Ministry

These pages will help you explore the part you can play by offering and developing your own gifts, resources and ministry as part of the Church worldwide. The Ministry Team are responsible for all of these ministerial activities in the Diocese.

Training

The Ministry Team look after the following areas of training in the Diocese.

• Authorised Lay Ministers (ALM) - Initial Training
• Continuing Ministerial Education (CME) for Clergy and Licensed Lay Ministers (LLM)
• Licensed Lay Ministers (Readers) - Initial Training
• Initial Ministerial Education for Curacy
• Review of Ministry

Vocation and Ministry

Are you being called to ministry? When Christians talk about a 'call' we mean that God is calling us — in our mind and heart - to take an action or make a choice. 'Vocation' is the word often used to describe a call that leads us into a particular way of life.

• Vocation and Ministry

Women Bishops news

The House of Bishops has made two amendments to the proposed women bishops legislation. You can find the full text of their amendments on the National Association of Diocesan Advisers in Women’s Ministry web site http://nadawm.org.uk/

In 2012 Diocesan Advisers and Deans of Women’s Ministry from across the Church of England met for the conference, "Silver Jubilee, Silver Lining: Celebrating 25 Years of Women in Ordained Ministry". Canon Fiona Windsor, Bishops Advisor on Woman’s Ministry who attended on behalf of Ely Diocese wrote a report which you can read it here.

• National Association of Diocesan Advisers in Women’s Ministry web site
• Silver Jubilee, Silver Lining: Celebrating 25 Years of Women in Ordained Ministry by Canon Fiona Winsor