The CME Church

Lay Ministry

The Laity: Engaging in Effective Ministry

Mr. Shannon Faulk General Secretary, Lay Ministries

 

Bishop Marvin F. Thomas, Sr.

Chair

The Department of Lay Ministry, one of ten (10) General Departments within the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, is led by General Secretary, Mr. Shannon Faulk.

The Department aids the CME Church in equipping and enabling her members to engage in effective ministry in the Name of Jesus Christ by focusing on The Laos (the whole people of God). The Department, thus, develops information and promotes initiatives that will strengthen and empower “God’s People” to provide meaningful and effective ministry, particularly at the local level of the church. By promoting the Lay Ministry Beliefs of Studying, Seeking, Sharing, and Serving, the Department of Lay Ministry seeks to live out its mission to “Reach, Teach, and Minister to All of God’s People, – Equipping Them For Greater Works and Service For Him.”

The Department utilizes the efforts of the Connectional Lay Ministry Council, Connectional Stewards, Connectional Stewardesses, and Connectional Ushers to further assist God’s people enhance and develop their service capacities. The General Secretary provides oversight and leadership for the President of the: Connectional Lay Ministry Council; Connectional Steward Ministry; Connectional Stewardess Ministry; and Connectional Usher Ministry.

Moving Forward: A Message from Mr. Shannon Faulk, General Secretary of Lay Ministries

General Secretary Lay Ministry THANK YOU 7-2022_Page_1 General Secretary Lay Ministry THANK YOU 7-2022_Page_2 GRAHAM WEBB KENNEDY SCHOLARSHIP (003)

Meet the Connectional Ministry Presidents

Connectional Lay Ministry – Dr. Barbara Campbell

Connectional Steward Ministry –  Mr. Freddie McKnight, President
Connectional Stewardess Ministry – Mrs. Jolinda Dugger

Connectional Trustee Ministry-Attorney Barbara Bouknight
Connectional Usher Ministry – Mrs. Dorruth Boyd

 

Forms

Intent to Run for Office – Connectional Lay Ministry

Lay Ministry Order Form

Lay Ministry Report Form (Local, District, Zone, Region)

Download the 2021-2022 Stewardess Liturgical Calendar – Click Here 2021-2022 Stewardess Liturgical Calendar_Page_1

Special Announcements

June 2022 Lay Ministry Update by Dr. Clifford L. Harris

2022 Graham-Webb-Kennedy Scholarship Application

GWK Contributors 2021-2022 (Names Only – June 16, 2022)

Episcopal District Vice Presidents Update 2021-2025

THE 2021 Connectional Lay Ministry Day is October 10th. Theme: “Laity Empowered By the Great Commission, Impacting Every Generation!” Scripture Reference: Acts 1:8 – “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

LITANY FOR CONNECTIONAL LAY MINISTRY DAY – 2021 (Written as a reading and designed to be read by one individual, due to some congregations still holding virtual services). View here.

GRAHAM-WEBB-KENNEDY CONTRIBUTORS 2021-2022 (NAMES ONLY) Download GRAHAM-WEBB-KENNEDY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES 2021 – 2022 Download GRAHAM-WEBB-KENNEDY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION APPLICATION YEAR 2021 – Download GRAHAM-WEBB-KENNEDY SCHOLARSHIP 2020-2021 CONTRIBUTORS

LAY MINISTRY UPDATES, INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

 December 2020  Lay Ministry Update

November 2020  Lay Ministry Update

 September 2020  Lay Ministry Update

      • Discipleship in Real Time: Responding to the Call to Action!”  Click Here to view flyer.
      • The Graham/Webb/Kennedy Scholarship (Click Here to retrieve the contribution form).
      • The Connectional Usher Day Letter / Connectional Usher Day Litany) are two (2) items of communication from Connectional Usher Ministry President, Ms. Diana Winton, relative to Connectional Usher Ministry Day, September 13th.
      •  Click Here to access a request from the Connectional Trustee Ministry Interim President, Attorney Barbara Bouknight.

 

June 2020 Connectional Stewardess Day Special Announcement and Litany

 

May 2020 Lay Ministry Update from Dr. Clifford L. Harris

    •  1)     By

clicking here

    • access information from Dr. Barbara C. Campbell, President of the Connectional Lay Ministry Council, related the 2020 Census, along with primary and early voting for the 2020 elections. 2)     The

2020 Graham-Webb- Kennedy Scholarship Application

    • can be accessed by

clicking here. Funding will be for the 2020-2021 academic year. You can also find the application in the May and June issues of the Christian Index.

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March 2020 Lay Ministry Update

Graham/Webb/Kennedy Scholarship Fund: Click here to see the list of contributors. We are still accepting contributions for the 2019-2020 giving period through March 31, 2020. Continue to make checks payable to Graham/Webb/Kennedy Scholarship and mail to my office at the address below. 

Calling All Lay Leaders:  Join Dr. Harris for a conference call on  THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 AT 8:00 P.M., CENTRAL STANDARD TIMEThe Call in Number is (712) 775-7035 and the Access Code is 998722#. Please have your Lay Ministry Manual available. Note: If you call in after the conference conversation has started, so that we do not have to continue to stop and start, please do not announce yourself

Please click here to access suggestions from Dr. Barbara C. Campbell, President of the Connectional Lay Ministry Council, related to absentee voting and ideas for helping youngsters who are out of school during the COVID-19 crisis.

The 2020 Graham-Webb- Kennedy Scholarship Application can be accessed by clicking here (Funding will be for the 2020-2021 academic year). The Application will also appear in the May and June issues of the Christian Index. 

 

January 2020 Lay Ministry Update

 

November 2019 Lay Ministry Update

CONNECTIONAL LAY DAY LITANY 2019

September 2019 Lay Ministry Update


Connectional Trustee MinistryCONNECTIONAL TRUSTEE INTEREST FORMGWK SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES 2019-2020Graham-Webb-Kennedy Scholarship Application 2019

March 2019 Lay Ministry Update

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December 2018 Lay Ministry Update

 
October 2018 Lay Ministry Update GRAHAM/WEBB/KENNEDY SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTION FORM

September 2018 Lay Ministry Update

August 2018 Lay Ministry Update

July 2018 Lay Ministry Update

June 2018 Lay Ministry Update


Graham/Webb/Kennedy Contributors 2017-2018 Message from Mr. Freddie McKnight, President of the Connectional Steward Ministry

April 2018 Lay Ministry Update

 

Graham/Webb/Kennedy Contributors 2017-2018

December 2017 Lay Ministry Update

September 2017 Lay Ministry Update

August 2017 Lay Ministry Update

May 2017 Lay Ministry Update

January 2017 Lay Ministry Update

September 2016 Lay Ministry Update

July 2016 Lay Ministry Update

March 2016 Lay Ministry Update

January 2016 Lay Ministry Update

Resources

HISTORY OF CME LAY MINISTRY (Can be used as part of Lay Day Program)

LAY MEMBERSHIP CARD TEMPLATE

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAY MINISTRY (SEPTEMBER 2016)

 

LAY MINISTRY RESOURCES

 

LAY MINISTRY PUBLICATIONS, TEACHING, and TRAINING RESOURCES