Grow Lay Learning Courses
Grow: Equipping God’s People to Serve with Joy
Grow is an exciting new series of courses designed to enable people to grow in their faith and service to God and the church.
Every follower of Jesus is called into ministry. That word often makes us think of people who stand at the front of church and do particular jobs, but as St Paul writes: “There are different kinds of working but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God working.” (1 Corinthians 12:6)
To help you explore this, the Diocese of Exeter has created a suite of online courses that provide basic learning in a number of different roles. You may have completed the Foundations in Christian Ministry (FiCM) course and are wondering what to do next, or you may just be starting your learning journey. You may be fulfilling a really vital role in your local church, or you may have been asked to think about where you can use your time and energy in a local context. The Grow series of learning aims to help you with those things.
There are no prior requirements for these courses.
2025 – 2026 Course Dates
Growing in Prayer
Tuesday 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd October 7.30pm – 9.00pm via zoom
An Introduction to Preaching
Monday 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th September and 6th October and 7.30pm – 9.00pm
Pastoral Care
Monday 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd March 2026 7.30pm – 9.00pm via zoom
Leading From The Front is available now as a downloadable course – https://exeter.anglican.org/ministry/lay-ministry/lay-learning/leadingfromthefront/
To book onto future courses, please visit the Training & Development webpage.
Please email mandm@exeter.anglican.org if you are having problems booking onto the courses.
Who do I contact to find out more?
Jon Curtis, our Lay Discipleship Project Manager, is organising the training courses. Email Jon
Is there anyone I should discuss this with before I book a place?
We strongly encourage you to speak to your church leader or another Christian leader at the beginning of this journey. It is important to note that completion of these courses does not guarantee a role at the end; the learning itself will support your journey as a disciple, but your local church may well want to use you for the mission of the Church.
You may be also be considering whether you are being called to ordained ministry. Find out more here. Another option is Reader Ministry which is a role that is highly trained, and is a Licensed voluntary position. Learn more here.
