Lay Pastoral Assistant Training Course-Pack of 25

An excellent Lay Pastoral Assistant (LPA) training course booklet, revised in April 2016 draws on the best practice from across the diocese and neighbouring dioceses.

The Booklet is made up of 12 sessions as follows:-

1 Who are we?

2 Who am I?

3 Journey of life

4 Learning to listen (or Developing listening Skills 4a)

5 Engaging with families

6 Coming alongside those with acute and chronic illness

7 Valuing later life

8 Why and when we visit

 CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 OF THE FOLLOWING:

3a Our role at a time of loss

4a Developing listening skills

5a Nurturing the spirituality of children and young people

8a Knowing our limits

We acknowledge with grateful thanks all who have contributed to the content and structure of this course booklet including the Diocesan LPA support group, Norma Fergusson, Janice Audibert, and Jennifer Cole (Diocese of Bath and Wells). Most of all we thank Jennifer Totney for coordinating the revision of the course and for writing much of the new material.

An initial LPA Introductory session Booklet (2014) is available free to download under the LPA section of this website 

IMPORTANT NOTE TO TUTORS If you are leading a LPA training course in Salisbury Diocese this booklet is supplied to you for your students as part of the course cost, so there is no need to order and pay for it here.

All resources subject to availability - you will of course be refunded if unable to supply and include postage & packing within UK ONLY. We can deliver to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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