An essential step in preparing people to minister is to encourage them to take risks, to go places where they will fail unless God intervenes. Every pastor I know affirms the priesthood of all ...

Fortuna United Methodist Church has a new certified lay minister. Kalesita Fa’asisila – who comes to the North Coast from the Bay Area – replaced the Rev. Amy Durward, who now serves as pastor at the ...

He was hired to develop a lay counseling ministry to serve some of the counseling needs in this church of nearly 18,000 attendees. With his vast clinical expertise, knowledge of Scripture, and great ...