Certified Lay Servant

Requirements for Certification

  • Pastor and church council or charge conference recommendation
  • Lay Servant Ministries BASIC course
  • Lay Servant Ministries advanced course
  • District committee on Lay Servant Ministries, or equivalent structure (See ¶668.3) approval

Requirements for Renewal

  • Annual report & renewal application
  • Pastor and church council or charge conference recommendation
  • Lay Servant Ministries advanced course in the last three years
  • District committee on Lay Servant Ministries, or equivalent structure (See ¶668.3) approval