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.

• John Wesley Combs Jr., Grand Coulee Church of the Nazarene, Northwest District
• Gary L. Evans, Camden Church of the Nazarene, MidSouth District
• Richard George, Southside Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
• Chris Larranaga, Starting Grounds Church of the Nazarene, Washington Pacific District
• Earl Morris, Waynesville Church of the Nazarene, Missouri District
• Kathy Morris, Waynesville Church of the Nazarene, Missouri District
• Pamela Sue Poor, Middle Church of the Nazarene, Northeastern Indiana District
• Donna Pruitt, South County Curch of the Nazarene, Missouri District
• John Swales, Southside Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
• Jeremiah Swift, Montrose Church of the Nazarene, Iowa District
• Raymond Ken Turney, Starting Grounds Church of the Nazarene, Washington Pacific District
• Toni G. White, Watonga Church of the Nazarene, Oklahoma District
• John Zuckerman, Fairfield Inn Church of the Nazarene, Iowa District

The Discipleship Place also congratulates the following people who completed courses in June and July:* 

• Kay Ashwell, Livingston First Church of the Nazarene, South Texas District
  • Communicating the Gospel in Pluralistic World, Exploring Nazarene History and Polity, Exploring John Wesley's Theology
• Les Claypool, Nevada Church of the Nazarene, Joplin District
  • Children's Ministry Course
• Katie Doty, Amarillo Church of the Nazarene, West Texas District
  • I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Book of Acts, Galatians, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Romans
• Thomas Duncan, Gallipolis Church of the Nazarene, South Central Ohio District
  • Exploring Nazarene History and Polity
• Matthew A. Farr, Holt Church of the Nazarene, Michigan District
  • Adult Ministry, Men's Ministry, Sunday School Superintendent, Theological and Doctrinal Studies
• Kenneth Fling, Auburn Parkside Church of the Nazarene, Sacramento District
  • Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World, Telling the New Testament Story of God
• Richard George, Richmond Southside Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
  • I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Book of Acts, Children's Ministry Course, Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World, Exploring Nazarene History and Polity, Galatians, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Romans 
• Frances Ginn, Livingston First Church of the Nazarene, Southwestern Ohio District
  • Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World, Exploring Nazarene History and Polity
• William G. Guensch, Indian Head Church of the Nazarene, Mid-Atlantic District
  • Telling the New Testament Story of God
• Marcy Hagen, New Life Church of the Nazarene, Wisconsin District
  • Exploring John Wesley's Theology
• Dale Joines, Caddo Church of the Nazarene, Oklahoma 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
• Bobby D. Jones
  • Practicing Wesleyan-Holiness Spiritual Formation, Telling the New Testament Story of God, Telling the Old Testament Story of God
• James Jones, Rocky Mount Church of the Nazarene, North Carolina District
  • Theological and Doctrinal Studies
• Betty Karnes, Monticello Church of the Nazarene, Illinois District
  • Theological and Doctrinal Studies
• Gordon Long, Cove Church of the Nazarene, South Texas District
  • Exploring Nazarene History and Polity, Telling the Old Testament Story of God
• Kelly Magnuson, Clarksville Grace Church of the Nazarene, Tennessee District
  • Children's Ministry Course
• Jennie Miller, South Charleston Church of the Nazarene, West Virginia South District
  • Exploring Nazarene History and Polity
• Ruth Money, Bedford Church of the Nazarene, North Central Ohio District
  • Lay Facilitator
• Limari Perez, Annadale Calvary Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
  • Telling the New Testament Story of God
• Jackie Sanderson, Dodson Church of the Nazarene, West Texas District
  • I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Book of Acts, Galatians, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Romans
• Angela Sutphin, Living Well Church of the Nazarene,  Virginia District
  • Children's Ministry Course
• John Swales, Richmond Southside Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
  • Children's Ministry Course
• Ken Turney, Starting Grounds Church of the Nazarene, Washington Pacific District
  • Men's Ministry

* 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