SCOPE & SEQUENCE FOR REQUIRED
SUBJECTS FOR CERTIFIED LAY SPEAKER
Northern Prairie District / Oklahoma UMC
This provides a guide in preparing for
teaching the required courses using the required texts, as of 2019. Time is
limited and the outcome for each class should be a blend of theory and
practical application of the principles or concepts presented. The purpose of
the training in Lay Servant Ministries to share guiding principles, enhance
skills and confidence and develop more effective laity able to encourage other
laity to be more proactively involved and spiritual vital members of their
community of faith. To produce members who are co-workers in the mission of the
church to create disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
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Subject
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Specific Title
as of 2019
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Key
Concepts to Emphasize in Class Setting
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Basic Course
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*
Jackson and Jackson. An Introduction to Lay Servant Ministry. Guide and
Student book. UpperRoom.org |
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Introduction to the Biblical concept
of the ‘ministry of all believers’
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Explore servant leadership as a
guiding principle
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Introduction to the role of laity in
the church and Methodism; the process of working as a team
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Introduction of Lay servants as
intentional, trained, and enthused leaders/motivators
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Introduction of Lay servants as role
models for discipleship, participation, and mission
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Introduction of basic principles and
purpose for serving in areas of care, worship and leadership in the church.
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Prayer
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· *Debra R.
Tyree, Leading Public Prayer. Leader’s Guide (.pdf).
· Samuel Wells
and Abigail Kocher. Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of
Intercession. Participant’s book.
· *Leading
Public Prayer for Lay Leaders (online Course)
· Lawrence Hull
Stookey. Let the Whole Church Say Amen! Participant’s book.
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Introduction to the basic principles
of leading public prayer
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Introduction to the variations of
public prayer for wider use in church and outside the church
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Introduction to the resources for
written prayers, for crafting spontaneous prayers, and for leading others in
participative prayers
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Challenge participants to think
beyond preconceptions of style, voice, and settings to enrich both public and
personal prayer life
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Spiritual Gifts
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· *William J.
Carter. Discover your spiritual gifts (Revised).Leader’s Guide (PDF)
· William J.
Carter. Each One a Minister. Participant’s Guide.
· **Charles V.
Bryant. Rediscovering Our Spiritual Gifts (Online Course)
· Charles V.
Bryant. Your Spiritual Gifts Inventory.
· Patricia D.
Brown. Spiritual Gifts Participant’s Workbook.
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Introduction to the Biblical concept
of spiritual gifts and their foundational role in the church’s mission
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Introduction to what it means to be
a spiritual leader for a lay person
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Introduction to identifying personal gifts in self and
others
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Introduction and utilization of spiritual gifts as part of discipleship that
benefits the church and its ministry
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Worship
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· *Taylor
Burton-Edwards. Leading Worship. Leader’s Guide.
· Hoyt Hickman.
Worshiping with United Methodists (Revised). Participant’s book.
· Taylor Burton-Edwards.
Planning Worship. Leader Book.
· Marcia McFee.
The Worship Workshop: Creative Ways to Design Worship Together. Participant’s
Book.
· *Your Ministry
of Leader Worship 101 (Online Course)
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Introduction to the purpose, styles,
methods, procedures, and forms used in UMC Worship
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Introduction to the Hymnbook,
liturgy, lectionary, online sources, and creative innovations.
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Practical training opportunities for
lay persons to assist in leading worship occasionally or regularly in a group
or congregation
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Introduction to the basic principles
and practice of worship planning for those who may be called on to plan
worship occasionally or regularly
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Polity
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· Beth
Galbreath. Life Together in the United Methodist Connection. Leader’s Guide.
· Thomas Edward
Frank. Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the Methodist Church.
Participant’s Guide or
· Laceye C.
Warner. The Method of our Mission. Participant’s book.
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Introduction to the purpose,
structure, and organization of the UMC
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Introduction to key principles of
historic Methodism : Connectionalism, Itinerancy, Accountability
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Introduction to basic skills in
leading a meeting, presenting proposals to a missional/administrative group,
and working with a group to develop consensus and encourage involved
participation or ‘buy-in’.
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Heritage
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· Kenneth L.
Carter. Living our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way. Participant book.
· George Hovanes
Donigian. Living Our United Methodist Beliefs. Leader’s Guide.
· Living Our
United Methodist Beliefs (Online Course via www.beadisciple.com/lay-servant-ministries)
· Steve Harper.
Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition.
· Anita Ownes
Fenstermacher. Grow Spiritually Through Daily Discipline. Leader’s Guide
9.pdf)
· Devotional
life in the Wesleyan Tradition. (online course)
· Steven W.
Manskar. Accountable Disciples. Participant’s book.
· Steven W.
Manskar. Becoming Accountable Disciples. (Revised) Leader’s book.
· Steven W.
Manskar. Class Leaders. Leader’s Guide. [Has pre-requisite of
Accountable Discipleship]
· David Lowes
Watson. Class Leaders: Recovering a Tradition. Participant’s Book. [Has
pre-requisite of Accountable Discipleship]
· Henry H.
Knight and F. Douglas Powe, Jr. Transforming Evangelism. Participant’s Guide.
Henry H. Knight and F. Douglas Powe,
Jr. Lead in Evangelism. Leader’s Guide
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Introduction to the special gifts of
theology, witness, and organization that the UMC brings to the church
universal
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Introduction to the basics of
Wesleyan theology and its heritage in the areas of prayer, scripture, vital
personal devotional/spiritual life, the ‘means of grace’, and service and
proactive discipleship
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Introduction to the basics of the
evangelistic roots of witness, mission, and outreach in the Wesleyan
tradition
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Introduction to the development of
Methodism (How we got where we are today)
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Introduction to the Methodist distinctive
emphases of theology, witness, and organization still needed today
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Preaching
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· *Dawn Chesser. Called
to Preach. Leader’s Guide (.pdf)
*F.*Clifton F. Guthrie. From Pew to Pulpit. Participant’s book.
· *Tony Franks
and David Carroll. From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering Effective Sermons.
Leader’s guide.
· *Tony Franks
and David Carroll. From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering Effective Sermons.
Participant’s guide.
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Introduction to the basics of communication
through sermons, addresses, and devotions.
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Introduction to the common forms of
preaching encountered by the lay person: exegetical, topical, and children’s
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Introduction of skills for reducing anxiety, helping
participant in delivering clear messages with confidence, and sharing with a spiritual
purpose.
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Introduction to the resources used to craft a message, the common tools used for Bible
study/research, and how to improve both message and method
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Introduction to the resources for finding
a story to share (witness), the use and abuse of illustrations, how to use
the hymnal in preaching, how to write
a sermon, and then move beyond words on a page to deliver the sermon
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Practical helps on sermon delivery
and pulpit manner
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Basic tips on the use of the
lectionary cycles, their value, and tradition
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