Apply for a Licence or Authority

ANGLICAN CHURCH DIOCESE OF SYDNEY

This form is intended for anyone who needs to apply for a licence (clergy) or an authority (lay) for ministry within the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney.
If you have any questions regarding this form please comment in the Comments section at the end of the form or send a separate email to registryforms@sydney.anglican.asn.au and we will respond to you.

Personal details

Title:

Formal First Name:

Middle Name(s):

Last Name:

Preferred First Name:

Former Names (if any):

Name of Spouse (if any):

Gender:

MaleFemale

Date of Birth:

Contact details

Street Address:

Suburb:

State:

Postcode:

Postal address is different from above

Street or PO Box Address:

Suburb:

State:

Postcode:

Preferred Phone:

Mobile phoneHome phoneWork phone

Mobile phone:

Home phone:

Work phone:

Additional phone numbers

Mobile phone:

Home phone:

Work phone:

Preferred email:

Personal emailWork email

Personal email address:

Work email address:

Additional emails

Personal Email:

Please leave blank if you do not wish to provide a personal email.

Work email:

Please leave blank if you do not wish to provide a work email.

Other Email:

Please leave blank if you do not wish to provide an alternate email.

Working With Children Check

To be licensed or authorised you must hold a valid NSW Working With Children Check. If you are applying for a licence or authority for a paid position, your Working with Children Check number should end in an E. If you do not have a valid number, please apply through the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian website. If you have applied but do not yet have a number, please provide your application number where indicated.

Do you hold a current Working With Children Check in NSW, (or applied for one)?

YesNo

NSW Working With Children number / Application number:

Please visit the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian website
to apply for a NSW Working With Children Check.

Safe Ministry Training

To be licensed or authorised you may be required to have completed Safe Ministry Training in the Diocese of Sydney. If you have a current certificate for Safe Ministry Training completed in another denomination or another diocese, please check here to see if your training will be accepted. Please refer to the Safe Ministry Training website for more details.

Have you completed Safe Ministry Training?

YesNoCurrently in progress

Name of completed course:

Safe Ministry Training expiry date:

Safe Ministry Training certificate number:

All Clergy and Lay Ministers are required to complete Safe Ministry Training before their licence or authority application can be considered. Please visit the Safe Ministry Training website to register for online or face-to-face training.

Lay Assistants are encouraged to complete Safe Ministry Training, though it is not a requirement for that position in accordance with the Safe Ministry to Children 2020 ordinance.

Statement of Personal Faith

Please read the Statement of Personal Faith and select the box to show that you agree to these statements.

1. I believe and hold to the truth of the Christian faith as set forth in the Nicene Creed, as well as the Apostles' Creed as set out below –

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried.

He descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit;
the holy catholic church;
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.

2. In particular I believe –

(a) that God's word written, the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct;

(b) that there is only one way to be reconciled to God which is through his Son, Jesus Christ, who died for our sins and was raised for our justification;

(c) that we are justified before God by faith only; and

(d) that this faith produces obedience in accordance with God’s word, including sexual faithfulness in marriage between a man and a woman, and abstinence in all other circumstances.

Please tick after reading the above Statement of Personal Faith.

I acknowledge that by submitting this application I make the above Statement of Personal Faith.

Privacy Consent

Please click here to review the SDS Privacy Policy before indicating your answer.

Please choose one of the options below:

I consent to the personal information I have provided above being collected and handled by the Diocesan Registry in accordance with the SDS Privacy Policy. I also consent to my full name, year of birth, academic qualifications and contact details being published in the Year Book of the Diocese of Sydney and in any update or further edition of the Year Book.I would like someone to contact me regarding my information privacy and privacy consent.

Please comment on the use and disclosure of your information by the Diocesan Registry:

Comments

Please leave a comment below or email us at registryforms@sydney.anglican.asn.au if you have any questions or may be having any difficulties submitting this form.

When you have completed all of your responses, please click the Review responses and Confirm button. You must then click the Confirm button on the following page to submit your application.

After you submit this form on the next page, your application will be sent to the Registry. Please check that you have received a notification email within the next 15 minutes from registryforms@sydney.anglican.asn.au at the email you indicated would be your preferred email (please also check the junk folder). If you don't receive a notification, please let us know at that email address.

The Registry will then contact your Rector/Head of School/CEO of Organisation to give their support to your application. We will then check that all the requirements for your application have been completed, and if anything needs attention we will be in touch with you. Once it is ready to proceed, the Bishop for your local area will be asked for their approval on behalf of the Archbishop. When an authority has been approved, you will receive a copy by email and then a paper copy will be posted to you.

Thank you.

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