1. a) Made application in writing to the appropriate
committee district Committee on Ordained Ministry and has been
recommended by the pastor and the Pastor/Staff-
Parish
Relations Committee of the local church where the person holds membership
and by vote of the Administrative Board/Council and/or the
Charge/Church Conference wherein the person holds church membership.
b) Completed both the basic and advanced Lay Speaking training
courses to be designed by the General Board of Discipleship or
alternate courses to be designed by the Annual Conference Board of Discipleship
in consultation and cooperation with the Cabinet. and/or any other
educational courses recommended by their district Committee on Ordained
Ministry. This is to include...
f) [Delete.]
2. The lay preacher shall continue to serve and worship in the local church
where membership resides until and unless he/she is appointed
assigned to a church or charge...
a) The lay preacher is to be relicensed The lay
preacher's license is to be reviewed for renewal annually by the
district Committee on Ordained Ministry. The lay preacher may be utilized
in charges or churches which are "left to be supplied" when it is
impractical to serve such congregations with part-
time
local pastors or ordained clergy, or as part of an extended or
shared ministry model (¶206.3f) where it is practical and desirable to do
so, at the discretion of the District Superintendent.
b) ...under whom the local church relates to the connection. The pastor- in- charge shall have responsibility for the administration of the sacraments (¶439.1b).
c) The lay preacher shall preach the Word, provide a care ministry to
the congregation, and be a witness in the community for the growth and
missional thrust of The United Methodist Church. This assumes an
in-residence ministry and assumes that the lay preacher is a person whose
integrity and witness as a Christian and as a United Methodist are
established. This ministry...
d) The lay preacher is to serve without with salary
per se, but and is to be reimbursed for his/her
job-related expenses, but there are to be no professionally related...
3. [Delete existing text.] Lay preachers will be assigned by the district superintendent after due consultation with the leadership of the local church and the pastor- in- charge. It is recommended that this assignment be affirmed and celebrated in both the lay preacher's home church and the receiving church.
4. [Delete.]
54. This category...
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 20049-DI-282-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference