Understanding and respecting boundaries is absolutely critical to healthy ministry.

We are committed to ensuring that boundaries training is available to all licence and office holders (lay and ordained) as well as PTO holders.

How does this affect me?

Ecclesiastical Office Holder

Anyone who hold the Bishop’s licence as a deacon or priest must complete the Boundaries (Children, Family and Youth Ministry),  Ministry Standards 2 and Ministry Standards 3 videos (and response/ quiz for each one).

 

​Licensed Lay Ministers

​LLM’s must complete the same three Ministry Standards as well as the accompanying response/quizzes.

Specialist Licence applicants must watch the Boundaries: Children, Family and Youth Ministry video below, and email [email protected] once completed, along with completing the required response Rachel – Children’s Ministry Enabler (as detailed in the video).

 

​Permission to Officiate (PTO)

Anyone who has a PTO is required to complete the Boundaries (Children, Family and Youth Ministry), and Ministry Standards 2 (and response/quiz).. A PTO is not an ecclesiastical office and it is not a licence.

 

​Office Holders

All Vestry members, Synod Representatives, Treasurers, Wardens, Canons and anyone who holds a letter of authority, are required to complete the Boundaries (Children, Family and Youth Ministry), and Ministry Standards 2 (and response/quiz). This is because all those who have signed the Declarations of Assent are subject to Title D, I-V1.

 

Why is there a quiz?

The new Title D legislation (concerning the behavioural standards of clergy and office bearers along with the process for any potential breach of such standards) states that the Ministry Standards Commission will “audit the approach of Episcopal Units of this Church to the training and monitoring of Ministers” (II.5.(d)).

If you are required to complete a Ministry Standard training unit, you will also need to complete the accompanying quiz and/or response (see videos and links for more info). In order to ‘pass’ a quiz, you will need to achieve a grade of 80% or higher. This will help demonstrate to the Ministry Standards Commission our serious commitment to the care of vulnerable people and the promotion of healthy behaviours.

 

Complaints

If you have experienced any sort of abuse, bullying, or inappropriate behaviour by someone in an Anglican Church and wish to lay a complaint, or want to know more about the standards that those in Anglican ministry are required to uphold, you can find out more on our Safeguarding and Complaints page of our website.

 

New Video: Boundaries – Children, Family and Youth Ministry