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What is a Lay Reader?A Reader is a lay person who, following a call from God, is trained and licensed by the Anglican Church to preach, lead worship and enable mission in their church community. Readers serve alongside clergy to support people in faith and their church community. Readers often carry out their church ministry at the same time as having another job.The licensing of Readers carries the expectation, the profound hope, of a vibrant and fruitful ministry, lived out gladly in response to a sense of vocation and Christian discipleship.How do I become a lay Reader?Visit our Vocations page to find out how you can explore your calling to becoming a Reader.