Exploring Ordination

Are you being called to ordained ministry in the Church of England?

At Lindisfarne we work with Newcastle and Durham Dioceses to help train people  for a range of different expressions of ordained ministry. The first step will be for you to be in conversation with your diocese to explore the nature of your call. You would normally start by talking to your vicar or whoever has oversight of your church at present. Then follow one of these links:

Ordained ministry in Durham Diocese

Ordained ministry in Newcastle Diocese

Once you know that you are moving towards training for ordained ministry, you can get in touch with us to talk about how the Lindisfarne programme works. Use the ‘Get in touch’ form here to do that. Alternatively, your diocesan Vocations advisors will put you in touch with us when they are ready to do so.

The Elizabeth Pathway

The Elizabeth Training Pathway is a Church of England pilot programme which LCT is currently running. This is a new ordination training pathway for older, experienced lay leaders. Candidates admitted to this pathway will embark on training with a view to reaching ordination in two years. The first year will include space given to the ordination discernment process alongside LCT training. If, at the end of the first year, a candidate is sponsored for ordination by their diocese, a second year of training and ministerial formation follows with a standard LCT expectation of study and placement(s).

The Elizabeth Pathway is open to candidates who have a track record of ministry, leadership and life experience, and who sense a call to ordained ministry in the Church of England. This pathway is normally for people in their mid-fifties up to their mid-sixties, including those who have retired.

We look forward to being part of your journey.