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Property Repairs and Maintenance

Please contact the property team during normal working hours on 01332 388650 or email propertyteam@derby.anglican.org

Any out of hours emergency please refer to the Emergency Contractors list from the links below.

 

Clergy Housing Emergency Repairs out of hours (including public holidays).

If an emergency occurs out of hours inlcuding public and seasonal holidays (Easter, Christmas etc), do not delay, instruct a Diocesan approved contractor immediately and inform the Property team of the problems when the office is open.  An approved contractors list has been issued to all parishes and can also be found below.

Please be aware that not all contractors will cover Christmas day, Boxing day or New Year day so in the event of emergency please use a reliable local contractor. 
Emergency work should be done immediately and the bill sent to the Property team for payment or reimbursement.
In case of a plumbing leak, please ensure you know the location of the stopcock for the water main.

 

Resources 

To ensure the best use of our resources, we have compiled a list of suitably approved contractors for your reference.

Whenever possible, please try to ensure that only emergencies are dealt with out of hours.

As you will appreciate an emergency out of hours repair costs the Diocese substantially more than a repair carried out during normal office hours. 

Please ensure all emergency repairs are to be reported to the Church House Property Team as soon as possible.

  • You should contact us on 01332 388650 Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm.
  • You will need to provide a brief description of the repair, the contractor who attended, and most importantly your contact details. This way the repair can be monitored, audited and managed. 

 

Emergency contact information:

>> All Derby Deaneries and Carsington Emergency Contacts [PDF] updated November 2021

>> Hardwick and North East Deaneries Emergency Contacts [PDF] updated November 2021

>> High Peak Deanery Emergency Contacts [PDF] updated November 2021

 

What is an emergency?

An emergency repair is any fault which threatens harm to persons or property. Examples include; 

1 Heating and hot water 
Where you or your home is at risk due to a major water leak from any part of the heating system, and where the heating system fails. 
Please note: Not having hot water is not considered an emergency if you have an electric immersion heater and/or an electric shower.
An exception to this would be for household members who are frail, elderly or registered disabled.

2 Gas leaks 
If you smell gas, please telephone (British Gas) on 0800 111 999 who will attend to isolate the meter and make safe where necessary. 

3 Total lack of water supply 
Before contacting a plumber, please check with the water utility company to ensure that works are not being carried out in the area. 

4 Total lack of electricity supply 
Before contacting an electrician, please check with the electricity utility company to ensure that works are not being carried out in the area. 
Please check the electrical distribution box – has one or more fuses tripped? 

5 Plumbing leaks 
If the leak is causing damage, then it will be considered an emergency - especially if penetrating into an electrical fitting. In the interim you should turn off your water supply at your stopcock or gate valve, and your electricity supply. 

6 Blockages 
If you have access to more than one WC, and only one is blocked, then please arrange for a plumber to attend during normal working hours.

7 Roof leaks or other damage 
Where the damage to the roof is likely to worsen or when it is hazardous (eg roof tiles may fall onto a path, drive or highway), ring a roofing or general building contractor identified within the guides above.
Please be aware that in the event of adverse weather conditions, the contractor will only make the roof safe. The Church House Property Team, will then liaise with the contractor to arrange a permanent repair for a later date when good weather permits. 

8 Downpipes and gutters 
Please only contact an emergency building contractor if water is entering the building causing major damage or the loose part is dangerous. 

9 Broken windows & Doors 
Where the damage is caused as a result of a crime. In this case, please notify the local police force who will supply you with a crime reference number, which we will need for our records and report the matter to the Church House Property Team. 
For other breakages, if they pose a security risk or are letting rainwater in, then please arrange for a contractor to attend.

10 Door locks 
Please arrange to contact the locksmith: 
1. If you cannot open or secure a door. 
2. In the unfortunate event that you have been the target of criminals who may have stolen your keys, then please report this matter to the police and obtain a crime reference number, and report the matter to the Church House Property Team. 

11 Dangerous trees 
Trees are particularly vulnerable to the effects of high winds during a storm and sustain various types of damage as a result. If a tree is unsafe and unstable and there is imminent danger to persons and property, where possible please take supportive photographic evidence and contact the emergency tree work specialist outlined within this booklet. 

