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Even pastoral care needs to be organised

4th October 2023

A new article has been uploaded to the website this week. A56, Organising pastoral care ... in an all-member culture, tackles a rarely-addressed issue: how to structure care in a church when you assume it is everyone's responsibility.
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How to mobilise your church

14th August 2023

One of my new uploads for August 2023 tackles an issue many churches are currently facing: how to find 'volunteers' in a world after lockdown.
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Diocese of Blackburn

Materials for 14th and 15th July 2023

Here are the pdfs for the clergy event on Friday (originally planned for September 2022) and the PCC event on Saturday.

Handbook - Strategice planning and organisation for clergy 2022.pdf 681.22 kB

Handbook - PCC mission-shaped 2023 Blackburn Diocese.pdf 177.96 kB

Diocese of St Albans IME2 day

Materials for 8th July 2023

Here is the handbook in pdf which I shall be using on Saturday.

Handbook - Self-care in ministry St Albans Diocese IME2 2023.pdf 618.53 kB

UCAN Cutting Edge conference

Materials for 28th June 2023

Here are the notes for seminars on working with staff and volunteers in a post-Covid world.

Handbook - Cutting Edge 2023.pdf 249.71 kB

New Article on document management

10th June 2023

A major new Article on document management and retention has been uploaded to this website at the beginning of June. I am often asked for advice in this area. This Article takes a broad overview and then lists other websites for those who need more detailed information. The aim here is to put the subject into perspective. See A55: The management of church records.
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Edmonton Area Curates day

Materials for 18th April 2023

Here are pdfs of the notes for the two events I am running through with you all on Tuesday.

Handbook - Mission-shaped PCC Edmonton 2023.pdf 237.46 kB

Handbook - Healthy diary Edmonton 2023.pdf 357.14 kB

Latest Training Notes now online

3rd April 2023

The latest Training Notes to be uploaded cover the use of illustrations in sermons and talks, and a biblical introduction to church hospitality with a range of practical suggestions.
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Diocese of Ely CMT day

Materials for 25th February 2023

Here are the notes and back-up papers for the workshop sessions on Mission-shaped PCCs at the Changing Market Towns day at March.

Handbook - PCC mission-shaped 2023 Ely Diocese workshop.pdf 155.63 kB

Ely Diocese - Paper on PCC role (updated for CMT day).pdf 167.32 kB

Ely Diocese - Paper on PCC prayer (updated for CMT day).pdf 237.80 kB

Two new sets of Training Notes

1st February 2023

Two new sets of Training Notes have been added to the Resources section of the website this week.
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An FIEC Minister after a consultancy assignment - April 2023