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Latest article tackles principles of volunteering
2nd April 2020
This new article examines five areas of church ministry and suggests three principles for working with ‘volunteers’ in each area. This builds up a list of 15 key recommendations for how to encourage and manage your church’s members in practical service.
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Diocese of Truro
14th March 2020
Here are the notes in pdf for today's training for PCC Secretaries. You are welcome to view, print or download them.
Diocese of St Albans
12th February 2020
Here are the notes in pdf for today's training for clergy. You are welcome to view, print or download them.
Practical ideas published to enable churches to be eco-friendly
4th February 2020
The latest set of Training Notes published over the past weekend provides churches with 58 straightforward ideas to help them reduce their carbon footprint. These are listed and explained under nine headings including 'Church buildings', 'The office', 'The kitchen', 'The grounds'.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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You have been invaluable to me throughout my first incumbency. You seemed to have something to say to each problem I encountered in the parish!
A vicar now in chaplaincy in a Twitter DM - November 2019