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Lay Speakers
A United Methodist Lay Speaker is...
a member of a local church who is ready and desirous to serve the Church and
who is well informed on and committed to
the Scriptures and
the doctrine, heritage, organization, and life of The United Methodist Church and
who has received specific training to develop skills in witnessing to the Christian faith through
spoken communications,
church and community leadership,
and care-giving ministries.
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Do you feel God may be calling you into ordained ministry? Consider the steps into the candidacy process.
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New Bern District Lay Speaker Coordinator:
Mary Beth Neill
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612 Alexis Drive |
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Cell Phone:
Email:
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252-626-2633
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*** When you need a lay speaker, please call (don't email) Mary Beth's cell number. and she can get you set up pronto!!
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| Local Advanced Training Opportunity |
To be Announced
Advanced Lay Speaker Training: "Major United Methodist Beliefs"
This is a great opportunity!
Click on the link to the left for all the details!
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Everything you ever wanted to know about being a United Methodist lay speaker - lots of resources and links. |
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GBOD
Lay Speaking Links from around the US
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Click on the General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) link to see the resource page for Lay Speakers. There are links to lots of good stuff.
Then click on the second link for a list of conferences & districts from around the US who have websites devoted to Lay Speaking Ministries. See what ideas others have. Catch the excitement and bring it home to the New Bern District!
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All the books used in the basic and advanced courses with descriptions and ordering information. Even if you can't attend a course, these books will be very helpful in extending your ministry.
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| Lay Speaking Ministries Gathering |
July 6-8, 2007 - Lake Junaluska, NC
Although this opportunity has already gone by, we are leaving it on this webpage until the next jurisdictional level event occurs - just as a reminder to keep your eyes open for the next event! Click on the link to the left to see what one of these events is like. |
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