Certified Lay Servant

For more information:
Teresa (Tee) Bolin
(501) 837-4764
teresa.bolin@arumc.org

To Become a Certified Lay Servant, You Must:

1. Obtain recommendation from the pastor and the church council or charge
   conference of the local church or other United Methodist ministry in which you
   hold membership. (Pastor signature will be on first Charge Conference report)
2. Complete the “Introduction to Lay Ministries: The BASIC Course.”
3. Complete an advanced Lay Servant Ministries course.

To Maintain Status as a Certified Lay Servant, You Must:

1. Submit an annual Charge Conference Report giving evidence of satisfactory performance as a certified lay servant.
2. Obtain recommendation for renewal from the pastor and the church council or
   charge conference of the local church or other United Methodist ministry in which you hold membership (signatures will be on Charge Conference Report).
3. Complete a Lay Servant Ministries advanced course in the last three years.