What is a Lay Associate Minister?
Lay Associate Ministers (LAMs) are lay people active in Church life, who have been identified by their parish as having a particular gifting, vocation or calling to a form of lay leadership.
They are called to work collaboratively alongside their incumbent and wider ministry teams with a distinct focus on growing, nurturing and serving both the Church and the wider parish community.
Once trained, LAMs work with their supporting minister to create a tailored role description. The role description is reviewed annually as part of the annual ministry review. LAMs should also be given ongoing supervision.
Training for LAMs
All lay leaders will embark on the Lay leader training pathway, including LAMs, and a part of that pathway will be a Foundations in Ministry (FiM) course.
Contact
Further information about FiM can be found under the Formation and Training pages and on the St Martha's College website.
FiM is full for September 2026. To register your interest to join FiM in September 2027, complete this form and you will be contacted in the spring when applications open.
If you’re still exploring your vocation in lay leadership, this page may be helpful.