Advanced Courses
2010 Conference Wide Alternative Courses
(Opportunities 1-4 listed below)
Please note--In order to receive continuing education credit for Alternative Courses, all lay speakers are required to contact their District Director(s) of Lay Speaking Ministries for approval and to obtain the required Continuing Education Form. Upon completion of the course and the lay speaker's portion of the form, the completed form is then to be returned to your District Director in order for credit to be given.
Opportunity #1
NOTE--In order to take advantage of this opportunity your congregation must be registered with the Office of Congregational Development.
Title:
Fruitful Congregations Leadership Institute
Workshop #1--
Radical Hospitality: How to Reach More People
Date(s): Saturday & Sunday, March 6 & 7, 2010
Time(s):
Location: The new Marriott Hotel, Normal, IL
Cost: Please contact
Mike Crawford, Coordinator of Congregational
Development
Registration deadline:
Instructor: Rev. Jim Griffith
Contact:
Mike Crawford, Congregational Development AND your
District Director of Lay Speaking Ministries for
approval and required attendance form (a link to their
e-mail address can be found on the main Lay Speaking
Ministries page).
Sponsored by the IGRC Office of Congregational Development.
Opportunity #2
Title:
Drinking Deeper and Sharing the Cup
(Experiencing Worship and Hospitality)
Date(s): Friday evening, April 16 & Saturday, April 17, 2010
Time(s): Friday--5:00 to 8:30 p.m. (begins with dinner)
Saturday--8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (begins with breakfast)
Location: Mt. Vernon: West Salem Trinity UMC, 4212 Broadway St.
Cost: $35.00 per person by March 19
After March 19--$50.00 per person
Registration deadline: Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Instructor: Bishop Gregory Palmer & Dist. Super. Cindy Jones
Contact:
Beth Fender, New Streams Coordinator for information.
Also contact your District Director of Lay Speaking
Ministries for approval and required attendance form (a
link to their e-mail address can be found on the main Lay
Speaking Ministries page).
Required reading text:
Choose one of the following four books that you have NOT already read, but one that fits with the type of ministry you actually do in your local church (or beyond).
1.
Always in Rehearsal: The Practice of Worship and the Presence
of Children by James H. Ritchie, Jr. (Discipleship Resources, 2005)
2.
Church on the Other Side by Brian D. McLaren (Zondervan, 2006)
3.
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by Robert C. Schnase
(Abingdon Press, 2007)
4.
Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition by
Christine D. Pohl (Eerdmans, 1999)
Sponsored by the IGRC New Streams Team.
Opportunity #3
Title:
Denying Oneself and Giving Life to Another
(Experiencing Fasting and Sheltering the Homeless)
Date(s): Fall 2010
Time(s):
Location:
Cost:
Registration deadline:
Instructor(s):
Contact:
Beth Fender, New Streams Coordinator for information.
Also contact your District Director of Lay Speaking
Ministries for approval and required attendance form (a
link to their e-mail address can be found on the main Lay
Speaking Ministries page).
Sponsored by the IGRC New Streams Team.
Opportunity #4
NOTE--In order to take advantage of this opportunity your congregation must be registered with the Office of Congregational Development.
For Advanced Course (Certified) credit TWO (2) workshops (#'s 2-5) will be required in order to meet the 10 hour requirement. Credit will be given in the year the second workshop is completed.
Title:
Fruitful Congregations Leadership Institute
Workshop #2--
Passionate Worship: How to Create Relevant,
Life-Changing Worship
Date(s): Saturday, September 11, 2010
Time(s):
Location:
Cost: Please contact
Mike Crawford, Coordinator of Congregational
Development
Registration deadline:
Instructor: Cathy Townley
Contact:
Mike Crawford, Congregational Development
AND your
District Director of Lay Speaking Ministries for
approval and required attendance form (a link to their
e-mail address can be found on the main Lay Speaking
Ministries page).
Sponsored by the IGRC Office of Congregational Development.
Conference Lay Speaking Ministries Sponsored Training
Title:
Lay Witness Mission Team Member Training
Date(s): Friday evening, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, 2010
Time(s): Friday--6:15 to 8:45 p.m.
Saturday--8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Bloomington: Wesley UMC, 502 E. Front St.
