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It is exciting to think that every Christian has a vocation (or ‘calling’) to become more of the person God wants them to be. That vocation will always include a call towards knowing and loving Christ more deeply, towards loving and serving other people, and caring for the world God has given to us to share.
A Licensed Lay Minister (or Reader) is a voluntary minister authorised by the bishop to teach and preach, conduct worship and assist with the pastoral ministry of a church. Contact
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.
The Mission of the Church is the mission of Jesus Christ. Every day our churches serve local parishes through mission, responding to human need in local communities alongside providing weekly
Collective Worship is an affirmation and celebration of each school’s distinctive Christian vision and ethos. It is the ‘heartbeat’ of the school day.
We want to see the children and adults in our schools truly flourish. Whether you are a teacher, leader, member or support staff, governor or a church member interested in your local school, we are here to help so please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have questions you think we can support you with.
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.
Lay ministries cover a huge variety of different forms of Christian service and there are a range of lay ministry roles available in different dioceses. Lay ministry falls broadly into three categories: Recognised, Authorised and Licensed.
We see the ministry of the whole of the Diocese of Norwich, across Norfolk and Waveney, as being about how we live our life together, for the flourishing of every person in every place. Transformed by Christ: prayerful, pastoral and prophetic.
Details about our online and virtual training. Introduction to the Safeguarding Training modules; who needs to do what; how to access the online modules; and dates, times, venues and booking details for training events.
The Diocese of Norwich is delighted to announce that Andy Sexton will be joining us as our new Strategic Programme Manager in April 2025 on a two-year contract which is half-funded by the
St Benedict’s Church in Horning hosted the first ever ‘The Broads has Talent’ service for children in the benefice. Eleven children volunteered to perform and twenty-three children attended the service
Twenty-six young people gathered at the Horstead Centre in Norfolk to learn more about the Christian faith and to spend time together having fun. Matt Beckett is the Children, Youth
Working groups make progress on prayers, pastoral care, and ministry guidance. Following the decision at July General Synod to develop proposals to introduce standalone services including Prayers of Love and
It’s great to hear what’s going on in Church of England schools across the Diocese of Norwich and to share this with others. At Ingoldisthorpe Primary School in West Norfolk,