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Exploring Vocation

What does God want me to do with the rest of my life? This is a question most thoughtful Christians will ask from time to time. One possible answer is, "to serve him through the ministry of his Church" although this is but one way God calls us to serve him. Indeed its easy to forget that God needs many more people with vocations to serve him in the world beyond the church.

For those who feel called to serve God in his church, that ministry is now very varied and includes a number of lay ministries as well as the different forms of service that can follow ordination.

Lay ministries include those relating to worship, preaching, prayer, pastoral care and evangelism. Ordination can lead to Stipendiary, Non-Stipendiary, Ordained Local ministry and Ministry in Secular Employment in the Church of England and their equivalents in other denominations.

Are you beginning to explore a sense of vocation to one of these ministries? If so, we recommend attending a vocations discernment course. These take many forms and are run by a variety of organisations locally and nationally.

Nationwide Vocations Courses

  1. CPAS (Church Pastoral Aid Society) offers weekend Vocation Courses that focus particulary on ordained ministry in the Church of England. These are held in various locations around England.
  2. Trinity College in Bristol offers a Vocations Weekend in the Easter Vacation. This covers both lay and ordained vocations but with a Church of England flavour.


Local Vocations Courses


Gloucester Diocese

Gloucester Diocese offers a 5 or 9 week evening Exploring Vocation Course giving an introduction to the place and purpose of ministry in the Church and particular ministries within it. In addition, you will be encouraged to develop your own personal journey of Christian discipleship and will be given resources for discerning God's will for your next move. The Course is aimed primarily at ministry within the Church of England but members of other churches are welcome to join. Subjects covered often include:
Week One: Christian discipleship and vocation.
Week Two: Varieties of Gifts and Needs
Week Three: Prayer, Spirituality and Discernment:
Week Four: Ministries in local churches
Week Five: Ministry of the Word
Week Six: Ordained Ministries
Week Seven: Evangelism and Service
Week Eight: Ministries of Prayer
Week Nine: Loose Ends and Final Eucharist

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