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History of Lay-Speaking in Pikes Peak
Sub-District
The Lay-Speaking program for the
Conference was started in 1981. At that time there was 6 Districts and this
sub-district was a part of the Mile High/Pikes Peak District which included
Castle Rock, Monument and Colorado Springs. Tommy Gleaton was appointed as the
first Lay Speaking Director of the District. During the next 14 years, Tommy
lead the district to an impressive number of lay speakers and the district
seated the most number of Certified and Local Lay Speakers in the Conference. In
1990, with a change to 5 districts we became a sub-district and billed Pikes
Peak Sub-District. In 1995 Jim Orndoff became the Lay Speaking Director of the
sub-district until 1997 when Helen Griggs and Jim Sauls became Co-Directors of
the sub-district. There are now over 56 Lay Speakers in Pikes Peak Sub-District.
In 2002, under the leadership of Griggs and
Sauls, the Sub-District Lay Speaking Committee begin preparation for the Peabody
Program (Rev Joe Peabody of First United Methodist Church, Marietta, GA who had
been one of the trainers in the Rocky Mountain Conference 2002 Lay Ministry
Convocation gave approval for the sub-district to use his program for a
workshop. Coined the Laity Learning Series, which was conducted from January
2003 to April 2003 and resumed in September 2003 until completed in November
2003. Facilitators for the series consisted of local Lay Speakers with
participants from several cities in the southern part of the Conference.
The sub-district conducts 2 Lay
Speaking Programs each year, one in the Spring of the year and one in the Fall
of the year for both Basic and Advanced participants. The next Class is
tentatively scheduled for April of 2006. The Co-Directors of the Sub-District
Lay Speaking Program are Dr. Jim Sauls of Peoples United Methodist Church and
Mike Wheat of Central United Methodist Church.
Dates for the Fall class are
October 26 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and
October 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at East UMC
Information/Registration Form
| Basic Class |
Instructor: J. D. Hart |
| Advanced Class |
"Lay Speakers Discover Spiritual Gifts"
Instructor: Rev. Marv Voss
This advanced course focuses on acquiring a better understanding of the
church and its ministry needs; learning what it means to be a minister;
doing the work of Christ in the church and in the world; and being more
fully equipped to lead others in exploring and using their spiritual
gifts. |
| Current Lay Speakers |
Registration information |
| Others |
Contact Mike Wheat for
information or (719) 331-3313 |
This page last edited:
02-Oct-2007
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