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Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD) 

The Ordained Ministries Development Officer, the Revd Dwayne Engh, has responsibility for the CMD programme for clergy. A number of programmes are in development.  Check back here often for more information.  (And please feel free to share any ideas or requests you may have)!

Training Opportunities

Resilience Course: ‘Developing Resilience, Maintaining Well-Being’

Ordained life is demanding, and the ability to ‘bounce back’ is an important part of maintain well-being.  Drawing from a framework cpas has developed working with hundreds of clergy in this area, these three days provide practical tools to develop resilience that engage with the realities of ordained ministry.  (Note to Curates: You will receive this training in the second year of your curacies).

There is room for a maximum number of 24 people total.   Please make certain you are available for all three days before signing up. One learning community of clergy will attend this course, which occurs on three different days over the course of the year.  Please sign up with Marietta if you are interested.  

Season of Creation Training Opportunities

We are very pleased to announce some training opportunities exploring the environment, creation and climate change.  These are being offered by organisations outside of the diocese, but we have received many requests about training in this area and we wanted to share them as widely as possible.  A huge thank you to Stella Collishaw, Community Action Officer.

WHAT DOES THE NEW TESTAMENT HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT?
Mon 12th September, 12noon - 1pm, BOOK HERE
Speaker: Revd Margot R Hodson is Director of Theology and Education at the John Ray Initiative.

WHY EVANGELISM AND CREATION CARE ARE ESSENTIAL TO EACH OTHER 
Tues 20th September, 4-5pm, BOOK HERE
Speaker: Revd Steve Hollinghurst works for Lichfield diocese as Evangelism Enabler with an Environmental focus.

CLIMATE, GENDER AND RACIAL JUSTICE
Thur 22nd September, 4-5pm, BOOK HERE
Speaker: Maria Andrade, Theology and Network Engagement Global Lead for Tearfund.

CREATION SPEAKS OF GOD'S GLORY

Mon 26th September, 12noon - 1pm, BOOK HERE
Speaker: Dr Cherryl Hunt, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Department of Theology

Theological Book Group

We will meet on Zoom three times a year (looking at a different book each time).  Join our Learning Community looking at classic and contemporary theological texts!  Just drop in for one session or plan to be at every meeting - you're welcome either way. Exact time and date will be determined to best suit everone involved. Download PDF of poster here.  

In 2021, we read: 

Borders & Belonging - The Book of Ruth: A Story for our Times by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Glenn Jordan

In 2022, we read:

How to Eat Bread: 21 Nourishing Ways to Read the Bible by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

The Mystery of Faith: Exploring Christian Belief by John-Francis Friendship

Interested in joining us?  Email: dwayne.engh@derby.anglican.org.

Leadership Book Group

We will meet on Zoom three times a year (looking at a different book each time).  Join our Learning Community looking at leadership books from both Chrisitian and secular sources!  Just drop in for one session or plan to be at every meeting - you're welcome either way. Exact time and date will be determined to best suit everone involved. Download PDF of poster here.  

In 2021, we read:

How to lead when you don't know where you're going: Leading in a Liminal Season by Susan Beaumont

In 2022, we read:

Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change by William Bridges

Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You by Francis Frei & Anne Morriss

Just Leadership by Simon Barrington & Justin Humphreys

Interested in joining us?  Email: dwayne.engh@derby.anglican.org. 

Empowering Leadership Forum

A seires of practical training and formational events throughout the year for all Clergy & Laity.  Download Poster & Dates here. Please contact marietta.forman@derby.anglican.org to register.

Leadership and Power: Open Session Exact title TBA

Wednesday 19 April 2023

7.30-9.00pm – Zoom

Sandra Cobbin

Leadership and Power: Open Session Exact title TBA

Wednesday 10 May 2023 

7.30-9.00pm – Zoom

Sandra Cobbin\

Leadership and Power: Open Session Exact title TBA

Wednesday 21 June 2023

7.30-9.00pm - Zoom

Sandra Cobbin

Please contact marietta.forman@derby.anglican.org to register.

