Information for clergy including training, finance, grants, counselling, sabbaticals and more. Includes information for clergy spouses.
Self-Supporting Ministers
We celebrate our Self-Supporting Ministers (SSMs) in all their many and varied roles and callings: they are a rich part of the diverse ways this diocese serves our people.
Resources for Curates
A range of documents and resources for curates and their training incumbents, including Initial Ministry Education (IME) Initial Ministry Education (IME) Phase 2Formation and Training IME2 Handbook 2024-25 (including IME2
Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD)
Supporting licensed ministers (ordained, self-supporting, OLMs) and licensed lay workers.
Ministerial Development Review
Ministerial Development Review (MDR) is available to all licensed clergy in the Diocese of Norwich who hold the Bishop’s Licence.
Organisations
Links to useful organisations such as the Annunciation Trust, Commission4mission, Quiet Garden Movement and more.
The role of the Registrar
Information about the Registrar’s duties regarding ordinations, collations and institutions, licensing, vacancies, clergy conduct, resignations and with overseas clergy.
Working with conflict
The diocese introduced a new mediation service from early 2021, with a team of trained volunteers acting as informal mediators in church-based disagreements.