Welcome to Ministry Matters from the Diocese of Truro ministry team Updating you on Ministry news within the diocese together with information and links to learning opportunities. CLERGY WELLBEING BISHOP OF ST GERMANS In the middle of this pandemic, you may feel slightly overwhelmed by the amount of information and advice on health and wellbeing you LOOKS FORWARD TO CLERGY are receiving, on top of all the advice about church buildings and future services etc. CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU To try and support you, and help you navigate your way through the many resources that exist, Archdeacons REVD HUGH NELSON Paul Bryer and Audrey Elkington have, with the help of Church House It is so good to be with you all. I staff and Bishop’s Advisor in am very much looking forward to Pastoral Care and Counselling, Jane getting to know you and to Vaughan-Wilson, compiled a summary of resources they think working with you. may be of most relevance. This One of the challenges of this strange directory, or menu, is not time is the way that the enforced exhaustive by any means (you may closure of much that we took for want to download it and add your granted has required us to innovate. own links for your own purposes), but we hope you will find it useful. While so much of church life has At present, it focuses on mental been closed, we have had to be more and physical, rather than financial creative than ever in finding new wellbeing, but that does not mean ways to nurture our church Conversations to share and learn that the latter is any less important. communities and serve those from each other. If you do have any financial concerns amongst whom we live. or problems at this particular time, I am looking forward to joining you please do contact either Paul or Our diocesan priorities include the for the third one on Tuesday, July 21, Audrey, and they can signpost you to call to become ‘A Church that when we’ll be looking together at the some specific sources of help. unashamedly embraces an easing of lockdown and how we can innovative pioneering culture’ and journey together effectively in a new We will update this list regularly, so that has been happening in real mixed economy of Church. if you have any suggestions, do time over the last three months. contact one of us with your This creativity is one blessing to To book on to the next Clergy feedback. You can find it on our come out of lockdown - and Conversation please click here. website here. The latest version of something we must build on. the clergy handbook is available on NOTE: The new Bishop of St the diocesan website here. I know that, with this in mind, you Germans, the Revd Hugh Nelson will be consecrated at Lambeth Palace If you have any queries, email Louise have already had two Clergy on Wednesday, July 15 at 11.30am. Court, HR Director here. MINISTRY MATTERS JULY 2020 FOUNDATIONS IN CHRISTIAN MINISTRY COURSE OPEN TO NEW APPLICANTS The Foundations in pastoral care. They have discussed, Charlotte Irwin from St Agnes debated, listened, challenged, Church, it has been just as important Christian Ministry reflected, journaled, prayed and for “equipping us for what we seem shared with one another throughout to be doing already”, and the fruits Course 2020/21 is open the course, and all have emerged of a year of study might be instead for applications. changed in some way. a fresh confidence and energy in an established ministry. From gathering around fresh-from- Participant Anthony White from the-oven pastries at Epiphany Probus Church reflects that “it is The next Foundations in Christian House, to closing reflections important to hear points of view Ministry course in our Diocese runs with Bishop Philip on Zoom, the beyond the bubble of tradition from September 2020 to June 2021, participants on the diocese’s first we may find ourselves in” so as to and applications are invited now ever Foundations in Christian nurture a growing and deepening from anyone who you think might be Ministry course have been on quite a faith. On the Foundations Course, he interested. Those who are uncertain journey together over the last year. has experienced “discussions [which] may take a word of encouragement are honest and often challenging, from participant Amy Wheeler of Back in September, the cohort of but all within a supportive the Callington Cluster: “if anyone students met for the first time – environment.” wants to expand their knowledge 16 lay people who serve in their of theology, or find their calling in churches up and down Cornwall, For some on the course, this year ministry, or get a grounding in study drawn together to be equipped and has been the first step on a new and reflection, this is definitely the encouraged in their ministries. vocational journey, listening and course they should do.” discerning what kind of ministry Over the seven Saturday sessions God may be calling them into. There If there is somebody in your the students have engaged in has been time to explore local congregation that may be interested theological study and biblical worship leading, Reader ministry and in joining this course, or who may learning, explored spirituality and ordination for those who have felt just like some further information, ‘kingdom living’, and gained practical a nudge that way and it has been please ask them to contact Sally skills in leading small groups and exciting to begin those journeys Piper via email: sally.piper@truro. with new friends. For others, like anglican.org MINISTRY MATTERS JULY 2020 ONLINE TRAINING AVAILABLE HEADING NORTH: LEADERSHIP IN LOCKDOWN (3): BACK TO THE FUTURE ‘A crisis involves unexpected ARCHDEACON AUDREY TO problems and unprecedented opportunities. Wise leaders ensure they address both.’ This webinar, run by CPAS, will explore how we can LEAVE DIOCESE IN 2021 lead through the next two months to make the most of the missional op- Archdeacon Audrey encouragement she has shown me, portunity before us. Can we embrace and I know I am not alone. the possibility not simply to return Elkington will sadly be to how things were, but to look back “It’s not unexpected to any of us that in order to build a stronger future. leaving the Diocese of Audrey doesn’t want a fuss, but we Truro in February 2021. look forward to embarrassing her To book a place click here. just a tiny bit in the new year.” The next webinar will take place on: After nearly ten years serving the diocese as Archdeacon of Bodmin, Wednesday 15 July 2-3pm she will be returning north to Tyneside. After a good rest, she will CHURCH OF ENGLAND WEBINARS explore how she may be of use to EVANGELISM & DISCIPLESHIP God through non-stipendiary Coming out of lockdown with a new ministry. mission initiative - July 15, at 2pm. This is a busy time for many clergy but for others it might be an She will be very much missed. opportunity to reflect on barriers Bishop Philip said: “We will be very that have prevented the change and sorry to see Audrey go, although creativity they’d love to try out. obviously pleased that she is Revd Dr Michael Moynagh and following her calling. In addition to Heather Cracknell will talk about the her great knowledge, diligence and Loving First Missional Journey, which devotion to her office, I am also can act as a map for starting a new personally very grateful to her for all mission initiative with the potential the friendship, support and to become a fresh expression of church for your parish. To register click here. ONLINE CMD PROGRAMME INFORMATION Thank you to everyone that has would like to see covered in our CMD attended and supported our online programme please send your EVERYBODY WELCOME CMD offering. The programme will suggestions to Rebecca Evans, continue in this format for the [email protected] foreseeable future and we look TO THE FUTURE forward to welcoming more of you to Also coming soon: the sessions. Following on from our CMD session July 21, Clergy Conversations Part ‘Opening the Doors’ with Bob Our next session is ‘I packed it 3, As lockdown eases, how are we Jackson, please click on the myself’ on Thursday, 23 July, journeying together effectively in a following link to view the Everybody 9.30am, which will look at how new mixed economy of Church? Welcome to the Future guide https:// churches can engage creatively with Covid-19 and children - exploring www.cpas.org.uk/download/3613/ overseas workers. to trauma (date tbc everybody-welcome-to-the-future Click here book on to this session. Celtic Prayer and Spirituality (date Bob Jackson and George Fisher have tbc) done a great job of researching what If there are any topics that you Stewardship (September) is happening with online church during the lockdown. The guide provides practical ideas and links to resources to help churches reflect on DIGITAL LABS: USEFUL RESOURCES how to make the most of the opportunity that this season affords. https://www.churchofengland.org/ Live Streaming; Introduction to more/church-resources/digital-labs/ Instagram for Churches; Facebook If you would like to listen to the labs-learning-webinars pages for churches; amongst a recording of Bob Jackson’s session Topics include: Receiving Online number of other useful topics. Click here. 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