An interactive session looking at how grief affects children differently at different ages and how we can support grieving children and families, including children’s involvement in saying goodbye and funeral
Tag: Leadership
Inhabiting Leadership – IMD 4 : Trauma informed clergy and churches
This event is open to all Year 4 Curates and those in their 1st and/or 2nd year of a post of responsibility e.g. incumbency. To book your place please click
Inhabiting Leadership – IMD 4 : Asking great questions and visioning (Part 2)
This event is open to all Year 4 Curates and those in their 1st and/or 2nd year of a post of responsibility e.g. incumbency. This is a 2 part session
Inhabiting Leadership – IMD 4 : Asking great questions and visioning (Part 1)
This event is open to all Year 4 Curates and those in their 1st and/or 2nd year of a post of responsibility e.g. incumbency. This is a 2 part session
Vacancy: Deanery Operations Leaders
Location: Forest, Tewkesbury and Winchcombe, or Severn Vale Deanery Salary: £44,819 – £52,444 (Band 3) with pension and benefits Hours: Flexible, minimum of 25 hours, up to full time 35
Inhabiting Leadership: Leading a positive safeguarding culture
Looking at the specific role of the incumbent in safeguarding: where the responsibilities lie, how to develop the safeguarding work of the parishes and oversight of those involved, and how
Inhabiting Leadership: Buildings and Faculties
This session is designed to help clergy navigate the broad and potentially complex range of issues affecting buildings and churchyards. Putting buildings within their wider missional context and not simply
Inhabiting Leadership: Legal Matters
This session covers some of the main areas where legal issues impact on day to day ministry. This includes: Marriage – banns, qualifying connections, common and special licenses and marriage
Inhabiting Leadership: Supervision Skills
Supervision is the art of helping someone develop in their ministry or role. At its heart it is offering someone thinking space so they can think through what they are
Inhabiting Leadership: Chairing the PCC & APCM
Our Archdeacons help us understand the legal aspects of the PCC, the responsibilities of the incumbent, and consider how to chair good and fruitful PCC meetings. (SSMs – optional
Inhabiting Leadership: Parish Finance
To explore the particular role that the incumbent has in the financial management of the parish. This includes the basics of reading balance sheets and annual accounts, how to work
Helen’s decade of service as a Link Officer
The Revd Helen Sammon, Diocesan Link Officer for our Western Tanganyika (DWT) partnership, has stepped down from her role after 10 years of dedicated service. She tells us about some
The life of a Waterways Chaplain
Charles Garven is a Waterways Chaplain and a Reader. He shares the everyday reality of his vocation as he lives, works and prays alongside the canal community. “The work of
A busy week in the House of Lords: Bishop Rachel’s challenges to government
Last week, Bishop Rachel was the bishop on duty in the House of Lords, and spoke on six occasions on various topics. Full details are below: Grok and Twitter/X:
Faithful Stewardship Workshop
This workshop will equip church leaders with tools to encourage regular planned giving within your congregation. Explore how Christian stewardship and generosity align with discipleship journeys and foster a culture
Getting Started & Keeping Going – Children’s Ministry
Getting started or keeping going? Whether you are just dipping your toe in or have suddenly found yourself in the deep end of Children’s ministry come and join us for
Videos and photos of the 2025 ordinations
This weekend, eight new priests and eight new deacons were ordained at Gloucester Cathedral.
“I believe God is doing something special among Persian people”
On 14 June, the Persian Anglican Network Conference brought together people from across the UK to talk about faith, leadership, and welcoming and helping Persian Christians in the Anglican Church.
Preaching Generosity Workshop
This workshop is designed for anyone who leads in churches and wants to feel more confident in preaching and teaching about giving as a part of our Christian discipleship. The
Connect Blog: Experiencing God in music
This month, Senior Connector Jo Wetherall interviews Steve Bullock about how he experiences God in music. How does music influence your relationship with God? Music allows me to connect with
Connect Blog: Adolescence
This month, Senior Connector Barrie Voyce, is reflecting on the Netflix’s 4 part series, Adolescence. If you’ve been paying attention to the media over the last few weeks you cannot
Connect blog: “You can do Easter, Jo”.
Senior Children and Families Connector for the Diocese of Gloucester, the Revd Jo Wetherall, talks about sharing Holy Week with pre-schoolers. “You can do Easter, Jo.” I always knew I
Connect Blog: Moving from child to youth
This month, Senior Connector Barrie Voyce, is thinking about bridging the gap between Children and Youth Ministry. As someone who has worked with children and youth for most of my
Cancelled – Helping Children Transition to Secondary School
This event is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Please contact Barrie if you would like some support with transitions. Helping Children Transition to Secondary School It’s a familiar story: you