We are committed to offering a first class repair service. If you have to arrange for a contractor to attend to an emergency, then please ensure the Church House Property Team are informed as soon as possible.

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On 4 May 2021, the long-trailed changes to the way marriages are registered come into force.

Clergy have already been sent links to the government's training pages. 

Clergy may share the link to the online training with parish administrators – and it should be shared with churchwardens where the parish or benefice is in vacancy.

 

Register of Marriage Services, 

Churches will need a new Register of Marriage Services which is now available to pre-order via this link:

Register of Marriage Services - Hardback (chpublishing.co.uk)


Obtaining the Marriage Document 

GRO will be sending out very clear information about the marriage document and where clergy can get it from.   The free on-line admin tool provided by the Church of England www.lifeeventsdiary.org  will be updated to enable printing of the marriage document after 4th May.

 

Charge for Marriage Certificate

From May 4th  Marriage Certificates will be issued by the Register Office and not the church, so couples should no longer be charged for a certificate.  The Fees table , fees form and fees information for couples will be updated to reflect this change. 

 

There is an FAQ regarding the changes available on the LRSA's website.

 

How will this impact the work and responsibilities as a member of the Clergy?

What won’t change:

  • You will still be required to ensure couples meet the requirements to marry in your building.
  • You will still be required to ensure couples complete the relevant preliminaries, i.e.: the calling of banns, issue of common or special licence or, where required, the prior attendance of the couple at the relevant register office to give their notices of marriage in the correct timescale.
  • You will still be required to conduct pre-marriage checks and confirm that the details contained on the marriage document or marriage schedule are correct before the marriage proceeds.
  • The marriage will still be performed by Church of England or Church in Wales rites.
  • You will still use registration ink to complete the marriage schedule.

 

What will change:

  • You will be required to create a marriage document or obtain the marriage schedule prior to the date of marriage.
  • You will no longer complete the formal register for the marriages you solemnize (There will still be a register kept by you for the records of your church).
  • You will no longer issue the legal marriage certificates.
  • The completed marriage document or marriage schedule must be returned to the register office for the registration to take place in the electronic marriage register before a certificate can be issued.
  • You will no longer need to complete quarterly returns for marriages which take place in your building.
  • You will no longer be responsible for corrections in marriage registers. After the changes are introduced, all corrections to marriage entries will be carried out by the registration officers or GRO.
  • The electronic register will also allow for the names of parents of the couple (mother / father / parent) to be included in the marriage entry instead of only their fathers’ names as is currently the case.
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Welcome to IME2

"Flourish within God's call so that you may help others to do the same"

Meet the Team

 

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Ordained Ministries Development Officer (IME2 Coordinator): Rev'd Dwayne Engh, e-mail

Dwayne has worked in the Diocese of Derby since 2021.

Before becoming the Ordained Ministries Development Officer, Dwayne served in the parish of St Mary Magdalen, Chapelfields in Coventry.  Before being ordained, he was an educator and musician.

IME2 Administrator: Marietta Forman, e-mail

Marietta has worked for the diocese over many years.

Before becoming PA to the Director of DM&M and Ordained Ministries Development Officer, Marietta supported the former Bishop of Repton, Humphrey Southern, as his personal assistant.

 

Dates for Ordination 2024

Deacons: Sunday 30 June 2024 at 10.45am

Priests: Saturday 29 June 2024 at 4.00pm

Dates for Ordination 2025

Deacons: Sunday 29 June 2025 at 10.45am

Priests: Saturday 28 June 2023 at 4.00pm

 

 

Downloadable resources

Resources for CURATES:

2023 Cohort and onwards - NOT Applicable for 2021 and 2022 cohorts

 

 

Additional Lay Report Forms for 2023 Cohort:

 

2021 and 2022 cohorts - NOT Applicable for 2023 cohort onwards

 

 

Additional Lay Report Forms:
 
General Template forms:

Resources for ALL TRAINING INCUMBENTS:

TI Assessment Reports for 2023 Cohort and onwards - NOT Applicable for 2021 and 2022 cohorts

TI Assessment Reports for 2021 and 2022 cohorts - NOT Applicable for 2023 cohort onwards

 

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Welcome to Clergy Wellbeing

"I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate." 

