Certified Lay Ministers Update
The 2004 General Conference affirmed the Certification of Lay Ministers in The United Methodist Church.
This form of ministry follows the early Methodist tradition of lay preachers and class leaders who served in Christian community.
Today, Certified Lay Ministers (CLM) are vital to the mission and ministry of our churches. The UMRF organization continues to take an active role in advancing this new form of ministry. Below are news items and articles of interest relating to CLM:
Certified Lay Ministry Pamphlet - basic instructions on how to become a CLM
Report on CLM "Out of the Pew" event June 2011 - Roger Grace
This form of ministry follows the early Methodist tradition of lay preachers and class leaders who served in Christian community.
Today, Certified Lay Ministers (CLM) are vital to the mission and ministry of our churches. The UMRF organization continues to take an active role in advancing this new form of ministry. Below are news items and articles of interest relating to CLM:
Certified Lay Ministry Pamphlet - basic instructions on how to become a CLM
Report on CLM "Out of the Pew" event June 2011 - Roger Grace
Rev. Carl Ellis, Membership Chair for UMRA, is also active in training
Certified Lay Ministers.
Rev. Ellis is a member of the Great Plains Annual Conference and
lives in Kansas.
Rev. Sharon Schwab also is active in training CLMs.
Sharon calls Pennsylvania home. She is a member
of the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference.
She is shown here receiving her Honorary Life
Membership with Rev. Roger Grace, the
President of UMRA.
Sharon calls Pennsylvania home. She is a member
of the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference.
She is shown here receiving her Honorary Life
Membership with Rev. Roger Grace, the
President of UMRA.
