Equipping Lay Leaders

for the Future of the Church

The Licensed Lay Ministry Program is an initiative to strengthen and equip lay leaders in three areas of training and licensing.  

 

Do I Need a License to Offer Ministry in The Anglican Diocese of Calgary?

The Diocese of Calgary launched the new Licensed Lay Ministry program in 2019, in which some ministry activities will require a license for the first time. This has been a source of confusion and anxiety for people in the Diocese: what kinds of lay ministries will need licenses now?

This page and the links below will hopefully bring clarity to this question.

Please don’t worry. The intention isn’t to cut off parishes from the valuable and valued ministry of their lay people. It is instead to enhance and invest in lay ministries for the future.

The Calgary School for Discipleship is the training arm of the Licensed Lay Ministry Program.

  • License A: Leading public worship in Morning and Evening Prayer
  • License B: Administering Reserved Sacrament to the Public (and, with permission of the Bishop, at parish services)
  • License C: Preaching