Prepare to Teach Class Energizes Future Teachers

Lay Speakers and church members from various districts prepared to teach on August 15 as they assembled at the Conference Ministry Center in Plano for the North Texas Conference Lay Speaking Ministries’ Prepare to Teach class. Class instructors were John Barham, NTC Director of LSM, Sherry Nash, NTC LSM Development Coordinator, and Susan Grant, Certified Lay Speaker, Dallas-South District. Nash and Grant are professional trainers and teachers.

Barham and Nash updated and revised the class curriculum over the past few months. Prepare to Teach is specific to the North Texas Conference and is required for accreditation to teach Lay Speaking Classes - in addition to the General Board of Discipleship course, Lay Speakers Teach Adults. The conference course compliments and expands upon the content of the GBOD course.

The Equipping Disciples Team of the North Texas Conference
Homebound Communion Training with Rev. Dr. Mark Stamm Associate Professor of Christian Worship
– Perkins School of Theology

Extending the Table: A Guide for Ministry of Home Communion Serving by Mark Stamm is included in the registration fee as well as lunch.

Did you miss the Saturday, June 27, 2009 Class at FUMC Mesquite? You are in luck! You can attend Saturday, September 26, 2009 at FUMC Wichita Falls

Does your church have a home communion ministry? This training event will equip laypeople by teaching the historical & theological backgrounds for this important ministry as well as answering many pastoral questions. Participants will experience serving communion as part of the day of training.

9:00am – 4:00pm

Contact:
Rev. Troy Sims, FUMC Wichita Falls at 940-766-4231, ext. 229
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Early Registration: $25.00 Register by Sept. 16
NOTE: Late Registration after Sept. 16 is $35.00
Make checks payable to:
FUMC Wichita Falls
909 10th St
Wichita Falls, TX 76301

Locations of Event
First United Methodist Church
909 10th St.
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
www.fumcwf.org Minimum Participants
for the Class to Make: 25