Earlier news items
John's archive of older news items. Click/tap on any red heading to see the full item.
New discipleship review published
9th December 2015
One of the latest sets of Training Notes published on this website today offers 14 tests for disciples. An MOT for disciples of Jesus takes the principle of review or appraisal (or MOT!) and applies it to the idea of following Jesus Christ.
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Cutting Edge 2016 conference now booking
29th October 2015
Cutting Edge 2016, the annual conference for 'senior manager' Church Administrators is now booking. A printed brochure is available or UK Church Administrator Network (UCAN) members can book on this website at the UCAN events page.
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Christian Effectiveness Model republished with major revisions
8th October 2015
The Christian Effectiveness Model, designed to assess the effectiveness of any mission agency or church enterprise, was republished today with new open-format questions and many other improvements. It can be found on the Health-checks page of the Resources section of this website.
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September's list of Resource section item updates completed
25th September 2015
Resources section items just updated include Articles on job applications in Christian ministry and Training Notes on topics such as coping with distractions, writing good newsletters, preparing job references and wisdom for Church Administrators.
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Church committee members need help
3rd August 2015
Most churches appoint people to decision-making groups (Trustee body, Diaconate, PCC, etc.) without ever thinking that this role might require some training. One of the latest set of Training Notes just added to the Resources section of this website aims to provide just that.
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'Passion for administration network' relaunched
24th July 2015
The 'Passion for administration' network of those with a vision for the use of God's administrative gifts in churches has been relaunched today.
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Administrator job ads on this site
30th June 2015
The UCAN News page on this website, part of the Administrators section, regularly carries job ads for Administrator posts in churches where there are UCAN members. But you have to be a UCAN member to log in to that particular page.
So here are outline details of two posts currently on offer.
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Two contrasting sets of Training Notes uploaded
29th May 2015
Two very different sets of Training Notes have been uploaded to the Resources section of the website today. One starts with the idea of a customer care policy and applies it to churches. The other starts with biblical material on the requirements for church leaders.
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Help for churches seeking to plan ahead
14th April 2015
A new article offering a new kind of planning tool has just been uploaded to the Resources section of the website. Mapping your church gives details of the new 'Five Themes Map'.
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Cutting Edge conference the largest yet
11th March 2015
The Cutting Edge conference at King's Park, Northampton next week, designed for senior-manager Church Administrators, has 63 delegates, the highest number ever.
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