Advanced Lay Servant Ministry course: Leading Public Prayer (Zoom)

Dates: 5 Tuesdays – Oct 24, 31, Nov 7, 14, 21, 2023 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Zoom (link will be sent prior to class) Course description: Leading Public Prayer offers a model of profound and accessible congregational prayer. At once inspirational and practical, it will empower and equip laypeople and clergy alike to offer heartfelt, informed, thoughtful, and appropriate prayers on behalf of the people of God. It will lead you to consider what public prayer is and offers practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls. It explores prayers as an integral part of worship and discusses the kind of language we need to address God. Course materials:  Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher;  Purchase the text prior to the first class.  Available in paperback or ebook at Cokesbury.com and on Amazon. Preparation:  Read chapters 1 and 2 before the first class. Cost: $20 (does not include text) Registration and payment: Click here. …