Refresher 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):
Location: Mt. Vernon
Cost:
Registration deadline:
Instructor: Bishop Gregory Palmer
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 #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.
This workshop will meet the requirements (5 hours) of a Local Church Lay Speaker Refresher Course.
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
LaMoine River District
Title:
Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: TBA
Location: Koinonia Retreat Center, south of Jacksonville
Cost: $30
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Instructor(s): TBA
Contact:
Barbara Wooldridge or 217-245-9380
Mississippi River District
Title:
Passionate Worship
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
Time(s): 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Location: Caseyville UMC, 119 W. Lincoln Ave., Caseyville, IL 62232
(
http://www.disciplewalk.com/directions.html).
Cost: Free except cost of lunch - brown bag or order out for
delivery.
Registration deadline: None
Instructor(s): River Bluffs Cluster & District Committee leaders
Contact:
David Kueker or 618-344-1208.
Sponsored by: River Bluffs Cluster and the Mississippi River District Lay Speaking Committee.
Sangamon River District
#1
Title:
Date(s): Saturday, September 11, 2010
Time(s):
Location: Elwin UMC, 1260 W. Elwin Road
Cost:
Registration deadline:
Instructor(s):
Contact:
#2
Title:
Date(s): Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time(s):
Location: TBA
Cost:
Registration deadline:
Instructor(s):
Contact: