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Latest Training Notes published
6th April 2022
Training Notes TN137, The message of your people, has just been uploaded to the Resources section of the website.
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Truro Diocese - Minute taking training
Material for 15th March 2022
Here is the material for the Zoom training event on 15th March. You are welcome to view, print or download this for the event itself.
Emmanuel, Croydon
Material for 5th March 2022
Here are the notes in pdf for today's training morning on building vision for Emmanuel. You are welcome to view, print or download them.
Second DIY training aid published
2nd February 2022
The second in an occasional series of DIY training aids is now in the Resources section of the website as Article A52. It covers the running of a church day on forming vision.
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Advice on disability audits
3rd December 2021
One of the new set of December Training Notes, uploaded this week, sets out helpful guidance on how to conduct a disability audit. TN135 lists four actions to take and seventeen areas to investigate.
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Diocese of London
Material for 9th November 2021
Here are the notes in pdf for today's training for Years 2&3 Curates in the Stepney and Two Cities Areas of London Diocese. You are welcome to view, print or download them.
Emmanuel, Croydon
Material for 6th November 2021
Here are the notes in pdf for today's training morning for Emmanuel. You are welcome to view, print or download them.
Holy Trinity, Wallington
Material for 16th October 2021
Here are the notes in pdf for today's training morning for Holy Trinity and other local churches. You are welcome to view, print or download them.
Kensington Area POT group
Material for 11th October 2021
Here are the notes in pdf for today's training for Year 2 Curates in the Kensington Area of London Diocese. You are welcome to view, print or download them.
Do you have gifts of administration?
13th September 2021
This website offers a detailed tool to assess anyone's administrative gifts, and a cut-down version for a quick check-up.
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creative organisation for effective christian ministry
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You have made what could have been a challenging process a pleasure.
A church leader at the end of a major consultancy - December 2020