Wesley Academy At Resurrection
The Academy is a cooperative effort of the United Methodist Church of The Resurrection, Leawood, Kansas with Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C., through its Equipping Lay Ministries Program and Lewis Center for Church Leadership.
What is Equipping Lay Ministries?
The Equipping Lay Ministries program exists to assist lay leadership in the church today. God calls every baptized person to ministry. The church is at its best when its lay leadership is enthusiastic, maturing spiritually, informed, and well grounded biblically and theologically. That is why lay ministries, both volunteer and staff, have an increasing role in the mission of the church. Lay persons today face the difficult task of applying the richness of faith in a complex and changing world. Together, laity and clergy can and must work as partners to fulfill the church’s mission to transform lives, bring about justice, and work for the realization of the reign of God.