The Governing Body of the Church in Wales. Ministry Report

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1 The Governing Body of the Church in Wales Ministry Report September 2014

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3 Ministry Report Welcome to the Ministry Report for This has been an exciting year in terms of both ministry development and training for ministry. This is also a challenging period, during which we will need to rethink our approach to ministry, but it is good to be able to report that much of this work is already happening. This report provides information on the Bishops review of Ministry Training, new thinking on ministry to meet the challenge of Ministry Areas, and Provincial trends in the latest ministry statistics. 1. Provincial Review of Ministerial Training and its Outcomes i) Review In January 2013 the Bench of Bishops commissioned a small group to undertake a comprehensive review of training for ministry in the Church in Wales. The Review Group, which was chaired by the Right Reverend Robert Paterson, Bishop of Sodor and Man, comprised also Canon Dr Christina Baxter (former Principal of St John s College, Nottingham) and the Venerable Richard Pain (now Bishop of Monmouth). The Review was informed by the Bishops position paper Ministry in the Church in Wales (attached as Annex 1). Over a period of twelve months the Review Group considered current arrangements against the Church s future ministry needs (as articulated in the position paper), and met with those involved in the provision of ministry training both within Wales and elsewhere. The Review Group presented its conclusions to the Bench of Bishops in March ii) Report and Consultation The Review Group s report proposed that residential training should be discontinued in Wales with effect from 2016, and that all training for ministry should be delivered through dioceses using a non-residential model, validated by Durham University via the Common Awards Scheme. The report was made available immediately for consultation within the Church and with other interested parties. These included organisations involved in the delivery of training, such as St Michael s College and the St Seiriol s Centre, and Higher Education partners involved in validating current training courses, Cardiff University and Glyndwr University. The responses to the consultation were reviewed by the Bench in June. Most responses expressed concerns about the report, particularly about the possibility of discontinuing residential training in Wales. The Bishops also considered a counter-proposal prepared jointly by staff of St Michael s College and the St Seiriol s Centre, which built on many of the principles established by the original report but reaching different conclusions about delivery. 1

4 iii) Outcomes The Bench of Bishops has agreed to adopt the College/Centre s counter-proposal as the basis for the future model for training for ministry in the Church in Wales. The Bench s agreed statement on this decision may be found in Annex 2. iv) Implementing the Decision The Bishops of Bangor and Monmouth have been asked by the Bench to work with the Acting Principal of St Michael s College and the Director of the St Seiriol s Centre, with support from Provincial staff as required, to look at the practical establishment of a national Training Institute as agreed by the Bench. Obviously this will include continued consultation with the existing training institutions and their partners in this period of transition and will consider the whole process of validation. It is important to emphasise that the new Training Institute will exist to provide the necessary training for a new approach in ministry and will need to reflect local developments in the Dioceses whilst providing a coherent Provincial policy. In other words - national oversight, local delivery. The good news is that the Church in Wales is compact enough to consider such an approach. The challenge is that there has to be a great deal of cooperation which will require trust and a shared vision. 2. New Perspectives on Ministry The establishment of Ministry Areas has been adopted by all Welsh Dioceses (St Asaph preferring the designation Mission Areas). The Church in Wales Review Report of 2012 recommended Ministry Areas as a radical move to offer a strategic approach to the problems of declining numbers, financial difficulties and old forms of ministry which were not meeting the challenges of a missional church in the twenty first century. The 2020 Vision Implementation Group has been helpful in encouraging Dioceses to share the successes and challenges of establishing Ministry Areas as it has become clear that each Diocese has approached their organisation in slightly different ways, reflecting local needs and aspirations. However, there is enough common ground for a coherent approach in developing ministry for the future. The position paper by the Bench of Bishops Ministry in the Church in Wales has provided the thinking behind the fresh initiative and helpfully considers the overall trend in the shaping and content of ministry, both lay and ordained (see Annex 1). The task for the future is to see these new perspectives of ministry operating effectively in Ministry Areas. As all ministry is derived from God through Baptism and rooted in the Christian community, it is essential to celebrate the incarnational and local. Relationships are at the heart of our life together in Christ and so ministry is not only about service and leadership, it is about the transformation of the person. As we grow in our formation in Christ so we offer Christ to the world. The charism of ministry is the outworking of the Holy Spirit in the individual and the community they live and serve. The new perspective of Ministry can be seen through certain developments: 2