The pitfalls of ministry are many and various and when the going gets tough there is almost always a personal cost both to ourselves and those amongst whom our lives are set.  The Apostle’s frustration is rooted in an honest self-understanding, a recognition that alone we will adopt unhealthy or misconceived ways of living that take us away from the person God yearns for us to be.

Wellbeing is not an add on.  Wellbeing is not an optional extra for those who have the time.  Wellbeing is not a matter for people less busy than us.  Wellbeing is a Gospel value, for it is about choosing to be the person God intends, indeed yearns for us to be… to have life and life in all its fullness.  Taking wellbeing seriously is a non negotiable part of our ministerial lives if we are to flourish as God’s people and for those who have made ordination vows, live them out with integrity.

You will find here resources to help you do that.  They are intentionally diverse, as not everything will speak to everyone and they are not the solution to anyone’s problems in themselves, but a starting point offered to help each of us in our different contexts take responsibility for our own wellbeing.

There will be, as we progress, information, signposting to guidance, shared experiences so that hopefully we may all get a sense that we are not alone when dealing with these issues, problem solving kits and perhaps most importantly contact details so you may pick up the phone or press the send button on an email and get the help you need and get it quickly.

You will notice there is also a section for you to make contact and tell us what you think is lacking here.  This is really important.  We are unashamed in these pages being constantly under review, so that we may all receive assistance and appropriate advice in a quickly changing ministerial environment.

 


The Clergy Wellbeing Advisory Group is pleased to be able to offer all clergy the opportunity to attend two fully funded training events this November.

  • Trauma-informed Ministry Workshop

    Reflecting on Covid and moving forward in a changed world

    This one-day workshop is taking place on Tuesday, 21 November, 10am – 4pm, at St John’s Parish Centre in Walton, Chesterfield.

    Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
    Free Funded by the Clergy Support Trust, this Workshop will explore the emotional and psychological impact of the pandemic on clergy and their congregations..

    Participants will:

    • Look to the future, at our human need for connection and relationships with others, and what helps to equip and sustain us for the challenges we face in pastoral ministry and church leadership.

    • Have the chance to process what happened during the pandemic and the effect it had on their wellbeing, ministry and vocation.

    • Draw on neurobiology and trauma theory alongside biblical and faith resources, considering ‘where we are now’ - living in a time of uncertainty and change within the Church as we emerge from the pandemic.
    The training is being provided by the Reverend Hilary Ison, who gained experience in Organisational Consultancy, Systems Leadership and Systems Constellations, after her initial theological training and ordination. She was a member of a research team on Tragedy and Congregations from 2017-21 and is a Trustee of St Luke’s for Clergy Wellbeing. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Completion of the form does not guarantee a place. However, we will confirm whether we have been able to allocate you a place as soon as possible.
  • Mental Health First Aid Training

    This two-day Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training workshop is taking place on Tuesday 7 November and Wednesday 8 November, 9.30am – 5pm, at St John’s Parish Centre in Walton, Chesterfield.

    Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Delegates will need to attend on both days.
    Free Funded by the Clergy Support Trust, and accredited by Mental Health First Aid England, this workshop will equip participants with a practical framework for supporting those experiencing mental health concerns.

    Grounded in research, and developed with clinical practitioners, MHFA is designed to enhance participants' knowledge and confidence in how best to help others, whilst also looking after their own wellbeing.

    Within a church context, this programme can help participants reflect afresh on their theology of suffering, healing and recovery.
    All participants will receive a 100-page printed workbook, and access to digital resources for up to three years post-training, including the MHFA App which provides 24/7 digital support. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Completion of the form does not guarantee a place. However, we will confirm whether we have been able to allocate you a place as soon as possible.
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Who ‘we’ are:

The Clergy Wellbeing Group:

The Ven. Karen Hamblin – Archdeacon of East Derbyshire, Chair and Clergy Wellbeing Lead
karen.hamblin@derby.anglican.org
01246 913688 / 07432 705285

Revd Ben Griffiths - Ordained Vocations Officer
ben.griffiths@derby.anglican.org 
07813 285445

