Authorised Lay Ministry is for those who take a leading role in mission or ministry in a specialised field in the life of their local church or community. Following discernment in the local parish, with the incumbent and the Parochial Church Council (PCC), candidates for Authorised Lay Ministry need to undertake the 10-week Growing as a Disciple Course, or a recognised equivalent discipleship course in their own parish to ensure that their faith, and especially its biblical grounding is well-established. In order to be safe to practice in a public role, candidates for this ministry will also need to complete the requisite safeguarding training. There would then follow a 10-session specialised course to develop the knowledge and skill to fulfil that role in that local church.

ALM Specialisms Available in the Coming Year

	ALM Children and Families
	ALM Youth and Families
	ALM Pastoral Assistant
	ALM Church Musician
	ALM Worship Leader
	ALM Social Justice

Preaching Specialism

Previously known as the Occasional Preacher’s Course, the new ALM Preacher specialism enables learners to become an authorised preacher in their home parish. To preach regularly requires a deeper level of awareness and knowledge of the story of the Christian faith, grounded in the Scriptures as well as the doctrine of the Church. Thus before embarking on the practical training in preaching this course offers, learners need to complete the Foundations for Ministry course instead of the Growing as a Disciple course.

	ALM Preacher

ALM Specialisms in Development

The following ALM Specialisms are in development. Please see below for an indication of when they will be launched and recruitment of learners can begin.

	ALM Administrator	Launching 2026
	ALM Baptism	Launching 2026
	ALM Funeral Minister	Launching 2026
	ALM Evangelist	Launching 2024