1. Board of Laity Scott Reed East District Lay Leader SLI Coach Trained

2. What is the Board of Laity (BOL) District Lay Leaders District Lay Servant Ministries Coordinators Other Lay People

3. BOL Goal Share the theological and Biblical role of Laity Develop and interpret the ministry of Laity Provide resources and support for leadership in the local church Provide resources and support for community ministries Help provide consistency, not conformity

4. Who is “The Laity”? All of the lay persons in every UMC in Indiana Groups UMW UMM UMYF Lay Leaders UMYA Leadership Boards Administrative Councils/Boards Etc.

5. How will we accomplish the goals? What are the L3 principles A way of ensuring we are Christ-centered in our work Loving A way of growing together Learning A way of sharing Christ that enables others to do the same Leading

6. Creating an Environment

7. Where does this lead us? Building a foundation to grow and reproduce ministries

8. L3’s Unique Design

9. Type of Team Be an active Directional Team using the L3 principles A Directional Team Establishes guidelines Holds others accountable for accomplishing tasks Provides resources for others to accomplish tasks

10. Types of Teams TeamsDirectionalBest for GuidingOperational Best for Answering Hard Questions Task Best for “Getting It Done”

11. Teams Are Interrelated Opera- tional Task Directional Opera- tional Directional Task

12. Why are we sharing this with you? We anticipate: Sharing information on effective leadership Sharing information on ministries that work Connecting groups doing similar things so they can help each other

13. When will you see results? It will take a while Learning to live the L3 process takes practice Putting resources together takes time I would like to say soon, but realistically I hope we are doing things you can see within 6 months.

14. Contact Information Scott Reed, East District Lay Leader sreed@sbrconsulting-llc.com Doris Clark, Conference Lay Leader dfc49@att.net Emily Krach, Associate Director Leadership Development, Laity Emily.krach@inumc.org