1. ACDLSM Education Committee Team Report
Sandy to do this introduction.
She can also ask them then to please hold questions until the end. Write them down so they can submit.
Annual Meeting 2013
Jeanie Allen Roger Curless
Pat Hogan Michael McMenamy

2. New Courses Leading Worship by Taylor Burton-Edwards
Planning Worship by Taylor Burton-Edwards
Class Leader by Steve Manskar
Leading Worship and Planning Worship were reviewed by their author, Taylor Burton-Edwards yesterday.
The Class Leader, by Steve Manskar, also presented by the author.

3. Work in process for 2013 Polity (online)
Justice in Everyday Life - Leader’s Guide
Connectional Living (interpreting apportionments)
Missional Small Groups
Conference & District Directors Guide
Polity – new online course required for Lay Speaker status
Justice in Everyday Life - Leader’s Guide is revised to match the current Book of Discipline
Connectional Living – a course in interpreting apportionments – with input from our own Roger Curless
Missional Small Groups – needs a leader’s guide – will replace the Lead Small Groups course when completed
Conference and District Directors Guide – our thanks to Rick Matson for his input on this resource and presentation of the Handbook Friday morning.

4. BeADisciple Learning and Leading Courses
Now online **this course is required for Lay Speakers
Green Church
Come to the Table (communion)
**Worship
**Polity
**Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (UM Heritage)
Comments from users of the BeADisciple online courses include:
Rebekah Simon-Peter – on Green Church
I "like" BeADisciple because it has given me an awesome format to teach about greening the church. All participants have gotten support, shared ideas, and walked away inspired.
Jane Clark Whitaker – on Living Our United Methodist Beliefs
I have just complete Living Our UM Beliefs and have learned and grown spiritually by participating in this course.
Kristie Stanton Hawkes
Just finished Biblical Storytelling 1 and started 2. It has been a wonderful experience!

5. 2013 LAY MINISTRY CATALOG REVIEW
Pages 2 – 3 Table of contents, an intro to the new Lay Servant structure
Page 4 - Laity Sunday, Conference & District Directors Handbook info, How to access your PDF
Page 5 – Basic courses in English and Spanish
Pages 6,7 & 8 Core courses
Page 9 – New course – Class Leaders – not yet available from the Upper Room
Pages 10 – 13 – Advanced courses
Pages 14 – 15 – Alternative advance courses
Pages 16 – 17 – Online advanced courses
Pages 18 – 19: - Refresher courses
Page 20 - Certified Lay Minister training
Page 21 - Revised Cnference & District Directors Guide
Pages 22 – 23: chart of courses by topic, text, and leader guide
Courses that are no longer available:
Lead Small Groups – will be replaced by Missional Small Groups 5

6. Additional Resources Online
Most Leader’s Guides
New Lay Servant Annual Report
Forms from the Directors Handbook
Cokesbury ordering
GBOD info and certificates
All required Courses for Lay Speakers are being developed for online use.
Exceptions: Preaching and the Basic Class.
Most Leader’s Guides are now online and will have a uniform format, including devotions
A printed Leader’s guide will be available only if it is too large for downloading.
New Lay Servant Annual Report (also in Directors Handbook)
Forms are available in the new Directors handbook and will soon be available online
Certificates are available online and can be filled in and printed
Cokesbury ordering is now only online
GBOD info and certificates are available at the web address listed

7. Lay Servant Name Change Definitions
Local Lay Servant
Serves in the local church
Certified Lay Servant
Can serve beyond the local church
Lay Speaker
Certified Lay Servant providing pulpit supply
Certified Lay Minister
Certified Lay Servant or Lay Speaker assigned
by the DS to a particular ministry
More complete definitions can be found at the “Lay Servant Ministries and Beyond” page in the new Directors Handbook