4th February 2011

The latest article uploaded to the site is a comprehensive and completely new look at the issue of churches hiring out their premises. This is the Church having to be business-like in an open market where standards are always rising. Churches can witness to their faith by being professional at the same time as offering a service to and forging links with their local community.

6th January 2012

Details of the next Cutting Edge conference for 'senior-manager' Church Administrators were published on this website today. We welcome Dr John Preston, National Stewardship and Resources Officer for the C of E as the main speaker to help senior Administrators sharpen up their skills in an uncertain financial climate.

7th December 2011

Published today in the Resources section of this website is a set of training notes designed to encourage and support anyone who is asked to take on a role as mission accompanier or church consultant.

1st December 2011

Church Administrators from across central England met at Riverside Church in Birmingham this week to consider their roles.  This was the third such day run for members of the UK Church Administrator Network, with more to follow in other areas throughout 2012.

14th November 2011

Administrators travelled from as far afield as Coleraine and Dublin for a day on communication skills held last week at Holywood, near Belfast. This was the second of a series of Area Training Days for members of the UK Church Administrator Network and others.

17th October 2011

.... until you have read the latest set of Training Notes uploaded to the Resources section of this website!

How not to write a newsletter explains seven of the deadly sins that writers of Christmas family newsletters commit, but the lessons can apply just as much to a range of church literature too.

10th October 2011

A new set of Training Notes on distractions to ministry for leaders has been uploaded to the Resources section of the website today. Twenty possibilities are listed under five main headings on the basis that identification is the first step to action.

21st September 2011

A new page has been added to the Dialogue section of the site giving the text of my bimonthly e-letters sent to those who have asked to be on the mailing list.

14th September 2011

Over 45 Church Administrators from Home Counties North met at St Paul's Church, St Albans yesterday. This was the first in a series of UCAN Area Training Days which will now form a rolling programme around the UK. The idea is to provide professional training and opportunities for networking for people who often work on their own for their churches.

8th September 2011

The latest news update was emailed to all UCAN members this morning. It can also be viewed by scrolling down to its heading on the UCAN resources/news page in the Administrators section of this website (members need to log in first to see this page).