For most Christians, their calling is lived out in their everyday lives and by playing an active part in their local church and sharing in God’s mission. But, for some, this vocation has a specifically ministerial dimension, and involves:
- being formally licensed or commissioned as a lay minister – a Reader, pastoral minister (Commissioned Lay Pastoral Minister), Pioneer or Evangelist
- having their ministry, whether it happens inside the church or in the wider community, affirmed in their local parish
- joining a religious order
- being ordained as a priest or deacon.
You can find out more about vocations, the different types of ministry and the process of discernment within the Diocese of Southwark by following the links in the menu to the right.
