16th June 2011

A second new set of Training Notes added to the site this month shows that agendas for church business meetings should be seen as maps to chart a route through the business rather than a list of separate items. Mapping out a meeting gives nine pieces of advice for all who have the job of preparing an agenda.

8th June 2011

The latest set of Training Notes just published on this website reveals the results of stunning new research into the four types of administrator proposed by A A Milne in works previously thought to be aimed at children. Administrator types is the title of TN60.

10th May 2011

UCAN Update 11 was mailed to all UCAN members today. The latest issue contains news of the launch of UCAN local training events this autumn in St Albans, Belfast and Birmingham, plus details of other events for Administrators run by other groups. There is a report from the Cutting Edge conference in March and other information about the website. Members can access this issue on the UCAN news page of the website.

3rd May 2011

Six sets of Training Notes in the Resources section of this website have been updated over the past month. One of the most recent sets to be checked and edited is TN37, To pay or not to pay?, which gives a number of principles on when it can make sense to employ church staff rather than to rely on volunteers.

21st April 2011

This is the title of another set of Training Notes recently uploaded to the site. The notes consists of ten case studies of people who opposed change ... for good reasons. The change-manager needs to be aware that people will not be in the same position as he or she is in when it comes to a change of building, routine or attitude.

12th April 2011

Recordings of four sessions from the Cutting Edge 2011 conference for senior Church Administrators have been uploaded to the UCAN events page in the Administrators section of this site. Five other recordings are restricted to UCAN members and are now available on the UCAN news page (for which members need to be logged in).

31st March 2011

The first piece of advice on the latest set of Training Notes on committees is never to use the word.  Committees sit on their backside and talk.  They can seriously damage your church's health.

24th March 2011

60 'senior manager' Church Administrators met at High Leigh Conference Centre this week for the first-ever residential event designed specifically for them. The three days were packed with a mixture of training input and opportunities for networking.