East Central District The United Methodist Church

Director of Lay Ministry:

Jim Boesch

Church Host: Owen Stricklin

First UMC, DeLand

East Central District Leadership Team

In conjunction with

LEARNING

October 14 & 15, 2016 First UMC—DeLand

First UMC—DeLand 115 E. Howry Avenue DeLand, FL 32724

DIRECTIONS

DIRECTIONS From Daytona Beach— Head southeast on S. Ridgewood Ave. toward Magnolia Ave. Turn right onto FL-400W/Beville Road. Keep left to continue on I-4W. Take exit 118A-118B to merge onto FL-44W/E New York Ave. Turn left onto S Amelia Ave. Turn right at the first cross street onto E. Howry Ave. the church is on the right. From Orlando— Get on I-4E from W. Anderson St. Follow I-4E to Howland Blvd. in Deltona. Take exit 114 from I-4E. Follow FL-472W and US17N/US-92E/S.Woodland Blvd. to E. Howry in DeLand.

A Weekend of

Lay Servant training prepares the laity to be in ministry through caring, communication and

leadership. The key emphasis of the Lay Servant Training is to equip people to grow as

Disciples of Jesus Christ with increasing confidence to teach, do visitation, lead committees, leadership teams, lead small group ministry and grow in personal understanding of

God’s call on their life.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 7th Registrations received after the 7th will be

returned as participants will not have time to receive materials and prepare for the course.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact Jim Boesch jimboesch68@gmail.com

(407) 721-0416

ABOUT LSM

All God’s People in

All Places,

And in

All Times,

Are Called to Love

And to Serve. Ministry of the Laity

All courses are offered on Friday 5:00 pm-8:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am-4:00 pm.

PLEASE CHECK ONLY ONE COURSE

REGISTRATION

BASIC LAY SERVANT COURSE [ ] English [ ] Spanish All enrollees are required to complete the Basic Lay Servant Course before taking advanced classes. Pastor must sign for Basic Course ADVANCED COURSES (Must have taken Basic) [ ] English —Creating “Disciple-Making” Systems [ ] Spanish —Transformacion de Evangelismo

__________________________________________ First Name Last ____________________________________________________Street Address ____________________________________________________City State Zip ____________________________________________________ Home Phone ____________________________________________________ Alternate Phone ____________________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________________Church Name

Please PRINT your information on the Registration Form below. Clip and mail your Registration Form, along with

Course Fee, to the East Central District Office.

Check Enclosed for $ _____________ (Make check payable to East Central District)

East Central District of the UMC 2221 Lee Road, Suite 21 Winter Park, FL 32789 _________________________________________

Pastor’s Signature

1) The Lay Servant Ministries’ Basic Course—taught in English. This course focuses on the many ways lay servants are called to be in ministry through such things as leading, teaching, serving, proclaiming the gospel, disciple-making, storytelling, and growing through personal spiritual formation.

Facilitator: Lynn Campbell, Associate Director of East Central District LSM 2) Ministerios de la oratoria laica - Curso basico The Lay Servant Ministries’ Basic Course—taught in Spanish. This course focuses on the many ways lay servants are called to be in min-istry through such things as leading, teaching, serving, proclaiming the gospel, disciple-making, storytelling, and growing through personal spiritual formation. Facilitator: Rev. Miguel Velez, Senior Pastor of Christ Hispanic, Orlando

COURSES

Choose One of Four Course Offerings

3) Creating “Disciple-Making” Systems—This course will use Joseph Arthur’s book “12 Essentials for Disciple-Making.” Arthur is a former FUMC DeLand Assistant Minister with keen insight into winning souls for Christ. Facilitator: Rev. Owen Stricklin, Senior Pastor of First UMC, DeLand

4) Transformación de Evangelismo Transforming Evangelism-The Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith—taught in Spanish. This course will use the book by Henry Knight and F. Douglas Powe, Jr. Their explanation of evangelism is steeped in the Wesleyan tradition, exposing how God’s love and grace comes to each of us as we once received it, through the gift of proclamation. Facilitator: Rev. Ana Andujar-Velez, Retired Clergy

Friday, October 14 5 :00- 6:15 pm Registration, Worship, Introduction and Announcements 6:15 pm Dinner and fellowship 7:00- 8:30 pm Session I Saturday, October 15 8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast and Announcements 8:30 - 8:50 am Devotions 8:50 am - 12:00 pm Session II 12:00 - 12:45 pm Lunch and Fellowship 1:00 - 3:15 pm Session III 3:15 - 3:30 pm Gathering and Recap 3:30 - 4:00 pm Worship and Dedication of Lay Servants

SCHEDULE & FEES

The cost of the training event is $45 and includes materials, along with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Lay Servant certification for Local or Advanced Lay Servants requires ten hours of class time. Anyone can take an Advanced class for no credit toward certification. Cancellation Fee of $25.00 for all cancellations after materials have been mailed to participant. No cancellations accepted after Friday, October 7, 2016.