The purpose of this workstream
To grow and sustain confident, mission-focused leaders - lay and ordained - ensuring wellbeing, strengthened pathways to ministry, and collaborative leadership across the Diocese.
The money awarded to this area
The National Church's Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board (SMMIB) has awarded £1.8m for this area of work
What it will enable
- A reviewed and reformed training and formation offer for all God’s people
Including licensed lay ministers, lay people who hold paid and volunteer roles within their church, and clergy
- Development of Learning Communities for different role holders
Including clergy, licensed lay ministers, and church role holders
- A Ministry Experience Scheme for younger leaders
- A structured programme of wellbeing support called Cascade
Co-produced with clergy, lay leaders and diocesan and cathedral staff, it will run in partnership with the St Benedict’s Centre in West Malling
- Targeted missional support for specific contexts
Such as new housing, estates, rural, Anglo-Catholic.
The difference it will make locally
- Parishes and deaneries enriched by well trained and supported leaders who are energised and equipped to help people grow in their faith, and grow sustainable, flourishing churches.
- Clergy, lay leaders and lay people with increased confidence, improved skills and better wellbeing, meaning they feel valued and fulfilled.
- All God’s people will have a closer relationship with God and able to access clear pathways into lay and ordained ministry, leadership, discipleship, and peer learning networks.
Who is leading this workstream
The Rev Dr Andrew Dunlop, Director of Mission and Ministry Development