This course in Funeral Ministry is intended to support LLMs as they develop skills, share experience, and grow in confidence in this significant area of ministry. It will encourage participants to explore their own values and feelings about funeral ministry, as well as considering the place of funerals within the ministry and mission of the Church of England. It will also equip participants with practical skills for preparing and leading funeral services, and explore how to work well with families and funeral directors.

This course space is for all those who are undertaking LLM training. Here, you will find all the information and forms you need for your training, slides and handouts for Diocesan formation days, as well as other helpful learning resources.

The Preparing to Learn course has been created to help those about to embark on training for Licensed Lay Minister (LLM) training. Our training partner, the Eastern Region Ministry Course (ERMC), delivers the two-year LLM course, but Preparing to Learn is a briefer programme to help people step into a new mode of learning and thinking.