Central District Lay Speaking Ministries
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Certified Lay Speaker or Local Lay Speaker? What's the difference?
LOCAL CHURCH LAY SPEAKERS . . . serve in and through their local churches. To be recognized as local church lay speakers, they must be recommended by their pastor and Church Council or Charge Conference, and complete the basic course for lay speaking. Each year they must reapply, reporting how they have served and continued to learn during that year.
CERTIFIED LAY SPEAKERS . . . serve in their own churches, in other churches, and through District or Conference projects and programs. To be recognized as certified lay speakers, they must be recommended by their pastor and Church Council or Charge Conference, complete the basic course and one advanced lay speaking course, and be interviewed by the District or Conference Committee on Lay Speaking. They must report and reapply annually; and they must complete at least one advanced course every three years.
Please click here for the Central District Lay Speaking Process Checklist.
Please click here for the 2010 Certified Lay Speakers list.
2012 Lay Speaking course dates will be announced soon. Watch the Weekly Update or check back here...
If you have questions about the Central District Lay Speaking Program, please contact either the Central District Lay Speaking Director, Tom Gruis at donnatom@netins.net, or the Central District Office at 515-967-7639.