Step Forward 2025
Watch to find out more about this annual event specifically for young people between 18 and 30
STEP FORWARD IS AN ANNUAL event for young people between 18 and 30 to learn more about ministry in the Church. You can expect:
- Time for worship, prayer and Bible study
- An opportunity to find out what being ordained is really like – its highs and lows
- Space to look at your own experience and what God might be calling you to in the future
- The chance to discover how the selection process and ordination training programmes work
Watch this short video to find out more:
You can book here for the 2026 event taking place on 7 March at Bishopthorpe, York
Read more about how you can engage with the National Vocations network:
Vocations Sunday
Vocations Sunday is on 26 April 2026. Liturgies and other worship resources are available here. Are you planning a special service? Get in touch with the team to let us know. Contact anna.mccrum@churchofengland.org
Lunchtime prayers for Vocations
Join with the National Vocations Team on 19 February 2026 for 30 minutes of prayer and fellowship online. Prayers this month will focus on UKME Vocations and will be lead by Rosemarie Davidson, UKME Vocations Officer. Join on Zoom.
Vocations Newsletter
To receive monthly news, resources and prayers from the National Vocations Team sign up to their newsletter. Details of how to do this are here – Vocations resources and events | The Church of England.


