Reader Ministry Explored

Reader Ministry Explored by Cathy Rowling; Paula Gooder was published by SPCK Publishing in June 2009 and is our 14245th best seller. The ISBN for Reader Ministry Explored is 9780281059812.

A basic and theological introduction to the role and work of a Church of England Reader, covering the full range of Reader ministry, together with a short history of reader ministry. This is a practical guide for candidates, trainees, and licensed Readers, and for all who work with them.

The public ministry of the Church of England currently comprises some 27,000 licensed ministers and more than 10,000 Readers. In many parishes and benefices, it is Readers who make the local pattern of worship sustainable Sunday to Sunday.

Cathy Rowling is a Canon and Prebendary of York. She is Dean of Women’s Ministry in the Diocese, and is Diocesan Moderator of Readers.

Paula Gooder is Canon Theologian at Birmingham Cathedral and also an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. She is a freelance writer and lecturer.