Who We Are
The Ordinands’ Association exists to support and represent all those in training for ordination—whether part-time or full-time, in a college or on a course.
We support all those sponsored by an Anglican Bishop for ordained ministry in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, as well as those training as evangelists with the Church Army. We represent their needs and views to the Church of England’s National Ministry Team via a network of elected representatives, who meet together every term.
Our aim is that all ordinands receive the best possible training for ministry.
What We Do
OA holds three meetings a year, to which every training course is encouraged to send an elected representative. At the meetings, we consider issues relating to the training and support of current ordinands, as well as longer-term questions which have a bearing on the way ordinands will be trained and supported in future.
We frequently welcome representatives from Church House or General Synod to our meetings, in order to forge fruitful lines of communication between ordinands and the wider church, and help them to be as effective as possible when considering the training needs of future clergy.
Finally, the Ordinands’ Association provides a forum for members of different colleges to support each other through prayer and the building of relationships.
OA was formerly known as The Association of Ordinands and Candidates for Ministry (AOCM), which was founded in 1968 by ordinand members of the Student Christian Movement.
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