GOD’S PEACEMAKERSLeslee EvansDavid JohnsonBill KelloggDonna McDanielGreg MillwoodBeverly PurdueAl Rounds

THE UMC-7TH Key Ministry Strategy

LAY LEADERSHIP

VITAL CHURCHES

call equip

use& support

more LAY LEADERS than non-vital churches.

(Twenty percent or more of their worship attendees describe themselves as current or past leaders in their church).

‘Vita’Life

Vigorously Inspiring To All Lives

Baseball?!? Wait! What?

Pastor

TrusteesFinance

SPRCLay

Leader

Hitting the Ball…

InvitingSharingDoingGiving

Committees, Circles, Educational Groups

Fans = Congregation Enthusiastic Evangelism

Manager = God Godhasgiven usaplaybookto live by ~

The Bible.

LayLeaders

Raise their hand.

Laity:Living lives

full ofGRACEFAITH

&FULL

CITIZENSHIPin

GOD’SKINGDOM

called

LayLeaders

are

LayServant

Ministries

Book of Discipline¶ 266. Lay Servant¶ 267. Local Church Lay Servant¶ 268. Certified Lay Servant

PRAYERStudying Scripture

Our Relationship with God

Relationships with Others

Relationships with Our Church Family

Relationships with the Connectional Church

Spiritual Gifts

AdministrationHelp/Service/Assistance

Compassion/MercyCraftsmanship

Creative CommunicationDiscernmentExhortation/

EncouragementEvangelism

FaithGivingHealing

Hospitalityintercessory Prayer

KnowledgeLeadershipMissionary

Pastor/ShepherdTeachingWisdom

ObedienceGraceLove

MercyFaith

KindnessPatience

PeaceJoy

used

LayLeaders

are

The Obvious Ones

Leadership Team Chair (Church Council/Admin. Board) (¶251.3)

Trustees (¶258.3)

Finance Committee Chair (¶258.4)

Financial Secretary (¶258.4)

Membership Secretary (¶234)

Lay Leader (¶251.1)

Lay Member of Annual Conference (¶251.2)

Pastor/Staff-Parish Relations (¶258.2)

Church Treasurer (¶258.4)

Nominations & Leader Development (¶258.1)

Ministry Coordinators

FamilySunday School

ChildrenYouth

Older Adult

Camp and Retreat

Young AdultAdult

Campus Ministries

Nurture, Outreach and Witness

Church Historian

Media Relations & Communications

Disciple Leaders

Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns

Small Group

Church and Society

Community Volunteers

Earth Advocacy

Education

Evangelism

Health and Welfare

Missions

Prayer Advocate

Religion and Race

Scouting

Status and Role of Women

Stewardship

Worship

(These are suggested in the Book of Discipline.)

We are

enough!

20%80%

Leadership

Worker Bees

No one can

wear all the

hats alone.

Givethemawayand trust God.

equipped

LayLeaders

are

Servants~

We are

not volunteers.

Resources

Websites:umc.org

ngumc.orgumcdiscipleship.org

Publications:Cokesbury

The Upper Room

Spiritual Gifts Inventory

Classes:Leadership UMC

Lay ServantsDisciple Bible Study

Walk to Emmaus

The Church

The Holy Bible

Know God

In community

walk by faith.Inspiring us to

supported

LayLeaders

are

supported by God

supported by our Pastor

PrayerFlexibility to lead

BalanceTraining

Logistical support&

An authentic relationship

supported by our Family

supported by our Financial Gifts

supported by our Laity

PrayerGifts

ServicePresenc

eWitness

foundation

PRAYER

Yes!

Yes!