LAY ACADEMY OF CHURCH EXCELLENCE

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LAY ACADEMY OF CHURCH EXCELLENCE
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MISSION
The mission of the Lay Academy of
Church Excellence (LACE) is to provide an
integrated program to educate, energize, and
empower lay people in each United Methodist
local church to become faithful disciples and
effective leaders who create vital
congregations for the transformation of
the world. LACE accomplishes this mission
by assisting faithful disciples to identify,
develop, and enhance their spiritual gifts
leading them into leadership roles in diversified
fields of ministry.
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LACE

• Designed by Board of Lay Ministry
• (Revised in November 2009).
• Combines Lay Speaking Ministries (LSM)
• Servant Leadership Program

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CORE CURRICULUM

• Complete Basic Course requirements for LSM
• Introduction to history theology of
• Methodism
• Learn leadership skills
• Twenty-five (25) hours

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LOCATION

• Taught entirely within local district
• District lay leader and lay speaking director
• along with their District Superintendent
• will work together to plan and implement
• LACE in each district.

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LOCATION

• Location rotated around five different
• host churches within the district or the
  district
• can determine the best way to offer the
• program for participants
• Host churches provide lunch classrooms
• Host church must have Safe Sanctuary
• Policy if providing child care

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INSTRUCTORS

• Local people in district
• Elders, deacons and local pastors
• District superintendent
• Lay people
• Conference staff
• Outside resources with expertise
• when needed

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COSTS

• Conference provides budget
• Students will be asked to make love offering
• to host church that provides lunch
• All LACE materials posted on conference
• website www.kyumc.org for flexibility and ease
• of modification

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COSTS

• Resource books will be housed in each District
  office to be used for instruction
• Participant books may be purchased by
• the district at their discretion if funds allow

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BOOKS

• Faithful Leadership Learning to Lead with
• Power
• Lay Speaking Ministries-Basic Course
• Christian Reflections on Leadership Challenge
• Kouzes and Posner
• Faith Sharing by H. Eddie Fox George E. Morris

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BOOKS-cont.

• The United Methodist Members Handbook
• by George E. Koehler
• Other books and resources will be used
• Books may be ordered from
• www.discipleshipresources.org
• Local church lay leader handbook available
• www.kyumc.org\ add link when ready again

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MODELS

• Built-in flexibility allows districts to
• present the lay speaking Basic Course in
  consecutive
• sessions
• introduce topics important in their particular
  district
• schedule LACE to best meet district needs

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CURRICULUM

• The Curriculum in each Model would include
• the following topics
• Called by God Called to Proclaim the Gospel
• Spiritual Gifts/Exploring Your Spirituality with
• Myers-Briggs by Malcolm Goldsmith
• Called to Lead Worship/Worship Modalities

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CURRICULUMcont.

• Introduction to Methodism including Our
• Methodist Heritage, the Gospel of Grace, and
• Baptism Communion
• Called to Teach
• Kentucky Conference Resources
• Evangelism-Called to Witness

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CURRICULUMcont.

• Church Organization
• Duties of Church Officers
• Conducting Administrative Board Meetings

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CURRICULUMcont.

• Called to Proclaim the Gospel through
• Leadership Service
• Growing in Personal Faith and Lifestyle
• Preaching

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CURRICULUMcont.

• Stewardship
• Ministry Presentation/Leadership
• Conflict Management in the Church
• Wrap-up, DS comments, and Communion

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REMEMBER
God works through each of us to make our local
churches vital congregations for
the transformation of the world!