TEXTS APPROVED FOR THE LAY SPEAKER TRAINING TRACK
These
are the course texts approved for those seeking to fulfill the requirements of
the Lay Speaker training track option. This option has specific categories and
recommended titles. A (*) marks the ones specifically named in Discipleship
Ministries information. Those not interested in this track have additional
Advanced Course Selections in additions to these. All are listed in the “2019
Lay Servant Ministries Course Descriptions and Equipping Resources” catalog.
BASIC
·
Jackson and
Jackson. An Introduction to Lay Servant Ministry. Guide and Student book.
UpperRoom.org
PREACHING
·
*Dawn Chesser.
Called to Preach. Leader’s Guide (.pdf)
·
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.
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
·
*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.
PRAYER
·
*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.
WORSHIP
·
*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)
HERITAGE
·
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.
POLITY
·
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.
ADDITIONAL ADVANCED COURSES THAT DO NOT
APPLY TO THE LAY SPEAKER CERTIFICATION.
These
can, however, be used to recertify as a Certified Lay Servant or as additional advanced
options for other interested groups.
·
Neal Christie.
Justice in Everyday Life: A Look at the Social Principles of the United
Methodist Church. Leader’s Guide.
·
Social Principles
of the United Methodist Church. 2017-2020. Participant’s Guide.
·
Jodi Cataldo. God’s
Mission…Our journey. Leader’s guide. (Pdf)
·
A Mission
Journey: A Handbook for Volunteers. Participant’s book.
·
Marc Boown, Kathy
Merry, John Briggs. Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders.
Leader’s Guide (.pdf)
·
Marc Boown, Kathy
Merry, John Briggs. Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders.
Participant’s book
·
Come to the Table
(online course).
·
Come to the
Waters (online course)
·
Multimedia
Technology in Worship for the Church Volunteer 101 (online course)
·
Patterned by
Grace: Hopw Liturgy Shapes Us (Online Course)
·
Henry H. Knight
and F. Douglas Powe, Jr. Transforming Community. Participant’s book.
·
Leading Missional
Small Groups (Online course)
·
M. Scott Hughes
and Jodi L. Cataldo. Leading Missional Small Groups . Leader’s guide (.pdf)
·
Ray Buckley.
Dancing with Words. Participant’s book.
·
Ray Buckley. Tell
Stories. Leader’s guide.
·
Regina Allen. Lay
servants lead in conflict resolution. Leader’s guide. (.pdf)
·
Thomas Porter.
The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation. Participant’s book.
·
Dana Bunn.
Leading Bible Study. Leaer’s guide (.pdf)
·
Sharon Ringe and
Frederick Tiffany. Biblical Interpretation: A Roadmap. Participant’s guide.
·
Leading Bible
Study (online course)
·
Bran Jackson.
Leading in Lay Pastoral Care. Leader’s guide (.pdf)
·
Tim Farabaugh.
Lay Pastoral Care Giving. Participant’s Guide.
·
Biblical
Storytelling 1 (Online Course)
·
Biblical
Storytelling ii (Online Course)
·
Diana L. Hynson.
Teac Adults. Leader’s Guide (.pdf)
·
Barbara Bruce.
Start Here. Participant’s book.
·
Pat Hogan.
Embracing personal prayer. Leader’s Guide (.pdf)
·
Margie Burger.
Lord, Teach Us to Pray. Participant’s Book.
·
Richard H.
Gentzler, Kr. In Ministry with Boomers and Beyond. Leader’s Guide (.pdf)
·
Richard H.
Gentzler, Jr. Aging and Ministry in the 21st Century. Participant’s
book.
·
Betsy
Schwarsentraub. Afire with God. Participant’s book.
·
Betsey
scSwarzentraub. Lead in Stewardship,
Afire with God. Leader’s Book (Pdf)
·
Afire with God
(Online course)
·
Ranya Idilby, et
al. The Faith Club – A Muslim, A Christian, a Jew: Three Women Search for
Understanding. Participant’s Book
·
Children of
Abraham (Online Course)
To locate training events being offered by
other Oklahoma Conference Districts go to https://www.okumc.org/layservanttrainingdates
To see what courses are offered online
and when go to
Discipleship Ministries, Ministry of
the Laity (which includes LSM)
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