431) $5.00, 10 or more $4.25 each ISBN 0-88177-431-6 |
En
contacto! La formación`cristiana y la enseñanza
Keeping in Touch Christian Formation and Teaching
(DR 429) $12.00, 10 or more $10.20 each |
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