God calls us all as his children and we all have vocations or callings to different areas of life: to be a doctor, a lawyer, to work in business or as an aid-worker. 

Some people are called by God to minister in his Church.  There are numerous different callings: to be ordained as a priest, to minister as a lay-reader, to take vows as a monk or nun, or to work as a Church Army evangelist. 

Mainly these pages are aimed at people considering the call to ordained ministry, but here are some links you can access if you feel a calling to another type of ministry within the Anglican Church.

Church of England Vocation Pages
Lay Training in Sheffield Diocese
Religious Life as a monk or nun
Church Army
Young Vocations – if you are between 18-30 and considering vocations.

If you feel a call to ordained ministry, the first step is to talk to your incumbent: your priest or vicar. After a few conversations, they will refer you to the Diocesan Director of Ordinands (DDO), which for Sheffield Diocese is Revd Canon Dr Joanne Grenfell.

Sheffield Cathedral
Church Street
Sheffield
S1 1HA
Email: joanne.grenfell@sheffield-cathedral.org.uk
Telephone: 0114 263 6064
Mobile: 07775 868259