The first in a series of Refresher Training courses for Lay Readers, planned for 2018 – 19 by the Church of Uganda in Kumi, and aiming to cover all of the 210 Lay Readers in the Kumi Diocese was successfully completed at the end of May. Fifty Two Lay Readers attended, selected from every Archdeaconry.
The areas that were covered included:
Church Leadership and Development
The Vision and Mission of the Church in relationship to the Book of Revelation
Evangelising to Muslims
Income Generating Activities (Enterprise and Investment)
Liturgy
Theology and Development
Health and Wholeness
Record Keeping
Managing Meetings
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