Ministry Net is a recently formed UK charity (Registered Number 1196189) for lay ministers, particularly those in the Church of England.
The principal aims of Ministry Net are as follows:
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to be a voice for all lay ministers – licensed, authorised or locally recognised,
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to be a vehicle to equip, enable and empower lay people in their vocational journey,
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to inspire lay ministers with a passion and a sense of excitement about being co-workers for the Kingdom of God,
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to create amongst lay ministers a sense of self-worth, value, and fulfilment of their baptismal calling to serve God,
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to encourage lay ministers to be faithful stewards of the gifts, talents, and resources God has given them,
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to create and manage a network that connects lay ministers to appropriate resources and to other ministers facing common challenges and opportunities.
Ministry Net is an independent charity and is not controlled or funded by the Church of England. However, Ministry Net sees itself as part of the wider Church of England family and seeks to cooperate with the Church of England as partners in developing the ministry of Church of England laity (licensed, authorised or locally recognised).
The costs of running ministrynet are met entirely by the contributions of its registered members and donations from individuals sympathetic to its aims.
The focus of Ministry Net is on supporting and encouraging laity in the Church of England but Anglican clergy are welcome to register for and contribute to ministrynet. However, in a spirit of parity as co-workers for the Kingdom of God, we would ask clergy and others not to use titles like Revd to identify themselves but simply use first and last names on the site.
Any enquiries about Ministry Net should be addressed to admin@ministrynet.org.uk in the first instance.
Trustees:
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Martyn Snow (Chair)
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Peter Mansell (Vice Chair)
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Ruth Hassall
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Vic Wilson