Lay development

Ministry

There are many ministry pathways to follow in the Diocese of Norwich. You may be discerning a call to Ordained Ministry or to Lay Ministry. The first step is to speak with your parish priest. The Diocese of Norwich offers training and ongoing support.

First GROW and MYRIAD learning pathways launch in the Diocese of Norwich

Two new learning pathways have opened up for the Diocese of Norwich, in partnership with

Lay Ministry

There are thousands of lay ministers using their gifts in a wide variety of different roles, serving alongside ordained ministers. Youth and children’s ministers, churchwardens, licensed lay ministers, and many chaplains, evangelists, missionaries and pioneers are lay people, who are not ordained.

Map of Sub-Warden Areas

View the contact details for Licensed Lay Minister Sub-Wardens, Area Representatives, and those on the Licensed Lay Ministers’ Committee.

Sixty years of Lay Ministry

In 1960 Neil and his wife Rita became regular members of the Christ Church, Eaton

Celebration of Licenced Lay Ministers Day – CANCELLED

Please pray for the new Licenced Lay Ministers, their families and their parishes as they

New Connect! booklet series launched

This series invites Christians to make strong and imaginative connections between our world, our call

New Readers licensed in Norwich Cathedral

In contrast to the usual full cathedral, COVID-19 precautions meant that only a very limited

New Readers to begin training this August

Four applicants from around the diocese had been through a thorough process of investigating their