A study released this summer by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University indicates a 16-percent drop in participation in lay ministry training programs over ...

Gay McDaniel used to be a high school English instructor. Now that she's retired, she sometimes works with United Methodist lay people, helping them hone their sermon delivery skills. Last week at ...

After four years of training, the Salt Lake City diocese certified 85 people to lay ecclesial ministry Aug. 9. But for the first time in the diocese, 63 had attended a lay ecclesial ministry program ...

Amid all the hand-wringing over a shortage of priests and nuns, one frequently overlooked statistic may offer a glimpse of the future of ministry in America’s Catholic churches: More than 18,000 ...

WASHINGTON _ Amid all the hand-wringing over a shortage of priests and nuns, one frequently overlooked statistic may offer a glimpse of the future of ministry in America’s Catholic churches: More than ...

Eighteen Presbyterian laypersons were recently authorized by the West Virginia Presbytery to conduct services and deliver sermons. They had completed a two-year course of study to become authorized ...

Katie graduated from college last year with a degree in elementary education. Her degree did not include any college theology courses, but she had volunteered in parish ministry for a year or two ...

Apr. 25—In the course of nearly 30 years of preaching, teaching and visiting at Grace Lutheran Church in Fremont, Maureen Pump has been asked the question often: Did she want to be a pastor? "I can ...

In these sessions, lay counselors continue their training and discuss cases together. Supervisors are available at any time to consult with lay counselors individually. This system of training, ...

The Australian Catholic University's Center for Liturgy offered a training program for lay liturgical ministers of the Word in Nigeria. The program, delivered online, aims to equip participants with ...

Fortuna United Methodist Church has a new certified lay minister. Kalesita Fa’asisila – who comes to the North Coast from the Bay Area – replaced the Rev. Amy Durward, who now serves as pastor at the ...

The escalating mental health crisis of recent decades has brought increasing rates of addiction, suicide, and debilitating symptoms of depression and anxiety. In many places, there are insufficient ...