Important Notice to all Faith Communities.

Please note that all Lay Minister Licences presently issued by the Bishop will expire on 5 June 2022. Therefore those faith communities which wish to have Lay Ministers licensed will need to begin preparations for relicensing now please.

All individual parish and team Licences will require this renewal at Pentecost 2022.

Please consider your needs for lay ministry and approach people prayerfully – those you consider will meet your communities’ needs. Those wishing to be relicensed need to have attended a Boundary Workshop within the last three years as this is an essential prerequisite to licensing. See this article for information about the remaining Boundaries Training Workshops scheduled.

You will need to

1. Obtain the approval of the faith community for the names which are being put forward;
2. Complete the relevant forms of Nomination/Application/Declaration for licensing (Please see the attached information sheet for full details)

• NB All applicants are required to sign a Police Vetting Service Request and Consent and the Declarations See this article for more information.

The appropriate forms are attached to this article and also can be obtained from Nicola Wong at the Diocesan Office. 

Please can each  Faith Community collate and send all their Lay Minister applications and necessary forms in one group to:

Nicola Wong, EA to Bishop Steven Benford, PO Box 13170, Green Island, Dunedin 9052

by April 8 2022.

The deadline for the receipt of applications by the Bishop’s EA is 8 April 2022.

This is to allow time for the police check to be completed before Pentecost.

NOTE:

Application for Emeritus Licences for those who have served in licensed ministry for a number of years may be made to the Bishop – Statute 36 Clause 14.

If you have any queries about this process please contact Nicola Wong at the Diocesan office on 03 488 0826 or bishops.pa@calledsouth.org.nz

Thank you.

Yours in Christ’s service

Anne Gover 

Convenor

Diocese of Dunedin Licenced Lay Ministers

Nicola Wong

EA to Bishop Steven Benford