The Diocese of Islands and Inlets is presenting a second 7-week course, February - March 2023, to equip lay leaders.
The course is designed to provide the skills and resources for laity to lead worship services--Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, the Liturgy of the Word (a worship service without the Eucharist). Successful participants will be licensed by the bishop as Lay Ministers
The ZOOM program will equip lay leaders to:
No fee, though participants must purchase
Participants Must:
Applications: NOW CLOSED.
Instructors:
In partnership with Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee, course design and content was developed by The Rev. Canon Donna Joy (Diocese of Rupert's Land) and The Rev. Sr. Ingrid Andersen (incumbent, Church of the Advent).
Facilitator(s):
The Rev. Sr. Ingrid Anderson
with guest presentations from clergy and lay leaders of the diocese.
Ingrid, an Anglican priest for 18 years in post-apartheid South Africa, has a Master of Adult Education, is working on in her Doctorate of Adult Education.
Her focus is building the capacity of lay and ordained church leadership in response to parish teaching/learning needs.
She has developed/ taught courses in church growth, small group/home church lay leadership.
She has also led lay worship-skills training for the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.