Ordination and Ministry Office
Are you being called to ministry?
Each baptized person is called to ministry of one kind or another, appropriate to her or his age, gifts, experience and situation in life. The question is not as much “Are you being called to ministry?” as it is “What is the nature of the ministry to which you are being called?”
Discernment in the Diocese of New York
Current Process
Report from the Ordination Task Force
Discernment in the Diocese of New York
Priesthood, click here for information about discernment for the Priesthood.
Diaconate, click here for information about discernment for the Diaconate.
Commission on Ministry
The Commission on Ministry (COM) was formed in response to the Canons of The Episcopal Church, which provide that the COM should consist of Priests, Deacons, and Lay Persons. COMs are to support the ministry of all the baptized, including lay leaders and clergy. The COM advises and assists the Bishop in the implementation of the Title III: Ministry canons in the determination of present and future needs for lay and ordained ministers, and in designing and overseeing the recruitment, discernment, formation, and assessment of ministers.