Revd Dwayne Engh - Ordained Ministries Development Officer
dwayne.engh@derby.anglican.org 
07425 606421

Mandy Francis – HR Manager
mandy.francis@derby.anglican.org 
01332 388686

Mina Munns – Wholeness and Healing Lead
mina.munns@stalkmunds.org.uk 

Sheila Pigott - Diocesan Counselling Co-ordinator
sheila.pigott@derby.anglican.org
01433 639641

Canon Julian Hollywell – Chair of the House of Clergy
julian.hollywell@derby.anglican.org
01332 673573


Easing out of the pandemic

A number of resources that might help you and your congregations

>> Compassion Fatigue – Recognise and Recover [PDF]

CPAS ‘Emerging from Pandemic’ resources 

Lament: a few suggestions encouraging us personally and collectively to take the need for lament seriously as a healthy response to all that we are still going through.

St. Luke’s Virtual Wellbeing Papers
The St. Luke’s papers were issued on a regular basis through the first lockdown in 2020. In one sense they therefore relate closely to that time, but they are still relevant, containing much wisdom, advice and insight. Although written for September 2020 the paper entitled ‘Easing out of Lockdown’ is still current in its advice.
They are helpful at a personal level, but could also be used in a range of other settings.

Covid 19 crisis fatigue and you [PDF]

Making a start on long-term recovery from a crisis [PDF]

Prayer, wellbeing and our rootedness in God [PDF]

Response to stress during Covid-19 [PDF]

Self-care at a time of loss [PDF]

Thoughts from a trauma-informed perspective [PDF]

Meditation on lament [PDF]

Here be dragons [PDF]

Understanding the body [PDF]

Use of the scriptures [PDF]

Creating a safe space (PDF)

Easing out of lockdown (PDF)

Liminality in a time of Covid (PDF)

Ministering to Uncertainity (PDF)

Reflections on Transitions (PDF)

Relatedness and wellbeing (PDF)

 


 

Applications for Clergy Retreat Grant

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

Download Clergy Retreat Grant Information form here.

Download the 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.

 


Pastoral Care of the Clergy and their Families

If you are referencing this because you think you might need help of some kind, please pick up the phone and talk to one of the team (or email or text).

If you think counselling might help, you can self-refer by phoning Sheila Pigott.
Please read on and think about what might work for you.

Counselling
There is a free counselling service available to all clergy and their immediate families in this diocese, which if you are struggling, could be of significant value to you personally. We offer individual and couples counselling and counselling for the children of the clergy.

>> Comments from those who have received counselling

The service provides a safe and confidential space to unpack any sort of emotional distress, whether it is from relationships inside or outside of the family, or issues related to your working ministry that just aren’t working at all well. Maybe you have experience some losses and bereavement, depression and anxiety, a sense of loss of vocation, or anything else that is getting you down and is draining your energy and good will.

Please contact me by phone or email so that I can start the process of placing you with one of our experienced, qualified and accredited counsellors near to you.  The Diocese of Derby pays in full for eight sessions of professional counselling which is completely confidential.

Over the years, many of the clergy and their family members in the diocese have used this service, so please don’t feel that you must soldier on alone, or that you are the only one who cannot manage sometimes.  Others have benefited enormously from the private and confidential support that counselling provides.   This service is here for you too so please get in touch.

My good wishes

Sheila

Sheila Pigott
Coordinator: Derby Diocese Clergy Counselling Service 
Email:   sheila.pigott@derby.anglican.org
Telephone: 01433 639641
Mobile: 0775 4113 462

 

Wellbeing snapshot: The Wellbeing Map
This is a useful tool that you could use on your own or with others, maybe every 6 months or so.
It might re-assure, it might indicate a need for further support or input and help you target specific things.

 


Helpful clergy wellbeing related links

 

Clergy Support Trust

Clergy Support Trust offer grants including wellbeing grants, financial support grants, and health grants.

>> More information on the Clergy Support Trust


St Luke’s

As of the 1 June 2022, St Luke’s have recently changed their focus with resources on improving the mental health and wellbeing of clergy and their families.
This marks a significant shift in their remit and focus. As a diocese we have recently offered ‘Trauma informed ministry’ training and have offered resilience training in the past (both bought in from St Luke’s). Alongside this, St Luke’s also offer one-to-one support.