5 Organisational. Forming of teams led by a stipendiary cleric and offering pastoral, educational and missional support to the parishes and the communities they serve. The necessity of the Ministry Area Teams is borne out in the annual ministry statistics (2013), which may be found in Annex 3. Section One demonstrates the decline in Stipendiary Clerics and the gradual rise in non-stipendiary (NSM) clerics. The age profiles in Section 3 explain the fall in clergy numbers due to retirement. Also an active policy of reducing the number of Stipendiary Clergy to ease the strain on the Parish Share has contributed to the fact that there are now only 471 Stipendiary Clergy in the Church in Wales compared to almost 700 in Those who exercise Stipendiary Ministry are seeing their roles changed from parish priests to Ministry Area leaders who hold the vision and unity of the team and offer a strategic approach to the work of the church. It is clear that there will need to be wider and more flexible ministries offering an overall plan for the Ministry Area and enabling the local community to provide pastoral care. These will include development of ordained local ministry and specific licensed lay ministers. We will also be creating further opportunities for missional work. This will include work with families and young people and pioneer ministry. The traditional form of priestly Ministry has focused on teaching, sanctifying and leading (see the Position Paper in Annex 1). These are derived ministries from the Bishop who sets the example, the vision and union of Christian ministry in the Diocese. Just as the bishop shares that ministry with the presbyters so that ministry is now shared amongst all God's people as disciples of the Lord. This extended oversight gives shape and authority for all forms of ministry. It celebrates the fact that all ministry is equal through baptism yet order is nurtured through the Bishops and priests who share that vision in the Ministry Areas. This is one of the strengths of Anglicanism and allows us to have the structure to promote local ordained and local lay ministries which will enable Ministry Areas to flourish. Already we have seen new forms of ordained local ministries come into fruition and also there has been a substantial growth in licensed lay ministries. The statistics in the appendix demonstrate a trend in new ministries. Lay Readers still richly contribute to parish life and other forms of lay ministry such as Licensed Lay Ministers, Worship Leaders and Youth and Children Workers are expanding the role of discipleship (Section 8). The difficulty is that sometimes these ministries have come about reacting to local concerns and there needs to be more time to reflect and engage in the implications of these changes. Likewise there has been a blurring of areas of liturgical and pastoral responsibilities which perhaps need more direction and guidance. 3

6 The new perspectives in ministry need to recognise the cultural changes which need to be carefully promoted: Cultural and Missional Although the organisation of the Ministry Areas will differ from Diocese to Diocese, there are clearly shifts in the prevailing view of Ministry which are common. Ministry needs to be universal, recognising the voice, the skills and talents of all God's people who are called to discipleship. Ministry needs to be collaborative based on team work and an agreed understanding of the dynamic of servant leadership. Ministry needs to be flexible, building on present ministries and also recognising the growth of new forms of ministry Ministry needs to be missional, exploring with new heart the call of God to extend the Kingdom as well as maintain the present setup. This change in culture is scripturally based and tries to be sensitive to the work of the Holy Spirit. Based on the discipleship of the church it raises fundamental questions about the prevailing attitudes of a church previously dominated by maintenance and parochialism. The change in culture celebrates the joy and hope of God in his people who are called to be attentive, prayerful and humble. Training Clearly, education in its broadest sense is essential to promote these changes and needs to be rooted in theology, core skills and formation of the person. Training should be responsive to these cultural changes and rooted in formational development. As outlined in the position paper, context as well as formal academic training is important and although there will be a place for some form of residential training the majority of ministry will be developed in the actual context of the parish and public service. This emphasis on mixed mode training means that the NSM and Lay Ministry courses will be delivered in a much more flexible way and the important role of Diocesan delivery of training needs to be further developed and substantially resourced. The majority of the Dioceses have already engaged a leading training officer to implement both discipleship programmes and non stipendiary training following the Exploring Faith course and this provides the basis for local delivery. Of course the new National Training Institute will further develop this area. Community formation plays an important role in training and it is hoped that more ordinands and lay ministers will be able to train together in formational cells thus ensuring mutual support but also development of team work and the spirit of collaboration. 4

