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Diocese of Sheffield

10th January 2020

Here are the notes in pdf for this weekend's IME2 training conference for curates. You are welcome to view, print or download them.

Handbook - Focal ministry 2020 version.pdf 406.19 kB

New sets of Training Notes uploaded

2nd December 2019

Two new sets of Training Notes have just been added to the Resources section of the website. One deals with how people behave when in groups, the other looks at what St Mark's Gospel can teach us about leadership.
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Diocese of Portsmouth

19th November 2019

Here are the notes in pdf for today's training for clergy. You are welcome to view, print or download them.

Handbook - Volunteers 2019-2 version.pdf 294.44 kB

Diocese of Gloucester Mission & Ministry Department

12th November 2019

Here are the notes in pdf for today's training for officers and administrators. You are welcome to view, print or download them.

Handbook - Manager and staff short 2019.pdf 249.79 kB

Edmonton Area POT training day

31st October 2019

Here are the notes in pdf for today's training for Years 2 & 3 Curates in the Edmonton Area of London Diocese. You are welcome to view, print or download them.

Handbook - PCC mission-shaped Edmonton 2019.pdf 236.88 kB

Handbook - Healthy diary Edmonton 2019.pdf 243.91 kB

Minister and Administrator partnership day for Gloucester Diocese

10th October 2019

Here are the notes in pdf for today's training for Ministers and their Administrators together. You are welcome to view, print or download them.

Handbook - Minister and Administrator partnerships 2019.pdf 261.77 kB

Diocese of London Curates' evening

8th October 2019

Here are the notes in pdf for this evening's training for curates on planning and priorities. You are welcome to view, print or download them.

Handbook - Planning and priorities - London DIocese.pdf 218.70 kB

St Edmund's Church, Crickhowell training day

5th October 2019

Here are the notes in pdf for today's training event on vision for St Edmund's Church, Crickhowell. Those who came to the session are welcome to view, print or download them.

Handbook - Vision building (Crickhowell) 2019.pdf 262.07 kB

New resources uploaded today

30th September 2019

There's a new article and a new set of training notes on the website from today. The article (A46) looks at church management by considering the manager as a steward, care-taker and deacon. The training notes (TN118) urge churches to define the purposes of any business meeting.
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Croydon Episcopal Area Lay Conference handout

14th September 2019

Here are the notes in pdf for today's workshops at the Croydon Episcopal Area lay conference at Redhill. Those who came to the session are welcome to print or file them.

Handbook - PCC mission-shaped 2019 shortest.pdf 144.93 kB

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