Sunday School and Discipleship Ministry International's The Discipleship Place congratulates the following individuals approved by their pastor and local church board to receive a certificate of lay ministry. Upon approval, they will complete lay ministry courses.

• Randy E. Bates, Covenant Church of the Nazarene, Kentucky District
• Eutona Barentine, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
• Linda L. Cook, Alvin Church of the Nazarene, South Texas District
• Thomas Wm. Cook, Alvin Church of the Nazarene, South Texas District
• Robert Czyzewski, Idaho Falls Church of the Nazarene, Intermountain District
• Zoraida Bolandi Gorgona, Pura Vida Los Guido Church of the Nazarene, Northwest Illinois District
• Robert Hofstetter, Geneva Church of the Nazarene, Northeastern District
• Robert Keister Jr., Grace Church of the Nazarene, Upstate New York District
• Robert Lesmesurier, Zion Evangelical Missionary Church
• Brenda B. Lee, Living Water Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
• John Rice, Reynoldsburg Church of the Nazarene, South Central Ohio District
• Charles I. Sayers, East Paulding Church of the Nazarene, Georgia District
• Marian A. Taylor, Living Water Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
• Rodney Weiss Sr., Columbus Grace Church of the Nazarene, Georgia District
• Samantha Whitchurch, Deepwater Crossroads Church of the Nazarene, Joplin District
• Dawn Williams, Rogersville First Church of the Nazarene, Alabama North District

The Discipleship Place also congratulates the following people who completed courses in August:*

• Arlene Bartlett, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
  • I & II Thessalonians
• Larry D. Brown, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
  • I & II Thessalonians
• Linda J. Brown, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
  • I & II Thessalonians
• Robert Ellenbecker, Frank Church of the Nazarene, West Virginia South District
  • Youth Ministry Academy
• Richard George, Richmond Southside Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
  • Exploring John Wesley's Theology, Telling the New Testament Story of God, Telling the Old Testament Story of God
• William Guensch, Indian Head Church of the Nazarene, Mid-Atlantic District
  • Telling the Old Testament Story of God
• Carol Kirk, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
  • I & II Thessalonians
• Stuart R. Parvin, Safe Harbor Church of the Nazarene, Washington Pacific District
  • Children's Ministry, Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World, Sunday School Superintendent, Youth Ministry Academy
• Danielle Perkins, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
  • I & II Thessalonians
• Laura Ruhl, Clyde Park Church of the Nazarene, Michigan District
  • I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Acts, Galatians, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Romans
• Catherine A. Scharf, Rio Linda LifePointe Church of the Nazarene, Sacramento District
  • Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World, Exploring John Wesley's Theology, Exploring Nazarene History and Polity, Practicing Wesleyan-Holiness Spiritual Formation, Telling the New Testament Story of God, Telling the Old Testament Story of God
• Brendan Slama, Freedom Church of the Nazarene, Joplin District
  • Theological & Doctrinal Studies
• Walt Stengal, Bayshore Church of the Nazarene, Southern Florida District
  • I & II Thessalonians
• Dee Weaver, Sebring First Church of the Nazarene, East Ohio District
  • Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World, Exploring Nazarene History and Polity

* Please note the above individuals are being recognized because they contacted SDMI to request a certificate of completion. Many individuals complete courses but do not contact us to let us know so we are unable to recognize them.

--Compiled by DiscipleshipPlace.org of Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International