Refreshing Ministry

Training opportunities for refreshing ministry for all clergy & laity throughout the year. Dowload Poster & Dates here.  Please contact marietta.forman@derby.anglican.org to register.

Please contact marietta.forman@derby.anglican.org to register.

Grants & Sabbaticals

Applications for one-time-only COVID Wellbeing Clergy Retreat Grant

Because of concerns for clergy wellbeing post-COVID, £250 is being offered per person for the remainder of 2021 and the entirety of 2022 only. You can only apply for the grant once during that period, but the application can be for more than one event e.g., a series of quiet days or a Christian Conference and sessions of spiritual direction as long as the total being asked for does not exceed £250. You can also apply for support towards something that costs more than £250 but awards are capped at £250.

The Ordained Ministries Development Officer, the Rev'd Dwayne Engh, has responsibility for authorising applications for COVID Wellbeing Clergy Retreat grants.

Download COVID Wellbeing Clergy Retreat Grant Information form here,

Download the COVID Wellbeing Clergy Retreat Grant application form here (Word doc).

Application forms should be sent directly to Marietta Forman at Derby Church House or by email to marietta.forman@derby.anglican.org. 

If you have any queries, do please get in touch with Marietta on 01332 388673.

Applications for CMD Grants

The Ordained Ministries Development Officer, the Rev'd Dwayne Engh, has responsibility for authorising applications for CMD grants.

The application form was revised in 2021. Because of concerns for clergy wellbeing and the lack of training opportunities, £300 is being offered for training per person for 2022 only. Please note applications should be made on the new form and preferred in advance of the event rather than retrospectively.  Invoice or receipts will be required.

Download the CMD Discretionary Grant Application Information form here.

Download the CMD grant application form here.

Download the Additional Discrectionary Academic Grant Application form here.

Application forms should be sent directly to Marietta Forman at Derby Church House or by email to marietta.forman@derby.anglican.org. 

If you have any queries, do please get in touch with Marietta on 01332 388673.

Applications for Sabbaticals

The Guidelines and applications form have recently been revised. 

Sabbatical or Study Leave applications for 2022 have closed.  Do get in touch with the Rev'd Dwayne Engh by the end of February 2022 to allow sufficient time to meet with him to plan and prepare your application for submission by May 2022 for a Sabbatical or Study Leave in 2023. Appointments can be arranged through Marietta Forman at marietta.forman@derby.anglican.org or 01332 388673. 

Download the process as set out in Guidelines for Clergy Sabbatical

Download Application for a Sabbatical - Form A

Download Grant Application for a Sabbatical - Form A1

All applications will be considered at the Bishop's Staff meeting in June.

Applications for Study Leave

The Guidelines and applications form have recently been revised. 

Sabbatical or Study Leave applications for 2022 have closed.  Do get in touch with the Rev'd Dwayne Engh by the end of February 2022 to allow sufficient time to meet with him to plan and prepare your application for submission by May 2022 for a Sabbatical or Study Leave in 2023. Appointments can be arranged through Marietta Forman at marietta.forman@derby.anglican.org or 01332 388673. 

Download the process as set out in Guidelines for Study Leave

Download Application for a Study Leave - Form B

Download Grant Application for a Study Leave - Form B1

All applications will be considered at the Bishop's Staff meeting in June.

Other sources of funding

It is also worth looking at the following document which lists possible external sources of funding as well:

Download the Derby External Grants for Clergy & Their Families 2022 handbook

Lichfield Funding

Clergy seeking funding for personal development or for academic courses might also consider applying to Lichfield Theological College Trust: Please note that Application Forms for grants from the Lichfield Theological College Trust must be submitted via The Revd Canon Matt Barnes, to be counter-signed before they are sent to the Trust.

Download the Lichfield funding form for personal development (Word doc)

Download the Lichfield funding form for academic courses (Word doc)