Appendix 4 Comparative Tables ________________________________________________________________ Comparison of core responsibilities LAY READER INCUMBENT PRIEST ASSISTANT PRIEST CHAPLAIN DISTINCTIVE DEACON Praying for those committed to their care. Praying for those committed to their care Praying for those committed to their care Leading the Ministry of the Word or public services. Administering the Reserved Sacrament at services when requested. If authorised, conducting funerals. Presiding at worship and celebrating the sacraments. Preparation and development of liturgy. Presiding or assisting at worship and celebrating the sacraments, at the direction of the Incumbent Providing opportunities for spiritual practice as appropriate Assisting priests at the Eucharist. Reading the Gospel. Leading intercessions. Conducting baptisms. Teaching and preaching on Sundays and during the week . Encouraging faith development, for example in study groups. Preparing candidates for baptism. Teaching and preaching on Sundays and during the week. Nurturing Christian faith Teaching and preaching on Sundays and during the week. Nurturing Christian faith Teaching the Christian faith to those who seek it. Nurturing Christian faith Teaching and preaching the Christian faith. Training intercessors. Drawing people to Christian faith. Preparing candidates for baptism. Encouraging and equipping God’s people in mission Leading and equipping God’s people in mission. Encouraging and equipping God’s people in mission. Being a Christian presence in the chaplaincy context Serving the wider Church in its tasks of building up the people of God and encouraging and equipping its mission to the world. Pastoral work, eg. visiting and distributing the Pastoral care through visiting and sacramental Pastoral care through visiting and sacramental Sharing time with those in the institution; Distributing the Reserved Sacrament to the
Reserved Sacrament to the sick. LAY READER ministry. INCUMBENT PRIEST ministry. ASSISTANT PRIEST offering counselling and a listening ear. CHAPLAIN sick. DISNTICTIVE DEACON Establishing relationships with secular groups, schools and civic bodies. Being an advocate for those in their care who need a voice. Serving in the community and challenging it in the name of the Kingdom Chairing the Vestry Ensuring the administration of the congregation is done. Serving the diocese and Province, by taking on particular responsibilities e.g. serving on committees, chapters and Synods, or caring for and promoting a particular aspect of the wider Church’s life. Exercising oversight of other local priests, such as through regular meetings, coordinating mission strategies, chairing the vestries of other charges, leading worship occasionally at their churches and reporting to the bishop. Undertaking duties associated with a congregation or chapel as requested by the incumbent. Serving the diocese and Province appropriate, and making all possible connections between the place of chaplaincy and the wider Church. Serving the bishop in diocesan tasks, such as fostering missional work in congregations.
They should be able to manage conflict and show an ability to negotiate difficult relationships. LAY READER PRIEST (with criteria for Incumbents in italics) DISTINCTIVE DEACON RELATIONSHIPS (cont.) Candidates should have good empathetic and listening skills and interact well with a variety of people. Candidates should demonstrate good interpersonal skills, the willingness to learn from experience, and a commitment to building inclusive relationships within diversity. They should show the potential to exercise effective pastoral care. LEADERSHIP Candidates should be able to work effectively in a team, and have the potential to exercise leadership. They should be able to engage respectfully with those who disagree with them and to work with a range of different types of people. Candidates should demonstrate an ability to offer leadership in the Church community and in the wider community as appropriate. This ability includes the capacity to offer an example of faith and discipleship which is inspiring to others and witnesses to the servanthood of Christ. They should show a commitment to identifying and nurturing the gifts of others and be able to collaborate effectively. Candidates should be able to identify their own leadership style, and reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of this and of the different ways in which leadership may be exercised within the Church. They should be able to be flexible and adaptable in leadership and demonstrate ability to guide and shape the life of the Church community in its mission to the world. Incumbents should show potential for creative leadership and for exercising team leadership. Candidates should appreciate the value of different roles within the whole Body of Christ, and be committed to fostering lay ministry. They should have some experience of working with groups, and demonstrate an ability to recognise, equip and mobilise the gifts of others.
Diocese Name Email Tel.no Aberdeen Mrs Avril Hern 01467 642536 Argyll and the Isles Mr Donald Shell 01631 562688 Brechin Dr Peter Smart 01674 840789 Edinburgh Mrs Janet McKinnell 01368 850604 Glasgow Mr Kevin Boak 01436 676852 Moray, Ross and Caithness Revd Canon Ian Pallett 01349 862204 St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane Revd Canon Dr. Bob Harley 01575 575515 Scottish Episcopal Institute (SEI): 21 Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 5EE email: phone: 0131 243 1356 SEI Staff: Principal: Revd Canon Dr. Anne Tomlinson email: Director of Studies: Revd Dr Mike Hull email: