Lay Ministry
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All Christians are called to serve God by living out their faith in the places where they spend their time.
Anyone who is wanting to explore whether God might be calling them to new ways of serving him should begin by talking to their vicar. You should then book on to attend an It’s Your Calling day. The next step is an opportunity to meet with a Vocations Adviser. Our Licensed Lay Ministry training begins with The Bishop’s Certificate course. (The following year brings an opportunity for selection for Licensed Lay Ministry or Licensed Funeral Ministry.) Not everyone trains for licensed ministry – some will feel called to be commissioned Anna Chaplains or Anna Friends, who have a special focus on those who have dementia and other end of life issues. Others may want to serve God in community engagement and social action. Everyone has a vocation. What's yours? Our downloadable leaflets aim to help you explore the different paths available to help you live out your vocation. Is God Calling You Contact us If you would like to talk through any of the discipleship and ministry development options available, please contact: vocations@rochester.anglican.org You can also contact the Warden of Lay Ministry, Karen Senior, who works from the Diocesan office 3 days a week. Karen has 2 Deputy wardens in each Archdeaconry and they are:
Lay Ministry Publications and DocumentsBishop Simon’s main talk at the Lay Ministry Conference 2019 Ruth Haldane's conference presentation Resourcing Sunday to Saturday Faith Safeguarding and Authorised Lay Ministry in Rochester Diocese Lay CMD Personal Grant Information 2019 Lay CMD grant application form 2019 Generic Lay Ministry Working Agreement Template (2021) Simple guide to claiming expenses for Lay Ministers PTM information paper August 2018 Information about Readers and LLMs with PTO May 2017 |
Some people are called to be authorised lay ministers, and in Rochester Diocese we have a range of these:
