The BASIC course is an introductory course designed to equip new leaders and renew current leaders. This course covers the three main categories of Lay Servant Ministries: Leading, Caring, and Communicating. Its purpose is to equip us to be better church leaders - it is not a preaching course.
This is a refresher course for lay servants and a first course for anyone interested in becoming a Certified Lay Servant. To get credit as a Certified Lay Servant you must have completed the Basic course.
Course Offering:
No Advanced Courses are being offered at this time.*
*Contact Dawn Hill-Fleury if you would like a course offered in your geographic area.
BeADisciple.com offers several on-line courses each year that have been approved by the General Board of Discipleship as advanced courses in Lay Servant Ministries. Go to BeADisciple.com and be sure to scroll down to view them all. Approval from the District Director is required for these courses. (see above)
To register for a course, please submit a completed and signed Request and Recommendation Form. The mailing address and costs for each course are included in the class announcements.
Click here for the Form. Return forms to the Green Mountain District Director, Dawn Hill-Fleury, 9 Saybrook RD, Essex JCT VT 05452.
Click here to access the Lay Servant Ministries Equipping Resources catalog which provides details about different categories of Lay Servants as well as the courses that are available.
Lay Servants must complete an annual report. Click here for a form that you can download and complete on your computer.
Lay Speakers also have an annual report (click here). This report is only for lay servants who have completed the specific courses and been approved by the district committee to be Lay Speakers under the 2016 rules.