Title:  Life Together in the United Methodist Connection (UM polity) (counts toward Certified Lay Speaker track)
Dates:  Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18, 2021 (both dates required)
Times:  Saturday, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, and Sunday, 2:00-5:00 PM
Location:  Zoom Video Class
Cost:  $15 
Registration deadline:  April 10. 
Instructors:  Floyd & Bobbi Blackard
Contact:  Carol Conover, cconover@igrc.org or 217-529-3820
Required text:  The Method of Our Mission by Laceye C. Warner (ISBN 978-1-42676-717-3).  Individuals are expected to purchase the text and read it prior to the first class.  Available through Amazon, Abingdon Press, and Cokesbury.  Available as Kindle and e-Book.

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Title:  Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (UM heritage) (counts toward Certified Lay Speaker track)
Dates:  Saturday, April 17; Sunday, April 18; and Tuesday, April 20, 2021 (all dates required)
Times:  Saturday, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM and 1:00-3:00 PM; Sunday, 1:00-4:00 PM; and Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 PM
Location:  Zoom Video Class
Cost:  $15.
Registration deadline:  April 12. Registration available soon.
Instructor:  Rev. Donn Stephens
Contact:  Carol Conover, cconover@igrc.org or 217-529-3820
Required text:  Living Our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way by Kenneth L. Carder (ISBN 978-0-88177-571-6).  Individuals are expected to purchase the text and read it prior to the first class.  Available through Amazon, Upper Room, and Cokesbury.  Available for Kindle and EPub.