2025 Courses are now open for Applications!
What is the General Lay Training Pathway?
The general lay training pathway opens up and offers wider access to all of our current lay training courses and comes out of our vision to see all lay people empowered, enabled and equipped; not just those seeking authorisation or licensing through our existing programmes such as Authorised Lay Ministry (ALM) and Licensed Reader Ministry.
ALM and Reader Ministry will still remain as distinct training pathways but all ministry training courses offered on the ALM pathway are also now open as stand-alone courses to any lay people wanting to develop their calling and gifting to Christian ministry and service.
What does the training involve?
All courses are around 12 sessions long and will run from April to July each year. Delivery will be a mixture of online and in-person teaching at a variety of venues around the diocese.
There are currently eight courses available:
- Children and Families
- Community Outreach and Social Justice
- Ecology and Creation
- Mission and Evangelism
- Parish Admin, Finance and Governance
- Pastoral Outreach and Listening
- Prayer and Spirituality
- Worship and Liturgy
- Youth Work
For more details on each course please see the course prospectus below.
Course Details
General Lay Training Course Prospectus 2025
General Lay Training Leaflet 2025
How do I apply?
Applications are now open for the 2025 courses. All applications require a supportive recommendation from an appropriate parish representative.
General Lay Training Application Form 2025
Please note that the closing deadline for applications is Sunday 06 April, 2025.
Where can I get more information?
For more details on our lay training courses, please contact the Local Ministry Officer, Jamie Mackenzie.
Email: jamiemackenzie@manchester.anglican.org
Phone: 07553 374 130