Learners Disciples Together

The church is to be understood as a community of equals through baptism, with diverse ministries of service, recognising co-responsibility and servant leadership by all.

Learners-Disciples-Together provides practical approaches for all Church members.

In a series of thought-provoking articles, Littleton focuses on the vocation, learning and discipleship ministry of ninety-nine per cent of Church members, everyday disciples, and parish leader disciples. Disciples with a positive vocation and ministry within the People of God community of faith are uniquely part of God’s mission in and through Jesus Christ. The ministers of the Church are everyday disciples, parish or congregation leader disciples, deacon disciples, priest/minister disciples, and bishop disciples; all the baptised.

About the Author

The Rev’d Dr John Littleton is a retired Anglican minister in The Diocese of Adelaide, an experienced parish priest and Christian educator with an ecumenical outlook. He is a learning community practitioner and researcher with parishes and congregations. He lives in Adelaide and is a member of St Oswald’s Anglican Parish Community at Parkside.

John and several others no longer use the word ‘lay’ (laywoman, layman). The word ‘disciple’ is preferred, as the meaning of lay is negative, not clergy, not ordained, not qualified.