7 Discernment and selection The sea change in recognising the value of all ministries means that there have been some major shifts in discerning vocations. From a purely functional view, it has been noted that a range of lay ministers progress in different roles and it important that there is a coherent policy of selection which takes into account not only the potential for new ministers but appreciates their learned skills on the way. For too long, selection has been segregated into a 'them and us' route between ordained and lay and does not reflect the change in practice and culture. With the approval of the Bench of Bishops, the Provincial Discernment Board is working towards a single process which includes ordained and lay licensed ministers and where the selection criteria and programme offers a pathway which is clear and easy to assess. This is at an early stage and one of the challenges facing the church at this time is discerning what those ministries will look like in the future. This is a time of great transition in the deployment of clergy and lay ministers. In several Dioceses there has been the formal recognition and encouragement of local ordained ministers. New Regional discernment Panels have been set up to select candidates for training. The Panels comprise of Diocesan Ministry Officers and experienced Lay selectors and also include a chair of Provincial Selection to ensure that there is continuity in standards and helpful networking between national and regional panels. 2. Provincial Trends I have alluded to some of the statistics that are provided in Annex 3. Ministry statistics this year are more comprehensive, recognising the growth of different forms of lay Ministry. These are helpful signs of a church readjusting itself to the call of discipleship of all God's people. However the church still needs leaders. There are fewer candidates for ordination (Section 6) and although there has been a recent spurt in Local Ordained Ministers (which are not categorised as a separate group and who are not always included in the training statistics because of local schemes) many of these NSM local clergy are mature candidates who have already served a faithful ministry as Lay Readers and are offering a vital albeit transitional ministry to provide sacramental and pastoral cover. In the same way retired clerics are working harder than ever and there has been a steady rise in House for Duty Clerics. As one would expect the Church in Wales is experiencing a radical shift in its deployment of licensed clergy and lay ministers. Ministry Areas will hopefully encourage a growth in church attendance as more people see their place in the work of God. Well coordinated teams will ensure not only adequate pastoral and sacramental care but embrace a culture of Christian discipleship that is attractive and transforming. These are exciting initiatives which suggest a Church which is responding to God's call to be engaged in the communities and working for the Kingdom of God. 5

8 That the Governing Body note and welcome: 1. The Provincial Review on ministerial training and the following consultation process which has led the Bench of Bishops to agree to create a new All Wales Training Institute which will meet the training needs of the future. 2. The recognition by the Bench of Bishops, in the context of the 2020 Vision, of the importance of developing lay and ordained ministries to support the new Ministry Areas and to provide appropriate discernment processes and training. The Right Reverend Richard Pain Bishop of Monmouth August

9 Ministry in the Church in Wales A position paper by the Bench of Bishops Annex 1 A Theology of Ministry in Wales 1. As the Church in Wales approaches the centenary of its disestablishment in 1920, we remain confident about the future. As Wales continues to mature as a nation, the Christian faith, so central in the nation s history, still bears witness to the core values of Christian love, reconciliation, fullness of life, and the call to holiness, justice and peace for the people of Wales. We have learned to live in a multi-cultural and multi-faith society, but still hold dear our mission to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, and to serve the nation through our service - at times of need and at rites of passage - and by offering education in schools and parishes, and service to the wider community by the dioceses and congregations of our Church. 2. We are committed in this mission to working, where appropriate, in partnership with national and local government, with the educational institutions of Wales, with our Christian ecumenical partners, with the members of other religions and with all people of good will. 3. This mission of the Church in Wales belongs to all the members of the Church, as a portion of the People of God, as they seek to share their experience of reconciliation with God in their own lives in a way which is life-giving and sustaining with all those whom they encounter. We believe that the Holy Spirit of God empowers and directs this mission, equipping the Church with the nourishment of God s word revealed and expounded in scripture but living and active in the world today, and the Sacraments, which are offered to all those who respond to God s call. 4. God feeds and sustains his people, but he also calls on all of us to serve God s Kingdom through loving service and witness by using the vocational gifts and talents (or charisms) with which he has endowed each of us individually for the good of both our fellow members and his world. A charism is more than a talent that we utilise: it is the recognition that God has woven a particular gift into our being, so that in exercising that gift we find fulfillment in becoming more wholly what he has designed us to be, and offering to the Church a distinctive service which builds up the whole body of Christ. Ministry Areas 5. One of the fruits of the Church in Wales Review is that it has confirmed the existing desire of the bishops to develop new patterns of "ministry areas" which go far beyond the older parochial model. Although the dioceses are developing the concept of ministry areas in ways which are specific to the context of each diocese, there are a number of common themes. 7

10 6. The "ministry area" transcends the older parish unit. It incorporates a larger area of churches and congregations within the "bro", a Welsh term, which in this context may be said to refer to the natural area in which mission and ministry can take place. It may encompass the area of several parishes, and is served by an integrated and united ministry team. However, this is a vision of something new, and not just an agglomeration of parish groups. A ministry area is a calling to all the people of God in a particular area to collaborate in their mission and witness, in which each brings their gifts for the service of the whole. Those called to ministry in such an area are called to live as an interdependent Christian community, and to act as a team in which different skills and charisms will be brought together to complement and enhance one another. 7. This means that there will be a broad team of ministers in each ministry area, enabled by a team leader, who will be in priest's orders, and probably a stipendiary priest. However, we envisage that each ministry area will be served by several priests, although the greater number may well be non-stipendiary, complemented by other ministers and ministries. Together, it will be a key responsibility of the ministry team to build the life of the Church and its mission and witness is to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to that area. Ministry in the Church 8. To be a disciple of Jesus Christ is to participate in this mission, and by baptism, each Christian is called to participate in the life and work of Christ and his mission to proclaim God's Kingdom, and help to bring healing and wholeness to the world. Each person is endowed by God with the ability to witness and to serve, to grow in holiness and in love, and to exercise a ministry on behalf of Christ to the world. All disciples are therefore called to ministry, and all ministry flows from discipleship. As bishops we wish to affirm this intimate connection between discipleship and ministry, for it is as we grow in our understanding of the rich nature of the faith in Christ we have received, that we also are empowered and called to serve Christ in manifold ways as his ambassadors and servants of the love of God. 9. While all are called to ministry as members of the Body of Christ, we recognise particular charisms and ministries as channels of service and of leadership within that one body, some of which are recognised by being authorised and licensed, and others which, in accordance with God s will and calling, are set apart by ordination. 10. Among those ministries which are licensed, we recognise Worship Leaders, Lay Eucharistic Ministers and Assistants, Pastoral Assistants and Youth Workers, Lay Evangelists and Readers. 11. In line with the traditions of the ancient and catholic Church which we have received, we recognise and ordain to the sacred orders of deacon, priest and bishop. These ministries find their foundation in the diaconate, which is composed of those called and set apart as representatives of the Church as ambassadors and servants of God s love, but ministry is also expressed through the leadership and service of priests and by the apostolic ministry of bishop. 8

11 12. While the ordained ministry of the Church of God is one, the diaconate and priesthood can be exercised and licensed in a number of ways: some will exercise their priesthood exclusively in life and ministry, supported by the provision of a stipend; others will exercise their ministry while retaining secular employment or commitments. As bishops, we seek to develop the process of discernment by which the Church can affirm the call of those who offer themselves to the Church for stipendiary and non-stipendiary ministry, and affirm alongside them an ordained local ministry of those with whom the Church may take the initiative and call and set apart for ordained leadership in their local community. 13. So in each ministry area, there will be a balance between those called from the local congregations to exercise leadership and ministry in their locality, and those who, responding to God's call, are deployed by the bishop across the diocese. The Nature of Ministry 14. It is the ministry of the whole Church to offer pastoral care to those in need, and to witness to the values of the Gospel in the world (evangelisation). Traditionally, priests are called to energise and lead this service, and their duties have been traditionally described as teaching, sanctifying and leading. We recognise the exercise of these three roles within the life of the contemporary Church through the ministries described above, but exercised especially in the following ways. 15. The priest, together with other ministries such as that of deacon and reader, is called to proclaim the good news of God revealed in Jesus Christ. These ministers are to teach the Christian way of faith in a way which will encourage and build up the people of God, and which is based upon a thorough knowledge of the scriptures, of Christian theology and history. As leaders within the Church in Wales, they will also be expert and sensitive leaders who are well versed in the specifically Anglican traditions of liturgy, ecclesiology and spirituality, and who can, in the words of Jesus, bring forth treasures old and new in the Kingdom of God. 16. The priest, assisted by the deacon, will lead the people of God in the celebration and administration of the Sacraments, supreme amongst which are the two sacraments commanded by Christ, but which can encompass the whole ministry of seeking to bring God s blessing, healing and reconciling power to bear on the needs of the world and those within it. They will be sensitive and knowledgeable leaders in the liturgy and in the administration of the sacraments. 9

12 17. The priest, assisted by the whole ministry team including those officers of the bishop and parish such as the churchwardens, is called to provide leadership to the Church in developing its mission, witness and outreach. In this area, we are perhaps called by God to the greatest changes and challenges in the twenty-first century. While the priest can and still should be a parson for his or her people, bringing the good news and healing of Jesus Christ into every aspect of the lives of those in his or her charge, ministry belongs to the whole people of God, and it is the whole community of the Church which must be built up and equipped to act in the service of Christ and of the world. 18. Ministry must therefore be collaborative and team centred, embracing both ordained ministries and lay ministries..the team leader in each ministry area, whose ministry it is to build up the team and enable each to flourish in using their charisms for the whole, will need to be equipped and trained to be a leader in mission, skilled in energising and leading a team effectively in the service of the whole ministry area, and to the people in that place both inside and outside the Church. 19. As the Church in Wales restructures its life to build up and empower Ministry Areas, therefore, the gathered congregations within each area will be served by a ministry team, in which many people, each exercising their own particular charism, contribute and participate in the ministry of the whole. Different talents and skills will be brought to the whole, and those who are called to leadership in the Church through the priesthood must be talented and capable team builders and co-ordinators, who build up the life of all the people of God by bringing the many different ministries offered in a ministry area into a coherent and orchestrated pattern of service. Training for Ministry 20. It follows therefore that training for ministry in the Church in Wales needs to follow a number of principles. 21. First, training in discipleship and ministry must be held together in one integrated process. All the people of God are called to learn more about their faith, and it is in the context of learning the way of the disciple of Jesus Christ that vocation to ministry and to service is engendered and sustained. The Church in Wales needs a course in which people may enrol merely to explore their faith, but which is capable of leading people into consideration of their vocation, and which will equip and prepare them for ministry and even for ordination. Its heart will be in the formation of disciples who are open to Christ's transforming power in their lives. 22. Such a course must be academically and intellectually robust, and capable of delivering a range of qualifications, as well as equipping people for practical and reflective leadership in the Church. In addition to intellectual disciplines and learning, the course must draw people more deeply into their interior life and the life of the Spirit, for it is only in our spiritual life that the true resources to sustain ministry will be found. 10

13 23. The orientation of the course will be both practical, focussing upon the effective delivery of ministry and leadership of the liturgical and spiritual life of the people of God according to the patterns outlined above, and reflective, helping participants to integrate theology with ministry and with the life of prayer. 24. There will have to be a high level of differentiation within the course, so that it is flexible enough to respond in two particular directions. First, the training it offers will flow from the aim of nurturing discipleship. It must be capable of offering growth in and practical Christian living, with an emphasis on our formation as disciples, and capable of providing the groundwork for the exercise of a number of different authorised ministries in the life of the Church. 25. Secondly, it must allow for candidates from different backgrounds, and different academic capabilities, to respond to Christ's call. 26. Thirdly, the course must be capable of equipping people for leadership in a collaborative context, and which enables those called to priesthood to become natural delegators, sharers and empowerers of diverse ministry. 27. The course must be delivered within the context of a learning and worshipping community, by which we mean, not necessarily a residential college, but with a strong rootedness in a ministry team working within the context of the mission and ministry of the Church, possibly the ministry team of a specific ministry area. The course will provide both residential and non-residential experiences in balance, but will need to be delivered through a number of centres across the Province. 28. The course will provide a balance of elements which are outwardly oriented, towards practical experience and ministry, and inwardly oriented, to periods of retreat, reflection and integration. 29. The bishops wish to be bold in envisioning how this training may be delivered. It may include periods of residence, of internship, and learning. We believe that a foundation year, which could be run at parish level, and which will call all people to a deeper understanding of the nature and mission of the Church has an undeniable place. The interplay of learning, apprenticeship, licensing for ministry and ordination may follow new patterns and experiment. In all these features, however, it must be designed to allow all participants to grow as disciples of Jesus Christ, to discover and explore their charisms and their vocation, and to integrate learning, faith and ministry, within a common pattern that is capable of inspiring and sustaining the variety of ministry and leadership which the new patterns of being Church require. The Bench of Bishops February 18,

