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DeKalb District Winter Lay Academy

Location: Online via Zoom

Sundays , January 3 and 10, 1 to 4 pm

Wednesdays, January 6 and 13,  6 to 8 pm

DeKalb District Winter Lay Academy

 

Transforming Evangelism

 

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This course leads participants to learn from John Wesley how to practice relational evangelism and  discover that evangelism involves not only sharing our faith with others but also welcoming people into a community where they can grow in faith. 

There is no prerequisite for taking this course.  Even if you have never participated before in a Lay Academy course, you are welcome.

This course is the equivalent of 10 hours of instruction per Lay Academy requirements.  All classes must be attended for course certification. Make-up classes may be scheduled.

Instructor:  Marcia Peddicord, Certified Lay Minister

Cost: $20.00 per participant (no fee for high-school-aged youth)

Textbook:  "Transforming Evangelism" by Henry H. Knight III and F. Douglas Powe, Jr.

Each participant must purchase their own book, which is available on Amazon and Cokesbury.com.  

Registration period: Monday, Dec. 7 through Thursday, Dec. 31.

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