Cost: Clergy, Laity and Lay Speakers NOT for credit=$40.00
Lay Speakers FOR Continuing Ed credit=$50.00
Registration deadline: Friday, April 9, 2010 (date is firm)
Instructor: Rev. Frank Billman, Aldersgate Renewal Ministries,
Goodlettesville, TN
Contact:
Ava D. Williams
Sponsored by the IGRC Committee on Lay Speaking Ministries
NOTE* Update--Lay Witness Mission Training is now a GBOD approved Advanced Course therefore you will not need to contact your District Director for prior approval nor will you need to obtain a Continuing Education Form to bring with you to this event.
District Sponsored Trainings
Cache River District
Title:
From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: West Frankfort: Trinity UMC, 304 N. Sunnyslope
Cost: $30
Registration deadline: Thursday, April 15, 2010
Instructor: Rev. Harold "Bumper" Quick
Contact:
Mary Beth Woolard 618-932-3372/618-218-1291 OR
Jeanne Wright 618-724-7642/618-927-4144
*Note--Class limited to the first 15 registrants. Your check holds
your registration.
Kaskaskia River District
Title:
Lay Speakers Pray and Lead Prayer
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: TBA
Cost: TBA
Registration Deadline:
Instructor: TBA
Contact:
Cheryl Cain
LaMoine River District
Title:
Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Koinonia Retreat Center, south of Jacksonville
Cost: $45
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Instructor(s): TBA
Contact:
Barbara Wooldridge or 217-245-9380
Mississippi River District
#1
Title:
Spiritual Gifts (This course utilizes Willow Creek's Network
program.)
Date(s): Thursday evenings, January 14—Feb 18, 2010
Time(s): 7-8:30 p.m. plus the time required to fulfill the two
additional assignments in the Note below.
Location: Troy UMC, 407 Edwardsville Road, Troy, IL 62294
http://troyumc.org/
Cost: $35.00
Registration deadline: Thursday, January 14, 2010
Instructor: Deb Inman, Director of Lay Ministry, Troy UMC
Contact:
Deb Inman or 618-667-6241
Sponsored by: Mississippi River District Lay Speaking Committee
*Note: In order to receive certification or renewal for this class, a
student must (1) complete the class to the satisfaction of
the instructor and (2) meet with members of the district
committee to fulfill two additional assignments: (3) present a
1 page single space report of how you will use the
information from the class in your ministry as a lay speaker
and (4) present a message utilizing some information from
the class.
#2
Title:
Disciple Making 101 (ONLINE CLASS)
Date(s): January 18-February 22, 2010
Time(s): Students can log on and participate at their convenience,
24/7.
Location:
http://www.beadisciple.com/workshops.html#disciple
(This course is taught each year in January, May & September.)
Cost: $20
Registration deadline: Sunday, January 24, 2010
Instructor: Dr. David Kueker
Contact:
David Kueker or 618-344-1208
Sponsored by: Mississippi River District Lay Speaking Committee
*Note: In order to receive certification or renewal for this class, a
student must (1) complete the class to the satisfaction of
the instructor and (2) meet with members of the district
committee to fulfill two additional assignments: (3) present a
1 page single space report of how you will use the
information from the class in your ministry as a lay speaker
and (4) present a message utilizing some information from
the class.
Sangamon River District
#1
Title:
Date(s): Friday & Saturday, September 10 & 11, 2010
Time(s):
Location: Elwin UMC, 1260 W. Elwin Road
Cost:
Registration deadline:
Instructor(s):
Contact:
Barbara Norem or 217-864-5948
Registration form and fees should be mailed to:
Barbara Norem
3420 S. Marilyn Dr.
Decatur, IL 62521
#2
Title:
Date(s): Friday & Saturday, September 24 & 25, 2010
Time(s):
Location: TBA
Cost:
Registration deadline:
Instructor(s):
Contact:
Spoon River District
#1
Title:
Care and Nurture, Lay Pastoral Caregiving
Date(s): Saturday & Sunday, April 17 & 18, 2010
Time(s): Saturday, April 17--9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 18--1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Colona UMC, 1709 Cleveland Road
Cost: $40.00, includes book and lunch
Registration deadline: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Instructor(s): Pastor Jim Ruberg and friends
Contact:
Linda Altermatt
#2
Title:
From Your Heart to Theirs, Delivering an Effective Sermon
Date(s): Saturday, May 22, 2010
Time(s): 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Abingdon UMC, 401 N. Washington St.
Cost: $40.00, includes book and lunch
Registration deadline: Monday, May 10, 2010
Instructor(s): Pastors Jim Crozier and Paul Dinges
Contact:
Linda Altermatt