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As you can read elsewhere on the site, The Reader magazine has been in existence for a very long time, certainly over...
“Poverty of both expectation and opportunity” for leaders in lay and ordained ministry
More needs to be done to increase the representation of people from working class backgrounds in lay and ordained...
New Church in Wales representative on the Central Readers’ Council
Duncan Ballard is the new Church in Wales representative on the Central Readers’ Council (CRC). Duncan is Vicar of the...
Lay Ministry Events
Southwark Diocese – Lay Ministry Taster Sessions If you are thinking about how to use the gifts God has given you,...
New Guidance for Reader / LLM (Reader) Ministry (2026)
For many months, representatives from the national church, the Central Readers Council (CRC) and lay ministers have...
Oxford Diocese: 11 awarded for distinguished service to the Church
Reader Dr Annie Cooper among three admitted to the Order of St Frideswide
Bishop Sarah Mullally confirmed Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop Sarah Mullally DBE was, this Wednesday (28 January), confirmed as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. The...
Record number of young adults join ministry experience year
More than a thousand young adults have joined the Ministry Experience Scheme since its launch over a decade ago
Oxford Diocese Reader Licensing
Six candidates were licensed for lay ministry at the annual service for Licensed Lay Ministers at Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday.
Newcastle Diocese welcomes new Readers
On Saturday 18 October, Newcastle Diocese welcomed three new Readers to serve in the Diocese.
Ely Licensing 2025
Ely's service for licensing and admission of Licensed Lay Ministers (LLMs) took place on Saturday 4 October 2025....
Six Readers Licensed at St Albans Cathedral
St Albans celebrates the licensing of six candidates to Reader ministry in a special service at St Albans Cathedral.
Liverpool Diocese Reader Licensing
On Saturday 27th September, a special Readers licensing service took place. At this service at St Brides Church, James Fleming was licensed as a Reader.
Chelmsford Diocese Lay Ministry Celebration Service
On Saturday 28 June Chelmsford Cathedral hosted a special celebration of lay ministry.
December – Reflecting on the incarnation
Ruth Hobson is a poet whose work is inspired both by her faith and by concern for our broken and fractured world. This...
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