LPA resources

This page is designed for Lay Pastoral Assistants and all offering pastoral care in the diocese. It also contains links that we hope you will find useful for your pastoral ministry.

Church of England resources

• Church of England Worship Resources: There is a lot here including services for pastoral occasions

Bereavement and grief

• Marie Curie Page on stages of grief
• NHS Page on dealing with grief
• Cruse Bereavement Care and Somerset branch

Hospital visiting

• NHS Guide to hospital visiting

Illness, healing and well-being

• the Diocesan Healing Forum and Healing Wells
• MIND – the Mental Health charity

Listening Skills

• Acorn Ministries have training resources for Listening and Healing Ministries

Further reading

Download a bibliography of relevant books below.

Publicity

Do let people know about LPA ministry and refer them to the the Lay Pastoral Assistants Ministry page for more details.

Training

The training course for LPAs is Exploring Pastoral Care. Go to the Exploring Pastoral Care page to explore some of the material from this course.

Diocesan documents - safety and relicensing

Download the diocesan documents for LPAs below.

Who to contact

Jill Perrett, Lay Ministries Enabler

Leonie Jones, Lay Ministries Administrator

Downloads

Exploring Pastoral Care Bibliography

Lay Pastoral Assistant Leaflet

Home Visit Risk Assessment

Aids to working safely

Becoming an LPA guidance

LPA Ministry Specification

Renewal of LPA Commendation form

Data Protection for lay ministers

Confidential declaration with GDPR

Sample Wording for Commissioning

Sample Commissioning Service