{"product_id":"9781501829734","title":"Guidelines Lay Leader\/Lay Member: Connect Your Congregation and Your Annual Conference","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Lay Leader and Lay Member to Annual Conference are key roles in linking the vision and plan of the congregation with the ministry of the Annual conference and in nurturing cooperation and coordination of the pastor and congregation in leadership. These two roles are complementary, yet there are responsibilities unique to each role. The greatest distinction is the connections they forge with and on behalf of the congregation. The lay leader has a primary focus in linking the local church and community. The lay member of annual conference has a primary focus in linking the local church to the connectional United Methodist Church and God's worldwide church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is one of the twenty-six \u003cem\u003eGuidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020\u003c\/em\u003e that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cokesbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180001902832,"sku":"9781501829734","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501829734_p0.jpg?v=1763707517","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501829734","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}