Long Island East District
Long Island East District
Saturday, June 14, 2025
of the New York Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church
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For more info contact 
 
Co Director Elaine Short, CLM
516-428-2611
or
Co Director Rev. Wayne K. Redman
631-285-2230
 


Lay Servant Ministries Committee Zoom meetings: 
 
 
 

Lay Servant Ministries

 Lay Servant Classes
 
 
Lay Servant Ministry is a United Methodist system for lay leadership development. The courses are designed to help UMC members develop their skills in leadership, communication, and care-giving and to discover their Spiritual Gifts.
 

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Classes that were offered from November 2024- June 2025 (for your reference) 

BASIC/English Course -  Pastor Lydia Hahn
Discipleship Begins with Relationship: Creating A Spiritual Growth Plan to See All the People - Rev. Dr. Marjorie Nunes
Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts - Lori Janson, CLM
From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon - Rev. Calvin Collins
Lay Pastoral Care Giving - Rev. Lynda Bates-Stepe
Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders - Rev. Wayne Redman
Lay Servants Lead Conflict Resolution - Rev. Ken McQuiller
Living Our United Methodist Beliefs in Ghanaian language - Rev. Prince Donkor
Planning Worship - Elaine Short, CLM
 

Classes that were offered in 2024 (for your reference) 

BASIC/English Course – Pastor Lydia Hahn

Climate Justice - Rev. Lydia Han & Bill Morse CLS

Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders - Rev. Wayne Redman

Leading Worship - Elaine Short CLM

Transforming Evangelism, English - Rev. Marjorie Nunes & Rev. Ken Bohler

Transforming Evangelism, Ghanian & English - Rev. Prince Donkor

 

Fall 2024:

Living Our United Methodist Beliefs - Elaine Short CLM


Classes that were offered in 2023 (for your reference) 

BASIC/English Course – Pastor Akio Iyoda

BASIC/Ghanaian – Pastor Prince Donkor

Accountable Discipleship - Elaine Short, CLM

Called To Preach - Pastor Jane Kim

Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders - Pastor Wayne Redman

Soul Reset - Rosemarie Walker, CLS

United Methodist Polity - Pastor Ken Bohler


Classes that were offered in 2022 (for your reference)

BASIC/ English - Rosemary Walker, CLM or Pastor Akio Iyoda

For the Common Good: Discovering and using your Spiritual Gifts - Pastor Ken Bohler & Elaine Short, CLM

Transforming  Evangelism in French Creole - Pastor Onick Bouquet

Justice in Everyday Life/ Social Principles of the UMC - Pastor Jane Kim

Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders - Pastor Wayne Redman


Classes that were offered in 2021 (for your reference)

BASIC - Pastor Akio Iyoda. 

Called to Preach - Pastor Ken Bohler

Lay Pastoral Care Giving - Pastor Lillian Hertel   

Spiritual Gifts - Lori Janson, CLM

Justice in Everyday Life/Social Principles of The UMC - Pastor Jane Kim  

Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition - Pastor Claire Wu  

Leading Prayer - Pastor Wayne Redman  
 
 

 Here are links to Annual Reports for: