Vocations Journey Information for Incumbents

The Vocations Journey: 

1. A calling journey is identified: 

• Don’t be shy in giving them opportunities – serving the chalice, reading the gospel, leading intercessions, preaching. 
• Signpost them to a Vocations Day.
• Get them onto the Course in Christian Studies (if they’re not already!) 

2. Refer them to a nearby Vocations Advisor

The contact details for the vocations team including vocations advisors can be found here.

3. When the Vocations Advisor is happy, they’ll refer them back to you as the incumbent

They might advise: 

• Seeing a different Vocations Advisor for another opinion 
• A referral to the Lay Ministry or Ordination team 
• To explore a different ministry in the parish or community setting

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Ways to encourage vocations in your parish and deanery

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• Pray!

  Maybe you could pray this collect:

  Let us pray for the ministry of the whole people of God.  

  Silence is kept.  

  God our Father, Lord of all the world,  

  through your Son you have called us into the fellowship  

  of your universal Church:  

  hear our prayer for your faithful people  

  that in their vocation and ministry  

  each may be an instrument of your love,  

  through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  

  Common Worship (adapted) 

   

• Course in Christian Studies

  Encourage the Course in Christian Studies, and follow up with those who have completed it.

• Shape Course

  Encourage people to try the Shape Course.

• Social Media

  Share posts from @ChelmsDioVocations on your own social media.

• Vocations Advisors

  Ask your Area Vocations Advisors or invite the Lay Ministry Advisor or DDO or Vocations Outreach Officer to speak at your church/synod/chapter.

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For more information or to report anything wrong with this page please contact The Vocations Team