Ministry Conference to Focus on Lay People

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Rev. John Ed Mathison

A conference to help congregations mobilize lay people will be held Jan. 18-19 at First United Methodist Church, Head of Texas Street in Shreveport.

Sponsored by the Christian Leadership Center at Centenary College, Every Member in Ministry will be led by the Rev. John Ed Mathison, of Montgomery, Ala. He is senior pastor of Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church, which has an attendance of about 5,000. Of those, 90 percent volunteered for specific ministries in 2007.

Mathison will discuss his approach to ministry. Topics to be covered include discipleship, contemporary worship, new member involvement, urban ministry and other specific ministry areas.

The conference will begin at 5 p.m. Jan. 18. It will continue from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 19.

Cost is $55 per person. Call Centenary's Christian Leadership Center at (318) 869-5029 to register or learn more.

About Centenary

Centenary College of Louisiana is a private, four-year arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Centenary is one of 16 colleges and universities constituting the Associated Colleges of the South and is regularly rated as one of the top colleges in the South.

About the Christian Leadership Center

The Christian Leadership Center is a pre-professional program within Centenary College that accepts students of all majors and from all denominations. It is an intense extra-curricular activity designed to promote the exploration of a specific topic of religious vocation and professional ministry.