Training Courses Sponsored by Lay Servant Ministries

Fall 2022

Some districts have postponed in-person LSM courses due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, but a variety of advanced courses are available online year-round. Fall 2022 classes will be shared here as we receive the information, contact your District Director of LSM if you have any questions. You can take training at any church, it doesn’t have to be in your district.

BASIC Lay Servant Training

September 24 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Kennonsburg UMC, 57599 Kennonsburg Rd., Salesville, OH 43778
Details and Registration Form

October 7 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. & October 8 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lockwood UMC, 3680 Manchester Rd., Akron, OH 44319
For more details or to register, contact Debbie Sloan at (330) 283-6893 or by e-mail.

October 8 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Scott Memorial UMC, 807 E Market St., Cadiz, OH 43907
Details and Registration Form

October 14 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. & October 15 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Roscoe UMC, 475 High St., Coshocton, OH 43812
Details and Registration Form

October 21 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. & October 22 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Chardon UMC, 515 North St., Chardon, OH 44024
Details and Registration Form

November 11 from 5:30-9:00 p.m. & November 12 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Boardman UMC, 6809 Market St., Boardman, OH 44512
Contact Cyd Scarnecchia for details at (330) 883-5343 or by e-mail.

ADVANCED Lay Servant Training

September 16 from 6:00-9:00 p.m., September 17 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., & October 1 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lockwood UMC, 3680 Manchester Rd., Akron, OH 44319
Course: Living Our United Methodist Beliefs
For more details or to register, contact Debbie Sloan by e-mail or at (330) 283-6893.

September 24 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Kennonsburg UMC, 57599 Kennonsburg Rd., Salesville, OH 43778
Course: Living Our United Methodist Beliefs
Details and Registration Form

October 8 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Scott Memorial UMC, 807 E Market St., Cadiz, OH 43907
Course: Each One a Minister (Spiritual Gifts)
Details and Registration Form

October 15 from 8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.
Roscoe UMC, 475 High St., Coshocton, OH 43812
2 Courses: Life Together in the United Methodist Connection (Polity) or Called to Preach (Preaching)
Details and Registration Form

October 21 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. & October 22 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Chardon UMC, 515 North St., Chardon, OH 44024
2 Courses: Shaping the Prayers of the People (Public Prayer) or Leading Missional Small Groups
Details and Registration Form

November 11 from 5:30-9:00 p.m. & November 12 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Boardman UMC, 6809 Market St., Boardman, OH 44512
2 Courses: Leading Prayer (Pastor Cyndi Midlick, instructor) or Soul Reset: Relearning the Rhythms of Grace Through Daily Life with God (Rev. Ivy Smith, instructor)
Contact Cyd Scarnecchia for details at (330) 883-5343 or by e-mail.

Other Events

Beyond Discussion: Engaging Adult Learners with Active Learning Strategies
Postponed until November, exact date TBD
Cambridge First UMC, 641 Steubenville Ave., Cambridge, OH 43725 (please use doors by parking lot on East side of the building.)
Do you serve as a trainer at Lay Servant Ministry Trainings? Do you teach or lead a Bible or book study in your local church? Do you teach/lead an adult Sunday School class? Do you desire for your trainings and classes to be more meaningful, memorable, and just plain more fun? Then this free training is for you! Contact Mollie at the Southern Hills office by e-mail with any questions.

Anyone may take lay servant training courses for spiritual development, even if you do not intend to serve as a lay servant. Taking a lay servant class does not obligate you to speak publicly. You may enroll in courses offered in any district in the spring and fall or in the online courses. Class participants are not required to take the BASIC course prior to other classes, but persons new to lay servant ministries are strongly encouraged to take the BASIC course first. However, if you do wish to be recognized as a ‘Certified Lay Servant’ by the East Ohio Conference, the BASIC course and one Advanced course is a requirement. The 2016 Book of Discipline no longer uses "Local (Basic) Lay Servant."

2022 Lay Servant Ministries Course Catalog