A. One of my jobs is coordinating the training of new ministers for @chelmsdio . We have 140 of them at the moment, … (a1/6)
… which is more than we’ve had for 30 years. About 105 of them are new ordained ministers (known as “curates”), and about 35 are new licensed lay ministers (known as… (a2/6)
… “new licensed lay ministers” because we don’t have a better word). Some of their training is together, and some is apart, on four pathways:… (a3/6)
…One for those who will be incumbents, one for those who will be associates, one for those who will be adult educators (“licensed lay ministers”) and … (a4/6)
…a pathway which we call PECP - “pioneering, entrepreneurial and churchplanting”. I’d love to have conversations on twitter this week about the training of new ministers… (a5/6)
… and if you’re a new minister yourself, why not contribute your own thoughts on how it’s going? (a6/6)
