Board of Lay Ministry

The Board of Lay Ministry is committed to the quadrennial theme and challenge of making and growing disciples for the transformation of the world. Therefore, the purposes of the Kentucky Annual Conference Board of Lay Ministry are as follows:

1.     To foster an awareness of the importance of the role and ministry 
      of the laity

2.     To develop and promote stewardship of time, talents, and possessions

3.     To promote, support, encourage, train, and equip all lay members to be
      actively engaged in ministry

4.     To be intentional about training and equipping laity of all ages and all
      ethnic groups to become church leaders

5.     To encourage laity to continually grow in their spiritual journeys
      and development 

 District Lay Leaders:

Ashland – Lewis Nicholls

Bowling Green - Sam Dillard

Columbia – Jayne Squires

Corbin – Fred Hunt

Covington – John Denham

Elizabethtown – Gary Benham

Frankfort – Roxie and Pat Bennett

Lexington – David Bondurant

Louisville – John Glover

Madisonville – Rita Grace

Owensboro – Larry Miller

Prestonsburg – Linda Gayheart

Proposed Summary of Ministry Opportunities prepared by The Committee of Assisting UMC Members to Seek Ministry Opportunities of the Board of Lay Ministry

Handbook for Lay Leaders, written by Lewis Nicholls, revised March 2010

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