Appendix 4 Comparative Tables ________________________________________________________________ Comparison of core responsibilities LAY READER INCUMBENT ASSISTANT CHAPLAIN DISTINCTIVE PRIEST PRIEST DEACON Praying for those Praying for those Praying for those committed to committed to their committed to their care. care their care Leading the Presiding at Presiding or Providing Assisting priests Ministry of the worship and assisting at opportunities for at the Eucharist. Word or celebrating the worship and spiritual practice Reading the public sacraments. celebrating the as appropriate Gospel. services. Preparation and sacraments, at the Leading Administering the development of direction of the intercessions. Reserved liturgy. Incumbent Sacrament at services when requested. If authorised, Conducting conducting baptisms. funerals. Teaching and Teaching and Teaching and Teaching the Teaching and preaching on preaching on preaching on Christian faith to preaching the Sundays and Sundays and Sundays and those who seek it. Christian faith. during the week . during the week. during the week. Training intercessors. Encouraging faith Nurturing Nurturing Christian Nurturing Drawing people development, for Christian faith faith Christian faith to Christian example in study faith. groups. Preparing Preparing candidates for candidates for baptism. baptism. Encouraging and Leading and Encouraging and Being a Christian Serving the equipping God’s equipping God’s equipping God’s presence in the wider Church in people in mission people in mission. people in mission. chaplaincy its tasks of context building up the people of God and encouraging and equipping its mission to the world. Pastoral work, eg. Pastoral care Pastoral care Sharing time with Distributing the visiting and through visiting through visiting those in the Reserved distributing the and sacramental and sacramental institution; Sacrament to the
Appendix 4 Comparative Tables ________________________________________________________________ Comparison of core responsibilities LAY READER INCUMBENT PRIEST ASSISTANT PRIEST CHAPLAIN DISTINCTIVE DEACON Praying for those committed to their care. Praying for those committed to their care Praying for those committed to their care Leading the Ministry of the Word or public services. Administering the Reserved Sacrament at services when requested. If authorised, conducting funerals. Presiding at worship and celebrating the sacraments. Preparation and development of liturgy. Presiding or assisting at worship and celebrating the sacraments, at the direction of the Incumbent Providing opportunities for spiritual practice as appropriate Assisting priests at the Eucharist. Reading the Gospel. Leading intercessions. Conducting baptisms. Teaching and preaching on Sundays and during the week . Encouraging faith development, for example in study groups. Preparing candidates for baptism. Teaching and preaching on Sundays and during the week. Nurturing Christian faith Teaching and preaching on Sundays and during the week. Nurturing Christian faith Teaching the Christian faith to those who seek it. Nurturing Christian faith Teaching and preaching the Christian faith. Training intercessors. Drawing people to Christian faith. Preparing candidates for baptism. Encouraging and equipping God’s people in mission Leading and equipping God’s people in mission. Encouraging and equipping God’s people in mission. Being a Christian presence in the chaplaincy context Serving the wider Church in its tasks of building up the people of God and encouraging and equipping its mission to the world. Pastoral work, eg. visiting and distributing the Pastoral care through visiting and sacramental Pastoral care through visiting and sacramental Sharing time with those in the institution; Distributing the Reserved Sacrament to the