Open to Clergy, Readers and lay ministers only The Revd. Canon Dr Tom Clammer will be leading Kingdom Vision Retreat this year. Tom is a novice brother of the AnglicanContinue reading
Day 3 of 3 The Enneagram is a guide to the spiritual journey. Enneas = 9 and in its simplest form there are nine spaces representing nine stances to theContinue reading
This session is designed to help clergy navigate the broad and potentially complex range of issues affecting buildings and churchyards. Putting buildings within their wider missional context and not simplyContinue reading
Looking at the specific role of the incumbent in safeguarding: where the responsibilities lie, how to develop the safeguarding work of the parishes and oversight of those involved, and howContinue reading
Releasing the power of lay funeral ministry Calling all incumbents! Would you like to increase your benefice’s capacity for funeral & bereavement ministry? Do you know a church member whoContinue reading
Asset Based Community Development encourages good practice for churches engaging with local communities. The ABCD approach resonates with the Christian understanding of 'mission dei' - finding out what God is doing and joiningContinue reading
With our commitments to those we serve we also need a commitment to ourselves - to what keeps us growing as human beings, as disciples and as ministers. This sessionContinue reading
To explore the distinctive role of the incumbent and its relationship to our mission context and to thinking about the theological and practical implications of holding authority and considering howContinue reading
Forming habits of wellbeing will help you flourish in the challenges of incumbency. Heather McCartney, a psychotherapist, is working with people in ministry in a number of dioceses, offering psychotherapy,Continue reading
Day 1 of 3 The Enneagram is a guide to the spiritual journey. Enneas = 9 and in its simplest form there are nine spaces representing nine stances to theContinue reading
Keep your sermon fresh! Rebecca Dean will invite us to explore Matthew’s gospel for ourselves and begin to think about how we might invite others to do the same inContinue reading
Part of every minister's role is to enable the ministry of all God's people. It is often easier to talk about collaborative ministry than to put it into practice. InContinue reading
To explore the particular role that the incumbent has in the financial management of the parish. This includes the basics of reading balance sheets and annual accounts, how to workContinue reading
Being an incumbent necessarily involves handling disagreement and conflict. This session helps us to identify the importance of, and how to enable, different voices to be heard. Thus moving fromContinue reading
Archdeacons Hilary and Phil help us understand the legal aspects of the PCC, the responsibilities of the incumbent, and consider how to chair good and fruitful PCC meetings. Tutor: ArchdeaconContinue reading
Supervision is the art of helping someone develop in their ministry or role. At its heart it is offering someone thinking space so they can think through what they areContinue reading
This session covers some of the main areas where legal issues impact on day to day ministry. This includes: Marriage - banns, qualifying connections, common and special licenses and marriageContinue reading
