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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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You have made what could have been a challenging process a pleasure.
A church leader at the end of a major consultancy - December 2020