>> More information on St Luke's

 

‘How Clergy Thrive’

‘How Clergy Thrive’ is an excellent resource which looks at ways clergy can look after their wellbeing, including vocationally specific research, guidance, and help.

>> View a PDF of the complete book

>> Buy a hard copy of the book

 


Further sources of support

The following CofE document offers information and contact details for a range of organisations offering support and advice across a range of wellbeing scenarios and situations.

>> Living Ministry: Sources of support for Clergy and Ordinands

 


Tools to help you thrive

Both Pastoral Supervision and Spiritual Direction are strongly recommended for all Clergy as part of the Clergy Wellbeing Covenant.

Pastoral Supervision
Pastoral supervision provides a safe and confidential space to be supervised or to ‘look over’ pastoral ministry with another person who is experienced and trained in this specialised service. Along with spiritual direction and counselling, this is another valuable resource in support of your ministry.

>> View more information on this service [PDF]

Spiritual Direction

>> Diocese of Derby Spirituality page

Living Ministry suggests 6 principles to help you THRIVE in ministry (written with specific reference to the pandemic, but based around excellent principles for ministry in any situation)

 


Covenant for Clergy Care and Wellbeing

The Covenant for Clergy Care and Wellbeing was made an Act of Synod at the February 2020 Group of Sessions of the General Synod. The Covenant is the expressed view of the mind of the Church of England on issues relating to clergy care and wellbeing.

“Our vision is that the work of supporting clergy in their ministry will become an integral part of the life of the Church and part of the DNA of every aspect of our mission and ministry.”
Revd Canon Simon Butler, Head of the Clergy Covenant Working Group

At this time, please follow this link to the national website to find out more.

If you would like to read the main document behind the Covenant (GS 2072 Clergy Wellbeing) you can access it here.

The Church of England has initiated a ‘Big Conversation’ around Clergy Wellbeing and is encouraging all of us to take part. There are three resource papers to help encourage reflection and action available here.

They are not long, but do ask some searching questions of us as clergy, of the local church and of our Bishops and the wider Church.

 


Information for Churchwardens on Clergy Wellbeing

>> Resources for churchwardens on wellbeing

 


 

Clergy Spouse Grant

There is one-off amount of £90 available each year, either to pay for or to subsidise a retreat, or a course which offers the same relaxation and respite element as a retreat. Clergy spouses simply need to be in touch, preferably before the event, and provide some supporting paperwork. Please contact office@bishopofderby.org.

 


Take some ‘Time out’

Please feel free to use any of these resources if you find yourself in need of a quiet space and something to help you reflect.

Sometimes the last thing we feel we can do is take ‘Time Out’. However, it is often one of the most helpful things to do. We suggest the following to make it more likely to happen:

  1. Decide when your ‘Time Out’ will be and how long it will last.
  2. Mark that time and space in your diary so that it stands along-side meetings and other commitments as equally important allocated time.
  3. Resist the temptation to move it, shorten it, delete it all together as other demands are made on you and your time.

 


Get in touch

As we’ve already said, please use any of the numbers and/or emails above to get in touch, especially if you need help and support.

Please also drop us an email if there is information missing from here that you, or others, would find helpful. There are a couple of areas ‘in the pipeline’ that should be on the page soon but you know better than us what would be of benefit to you.

The Interim Clergy Wellbeing Team.
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To download a copy of the Clergy Housing Guide please click here

For enquiries regarding clergy housing please contact the Property Team

email: propertyteam@derby.anglican.org

Tel: 01332 388650

 

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This page is currently being updated, in the interim period please contact the Bishop's Office for further information 01332 840132.

 

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 Page Includes Training Opportunities & Grants / Sabbaticals

 

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Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD) 

Revd Dwayne Engh, Ordained Ministries Development Officer, 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 within the Diocese

 

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 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).

It was a huge success this year!  Because of the positive feedback from when course was piloted in 2022-2023, we are running the course again for the 2023-2024 year (together with the Diocesan Wellbeing Team).  

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 contact marietta.forman@derby.anglican.org if you are interested.  

