Central Bay District Lay Servant Classes – Spring 2025 – Saginaw First UMC
May 3 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
When: May 3 and 10, 2025 (participants must attend both sessions in order to receive credit)
Where: Saginaw First United Methodist Church, 4790 Gratiot Road, Saginaw, MI 48638
Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Bring: On class days, please bring your signed request for training form, a sack lunch, the required textbook, a Bible, pen and notebook for notes.
Courses Offered:
- From Pew to Pulpit – Preaching
Have you felt God calling you to preach the Word to His people? If so, Lay Servant Ministries invites you to participate in an introductory class that will help you confirm that calling, develop a sermon and practice your delivery skills.
Textbook: From Pew to Pulpit
By Clifton F. Guthrie - Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course – Beginning Basics
As Christians, we are all called to a life of service and fellowship with others. By means of preparation for that service, Lay Servant Ministries invites you to participate in a discovery class that will help you understand your calling as a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Textbook: Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course
By Sandy Jackson and Brian Jackson - Living Our Beliefs – United Methodist Heritage
The Book of Discipline states, “No motif in the Wesleyan tradition has been more constant than the link between Christian doctrine and Christian living.” Beliefs shape our self-image and self-worth, our relationships with others, and our understanding of our relationship with God. Lay Servant Ministries invites you to participate in a class that explores our Methodist heritage and teaches us how to live our beliefs the United Methodist way.
Textbook: Living Our Beliefs – The United Methodist Way
By Kenneth L. Carder
The Central Bay District does not charge registration fees for Lay Servant classes, although participants are responsible for obtaining a copy of the corresponding textbook.
To register for classes, complete your request for training form and email to Janice Buckley at buckley7878@charter.net no later than April 26, 2025.
