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Sunday School and Discipleship Ministry International's The Discipleship Place congratulates the following individuals approved by their pastor and local church board to receive a certificate of lay ministry. Upon approval, they will complete lay ministry courses.
- Randy E. Bates, Covenant Church of the Nazarene, Kentucky District
- Eutona Barentine, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
- Linda L. Cook, Alvin Church of the Nazarene, South Texas District
- Thomas Wm. Cook, Alvin Church of the Nazarene, South Texas District
- Robert Czyzewski, Idaho Falls Church of the Nazarene, Intermountain District
- Zoraida Bolandi Gorgona, Pura Vida Los Guido Church of the Nazarene, Northwest Illinois District
- Robert Hofstetter, Geneva Church of the Nazarene, Northeastern District
- Robert Keister Jr., Grace Church of the Nazarene, Upstate New York District
- Robert Lesmesurier, Zion Evangelical Missionary Church
- Brenda B. Lee, Living Water Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
- John Rice, Reynoldsburg Church of the Nazarene, South Central Ohio District
- Charles I. Sayers, East Paulding Church of the Nazarene, Georgia District
- Marian A. Taylor, Living Water Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
- Rodney Weiss Sr., Columbus Grace Church of the Nazarene, Georgia District
- Samantha Whitchurch, Deepwater Crossroads Church of the Nazarene, Joplin District
- Dawn Williams, Rogersville First Church of the Nazarene, Alabama North District
The Discipleship Place also congratulates the following people who completed courses in August:*
- Arlene Bartlett, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
- Larry D. Brown, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
- Linda J. Brown, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
- Robert Ellenbecker, Frank Church of the Nazarene, West Virginia South District
- Richard George, Richmond Southside Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
- Exploring John Wesley's Theology, Telling the New Testament Story of God, Telling the Old Testament Story of God
- William Guensch, Indian Head Church of the Nazarene, Mid-Atlantic District
- Telling the Old Testament Story of God
- Carol Kirk, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
- Stuart R. Parvin, Safe Harbor Church of the Nazarene, Washington Pacific District
- Children's Ministry, Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World, Sunday School Superintendent, Youth Ministry Academy
- Danielle Perkins, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
- Laura Ruhl, Clyde Park Church of the Nazarene, Michigan District
- I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Acts, Galatians, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Romans
- Catherine A. Scharf, Rio Linda LifePointe Church of the Nazarene, Sacramento District
- Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World, Exploring John Wesley's Theology, Exploring Nazarene History and Polity, Practicing Wesleyan-Holiness Spiritual Formation, Telling the New Testament Story of God, Telling the Old Testament Story of God
- Brendan Slama, Freedom Church of the Nazarene, Joplin District
- Theological & Doctrinal Studies
- Walt Stengal, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
- Dee Weaver, Sebring First Church of the Nazarene, East Ohio District
- Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World, Exploring Nazarene History and Polity
* Please note the above individuals are being recognized because they contacted SDMI to request a certificate of completion. Many individuals complete courses but do not contact us to let us know so we are unable to recognize them.
--Compiled by DiscipleshipPlace.org of Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International