Advanced Lay Servant Ministries Courses: Long Island East District

Greetings Siblings in Christ,

The Long Island East District Lay Servant Ministries Committee is pleased to present Advanced Lay Servant Ministries Courses this fall, open to anyone in the conference. There is a $20 registration fee (which you submit to your home church) plus the cost of course texts for each course you wish to take,

Please use the registration links below for instructions and registration. Registration deadline is September 26, 2025.

REGISTER HERE– https://ny-reg.brtapp.com/2025LIELSMFallCourses

From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon Move beyond the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon. This course instructs how to use available resources to craft sermons and build your confidence in an ever-changing landscape of ministry.  This course will take place via Zoom on Sundays 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm; September 28, October 5, 12, 26 and November  2. Rev. Calvin Collins will be the instructor.  The required book will be From Your Heart to Theirs by Tony Franks and David Carroll. The book can be obtained at: https://www.cokesbury.com/9780881775365-From-Your-Heart-to-Theirs-Participants-Book?refq=from%20your%20heart%20to%20theirs or Amazon

Lay Servants Lead Conflict Resolution: This course will equip and empower Lay Servants to help lead through times of conflict, both healthy and unhealthy as a time of transformation. This course will take place via Zoom on Saturdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm; October 4, 11, 18, 25 and November 1. Rev. Kenneth McQuiller will be the instructor. The required book is The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation by Thomas Porter and can be obtained at: https://www.cokesbury.com/9780835810265-The-Spirit-and-Art-of-Conflict-Transformation or at Amazon

Leading Public Prayer: Praying in public can be daunting, but prayer is something one learns. This course on praying in public will help the participant grow in confidence and skill in public prayer and enrich their personal prayer life. This course will take place via Zoom on Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm on September 30, October 7, 14,  21 and 28. Certified Lay Minister Elaine Short will be the instructor. The required book for this course is Let The Whole Church Say Amen by Laurence Hull Stookey and can be obtained at: https://www.cokesbury.com/Let-the-Whole-Church-Say-Amen?refq=let%20the%20whole%20church%20say%20amen%21 or at Amazon

Any questions please contact Lay Servant Ministries Co Director Elaine Short at eshorts@optonline.net or Rev. Wayne Redman at wayne.redman@nyac-umc.com