14 Future of Ministry Training in the Church in Wales Annex 2 The Bench of Bishops has endorsed a way forward for ministry training in the Church in Wales which will see the creation of a new Training Institute, presenting a dynamic and exciting way forward for the Church to meet the challenge of Ministry Areas whilst allowing a coherent and flexible approach. At its meeting in June the Bench reviewed thoroughly responses to the report of the Ministry Training Review Group, which had been received by the Bishops in March and had since been the subject of a broad consultation across the Church in Wales and with our partner institutions. In particular, the Bench considered a detailed response prepared jointly by staff of St Michael s College, Cardiff, and the St Seiriol s Centre, Bangor. This proposal, entitled A Vision for Wales, advocated the creation of a new Training Institute to lead all ministry training in the Church in Wales, including education for discipleship and training for ordained ministries, both residential and non-residential. The new body would develop new learning pathways as well as draw on existing training resources, including St Michael s College, Cardiff, and the St Seiriol s Centre, Bangor, to enable a suite of training resources and learning environments to be provided. This proposal has been accepted by the Bench, and the Bishops will now work with staff to develop the model further. The Institute will have a base at the St Michael s College site and it is intended that formational centres will also be established in other parts of Wales. Non-residential training will continue to be delivered locally. An important aspect of the development work will be the exploration of accreditation and validation options for the new training courses, in particular with current partner universities. It is intended that the new arrangements will be in place by 2016/17. Until then, training will continue to be provided at St Michael s College and by the St Seiriol s Centre. Students enrolled in these centres will transfer to the new institution once it is established. The Bishops would like to thank all those who contributed to the Ministry Training Review and subsequent consultation. In particular they are grateful to the authors of the original report, in which the key principles of the proposal now agreed were first established. The Bench would also like to express its appreciation to the staff of St Michael s College and St Seiriol s Centre for the positive and collaborative way in which they have responded to the Review, and for their patience and forbearance during this process. The Bench of Bishops 20 June

15 Annex 3 Section 1 Total number of Church in Wales Clergy - 31st December 2013 St Asaph Bangor St Davids Llandaff Monmouth Swansea and Brecon Total Benefices Stipendiary Clerics NSM Clerics Clerics Totals 31st December st December Stipend NSM Total Stipend NSM Total

16 Section 2 Summary of movements of Stipendiary Clerics Year End Figures Cause of Increase Ordained Deacon Moved from another Province Miscellaneous Total Increase Cause of Decrease Retirements Deaths Moved to another Province Miscellaneous Total Decrease Total Increase/Decrease

17 Section 3 Age Profile of all active Clerics (NSM and Stipendiary) at 31st December

18 Section 4 Information about the Non-Stipendiary Ministry Year End Number ordained in 2013 Other Changes* during 2013 St Asaph Bangor St Davids Llandaff Monmouth Swansea & Brecon Total Number of Candidates Training at 31 December 2013 *Transfers from Stipendiary to NSM and NSM to Stipendiary

19 Section 5 Information about Deacons Ordination to Transitional Diaconate* - As at Year End St Asaph Bangor St Davids Llandaff Monmouth Swansea and Brecon Total *The term transitional diaconate is used to denote the ministry of those in the Order of Deacons who seek ordination to the priesthood in due course. Number in the Vocational Diaconate 4 (Monmouth Diocese) 1 (Swansea and Brecon)

20 Section 6 Numbers of Ordinands in Training for Ministry Stipendiary Ordination Candidates in training for Stipendiary Ministry Year End Ordinands at beginning of Period New Ordinands Transferred to NSM Ordinands ordained during the period Ordinands withdrawn from training Total of Candidates training for Stipendiary Ministry NSM Ordination Candidates in training for Non Stipendiary Ministry Year End NSM at beginning of period New NSM's starting training Ordinations Transferred to/from Stipendiary Withdrawals Total of Candidates training for Non Stipendiary Ministry See Section 4 for breakdown of NSM by Diocese

21 Section 7 Age Profile of all Ordinands in Training as at 31st December

22 Section 8 Licensed Lay Ministry Licensed Readers St Asaph Bangor St Davids Llandaff Monmouth Swansea & Brecon Total Readers in Training St Asaph Bangor St Davids Llandaff Monmouth Swansea and Brecon Total *Where boxes are blank information is unavailable Lay Ministers in the Church in Wales 2014 St Asaph Bangor St Davids Llandaff Monmouth Swansea and Brecon Lay Worship & Pastoral Leaders Lay Eucharistic Ministers Children Youth & Family Leaders Evangelists Total