How to train lay leaders

They are essential partners in ministry.

Photo of three women laying hands on a fourth by Rosie Sun on Unsplash.

It seems hard to believe, but 2023 is nearly in the rearview mirror. In many churches, January will bring a reset of the fiscal year, a deep breath after intense months spent creating and approving budgets and encouraging people to pledge, a brief return to “regular” worship after the heightened experiences of the holiday seasons and shifts in lay leadership.  

That last bit sometimes gets lost in the rest of it. Lay leaders rotate off committees and boards as new people replace them in key roles. When these leaders are properly equipped for the ministries at hand, the congregation is better poised to live into God’s invitations to it. Too often though, there is little acknowledgement that the faces around the table have changed, much less the provision of intentional training and encouragement for the worshipful work ahead. Here, then, are ways to invite laypeople to embrace the fullness of their leadership opportunities:

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