By Rev Stewart Gibbs and Geoff Willis Many people are familiar with the idea of Vicar – they wear a “dog-collar”, lead church services, drink a lot of tea! But perhaps people are less familiar with the idea of Lay Minister. High Ongar Parish are blessed to have two wonderful Lay Ministers – Katherine Garner,…
Category: Lay Ministry
Life as a Trainee Lay Minister
By Katherine Garner I have been training as a Licensed Lay Minister for two years now having just entered my third year at St Mellitus College. When I say training it’s probably more accurate to describe it as 3 years of theological study with practical training exercises thrown in! Studying Theology is hard – there…
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