Finger Lakes District

Upper New York Annual Conference

Basic Course: Learning & Leading
If you want to grow as a follower of Jesus and better understand how to use your gifts in ministry this
is the course for you. We're all called to proclaim God's wonder and works. Answering the spiritual
nudges to put faith in action and represent Christ in our daily lives present unique opportunities to
serve God and neighbor as unique as you and your spiritual gifts. The Basic Course for Lay
Servant Ministries guides you to discover your gifts of caring, leading and communicating and put
them to use. "We can all find a calling in one or more of these areas of ministry," write the authors.
"The church depends upon its laity to carry out its mission and purpose. ...Many journeys of
deepening faith and service in ministry have begun with this [book and] class." Sessions take you
through thoughtful reflection on what it takes to make a congregation an outpost for mission and
transformation and the role you can play even if public speaking isn't your gift.
The course is offered to anyone interested in exploring discipleship and leadership. It can be taken for
credit as a Basic Lay Servant course and will be taught by Pastor Rachel Morse of Homer First UMC.
Course will be held at Cortland First UMC, 744 Route 222, Cortland, NY 13045
on Saturdays, January 4, 11, 18 (January 25 will be a snow reschedule if needed)
Time: 9:00 am until 12:30 pm
Course $10
Book required: Lay Servant Ministries, Basic Course Participants Book
ISBN-10: 0881776262
The book may be purchased from The Upper Room or other online bookstores.
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Register me for Basic Lay Servant Ministries
Name
Address
Email
Contact
Phone
Church
Pastor
District
Please mail registration with payment to:
Lucina Hallagan
102 Highland Avenue
Newark, NY 14513

Make checks payable to

Clifton Springs UMC

Finger Lakes District

Upper New York Annual Conference

Network: The Right People, in the Right Places, for the Right Reasons, at the Right Time
an Advanced Lay Servant Course for discovering your Spiritual Gifts

Discover your spiritual gifts, personal style, and God-given passion for serving in the body of Christ
This material, developed in partnership with the Willow Creek Association, helps churches
appropriately guide people to the place of ministry that best reflects who they are. Churches will see
increased participation, greater effectiveness, more enthusiasm, and less burn-out in their
congregation. Believers in their church will discover the spiritual gifts God has given them. They will
have a better understanding of God's will for their lives because of gaining a better understanding of
who God created them to be.
The course is offered to anyone interested in exploring spiritual gifts. It can be taken for credit as an
Advanced Lay Servant course and also meets the Spiritual Gifts requirement for Lay Speaker and will
be led by Pastor Chuck Smith of Cortland First UMC.
Course will be held at Cortland First UMC, 744 Route 222, Cortland, NY 13045
on Saturdays, January 4, 11, 18 (January 25 will be a snow reschedule if needed)
Time: 9:00 am until 12:30 pm
Course $10
Book required: Networks Participant Guide, the Right People, in the Right Places, for the
Right Reasons, at the Right Time
ISBN-10: 0310257956
The book may be purchased from Amazon and other online bookstores.
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Register me for Networks Spiritual Gifts Course
Name
Address
Email
Contact
Phone
Church
Pastor
District
Please mail registration with payment to:
Lucina Hallagan
102 Highland Avenue
Newark, NY 14513

Make checks payable to

Clifton Springs UMC