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Lay Speaking Ministries is a program to provide training opportunities
and experiences to equip disciples of Jesus Christ to realize and respond
to their personal call to ministry. Since each disciple is ‘gifted’ with one or
more spiritual gifts (skills given by the Holy Spirit for the express purpose of
serving the body of believers and thereby God), Lay Speaking Ministries
strives to help disciples become aware of their particular gift or gifts by
offering educational events to enhance and develop the skill level necessary
for the full fruition of these gifts. It is an excellent vehicle for servant
ministry skill development and has aided thousands of church members to
be better servants of Jesus Christ, to become stronger church family leaders,
and to more capably assist their pastors1.
Parker UMC supports the Lay Speaker Ministries of the United
Methodist Church through our laity involvement.
While we are a small rural church
with membership of less than one hundred, we have, in 2007, four
Certified Lay Speakers, three adult Basic Lay Speakers,
and eight Youth Lay Speakers.
Our lay speakers look for ways to use their witness, leadership, and service
to inspire others to a deeper commitment to Christ and more
effective discipleship through the interpretation of the Scriptures
and their understanding of doctrine, organization,
and ministries of the church.
2007 Lay Speakers
Front Row
Joseph, Ashley, Heather, Cassandra & Kalen
Back Row
Robert, Jeremiah, Cleo, Aaron & John
Link to General Board of Discipleship Lay Speaker Ministries Web site
news and events, training resources, download Lay Speaker forms and more
Contact District Lay Speaker, Ernie Blough
St. Andrews UMC
Contact District Lay Leader, Alice Smith
Hay Street UMC
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1.United Methodist Church Book of Discipline, 2004, Paragraphs 257-260, 630, 665 and 117
