LSM Conference Director
      Tim Hebert
   District LSM Directors:
      Acadiana - John Evans
      Alexandria -
      Baton Rouge - William Catchings
      Lake Charles - Byron Core
      Monroe - Dellie Hicks/Sarah Schwab
      New Orleans - Dianne Wooden
      Shreveport - Warren Clifton

District Lay Speaking Director

• Coordinates the activities of Lay Speakers within their District
• Resource person for local and certified lay speakers in the District
• Handles publicity, correspondence, set-up, coordination, etc. for courses

District Lay Speaking Committee

• Organizes the Lay Speaking plan within a District
• Approves applications for courses ... basic and advanced
• Approves certified & local status upon receipt of yearly reports from charge conferences
  Schedules (at the end of each year) courses to be held in the District for the following year

IDEAS for DISTRICT DIRECTORS of LAY SPEAKING

Make sure you have a copy of the Guide for Conference and District Committees . Maintain a list of possible instructors for Basic and Advanced courses. When at any function, you should be an advocate for the lay speaking program.  When someone expresses and interest, and may be qualified as an instructor, be sure to plant the seed in their minds and note their name. Put articles in your district newsletter on a regular basis. Make sure you know the Basic Course backwards and forwards.  You may be the instructor on more than one occasion.  There's a brief outline of the Basic Course, as well as an instructor's version. Keep a computerized database of the local and certified lay speakers in your district. If you are new to the position, please check out the Guidelines for New Lay Speaking Directors .