Laity UNLEASHED
Explore Your God Given Gifts & How to Use Them
with Ginny Itz and Debbie Moffett
Sunday Evenings | The Anchor House | $80
God created all of us on purpose for a purpose.
There are gifts, strengths, and things each of us are passionate about that all come from God. We often hear call stories from clergy on when they first heard God call them into ministry. What we don’t hear as often are the call stories from the laity of the church. But the reality is, God calls each of us and it is our responsibility to discern and respond to that call.
In this 6-week course, we will use the Birkman Method as a tool to discover more about ourselves, our strengths, our interests, how we see God in the world and where all of that might intersect with the needs of the world around us. Each week we will explore what it looks like to discern how God is calling each of us in this current season of life and develop a strategic plan for how we can take next steps.
After registering for the course, you will receive an email confirmation with a link to complete the Birkman Assessment. If you have previously completed the Birkman questionnaire, there is no need to answer the questions again. Please contact Ginny Itz, and we can arrange to transport your Birkman data into our Laity UNLEASHED database.
What to Expect:
This class will meet Sundays, 6:00-7:30 pm for 6 weeks, September 7 through October 12.
We will explore and develop the tools available to us to help us be who God has created us to be. We will hear from Ginny Itz, long-time contemplative community member and certified Birkman Coach, as well as Strategic Planner and lifelong United Methodist Debbie Moffett. Each week, we will integrate contemplative practices and wisdom with new insight from the Birkman method, as well as spend time discerning and developing how we might respond to the current call God has on our lives.
You might be Interested in this course . . .
- If you find yourself asking, What is my purpose? What are my spiritual gifts? How can I be a priest in this world?
- If you are new to The Center, Chapelwood or church in general.
- If you are feeling a desire to take action or get more involved in the church or community.
- If you find yourself more curious about why you are the way you are
Laity UNLEASHED Schedule
Meet Ginny Itz
What does a 28-year JPMorgan Chase technology project manager have in common with a 16-year director of Chapelwood ministries have in common with a 15-year independent Birkman certified coach who helps people recognize their strengths and passions? The answer is Ginny Itz!
I bring my high energy level and sensitive insightfulness to each newly created project, whether working with an individual or a team or an institution. By combining my multidimensional experiences and talents, I encourage and ignite people to discover fresh ways of seeing themselves which leads them to see the unique person God has created them to be.
Meet Debbie Moffett
Debbie Moffett has over 20 years’ experience as a corporate finance executive in both public and private companies. After retirement from the corporate sector, she completed the Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives certification program from the Glasscock School for Continuing Studies at Rice University and began her work in the nonprofit sector. Her current work is primarily with arts and faith-based organizations learning to adapt to a changing landscape. Key projects include working with the Texas Annual Conference to develop the Unleashed program for development of lay leaders and the strategic facilitation of Miller Outdoor Theatre’s 100th Anniversary celebration. When not leading a strategic planning retreat, facilitating a meeting or teaching a class, she tap dances, hikes, gardens, or is kayaking on Canyon Lake.