For the 2023-2024 year:

Wednesday 20 September 2023 
10.00am – 4.00pm
St Barnabas Centre, Pilsley Road, Danesmoor, Chesterfield, S456 9BU.
 
Wednesday 17 January 2024 
10.00am – 4.00pm
St Barnabas Centre, Pilsley Road, Danesmoor, Chesterfield, S456 9BU.
 
Wednesday 5 June 2024 
10.00am – 4.00pm
St Barnabas Centre, Pilsley Road, Danesmoor, Chesterfield, S456 9BU.

 

Diocesan Leadership Course

We are pleased to be launching a pilot cpas led Diocesan Leadership Course starting in January 2024 and running for the entire calendar year. We are currently in discussions about exact details and dates.  More details coming soon!

Leadership of churches is an exciting and complex role.  Changes have occurred in our missional landscape and in the ordained role over the past 30 years.  These have an impact on the leadership aspect of our priestly clergy roles.  The course focusses on (a) the inner life of the leader as one who follows Christ and (b) the outer life of the leader as one who, with others, leads missional churches.  We will also explore the practical aspects of our journey together, including mentors, leadership groups and developmental goals.

Desired Outcomes of the Course - Participants will have:

  • Identified a helpful pattern of working with a core group to lead well with others.
  • Embedded two evangelism practices in their church(es) life to make a shift towards a faith-sharing culture.
  • Led through an adaptive challenge and reflected on lessons learned.
  • Experienced ministry enhancing collegiality amongst other clergy.

There is room for a maximum number of 24 people total. Please make certain you are available for all days before signing up. One learning community of clergy will attend this course over the course of the year.  Attendance is at invitation of the Bishop and/or Archdeacons.  Bishop Libby will invite a number of participants individually but, if you would like to register interest, please do get in touch with your Archdeacon or with dwayne.engh@derby.anglican.org. 

 

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 everyone 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 Christian 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 everyone 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 series 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.

 empowering leadership forum

  

Leadership and Power: Exact Title TBC

April 2024 with Sandra Cobbin

 

Leadership and Power: Exact Title TBC

May 2024 with 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.

 Refreshing Ministry

 

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

 

Training Opportunities with West Midlands Partners

West Midlands CMD

We are excited to join in partnership with West Midlands CMD to provide excellent training opportunities for you.  A variety of courses are also now run in collaboration with our regional partner dioceses across the West Midlands. This enables us to offer quality training opportunities around identified development objectives. We usually invite participants individually but, if you would like to register interest in one of the courses below, please do get in touch with your Archdeacon or with dwayne.engh@derby.anglican.org.

There is no cost to you or your PCC besides travel expenses.  However, because each course costs the diocese in excess of £500 per person, in order to make it financially viable for the diocese while still offering you this opportunity, the decision has been made to apply your annual CMD Grant towards the cost of the training.  (Or to state it differently, if you attend one of the West Midland Courses this year, you will not be able to receive a separate CMD Grant as well). 

You can find out more about the courses on offer below or visit the West Midlands CMD website, where there is more information including dates and venues of the upcoming events.

 

First Incumbents

This year long course is for clergy who have taken on a post of primary responsibility for the first time during the preceding year. As well as some of the practicalities of legal responsibilities, there is the opportunity to explore managing the processes of change that a new vicar is expected to undertake.

Developing Ministry - Leading in a Changing Church

This year long course is especially suitable for those who are incumbents for the first time and have been in post for about eighteen months, or those who have become team rectors, or those who have recently been given responsibility for a multi-parish benefice. Sector ministers have also participated in the course and found it very helpful. 

Celebrating Ministry

A residential course for clergy and ministers of the West Midlands who want to renew their vision for their ministry. 

Transforming Conflict

This course offers an opportunity to look at conflict in the church differently. Participants will develop skills that enable them to engage with difficult behaviours, heightened emotions and conflict.

Celebrating Wisdom

A residential course for clergy of the West Midlands who want to renew their vision for their ministry.

Pre-retirement retreat/conference

For clergy and spouses as they prepare for retirement.

 

Grants & Sabbaticals

 

 

Applications for Clergy Retreat Grant

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

Download Clergy Retreat Grant Information form here.

Download the 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.

Download the CMD Discretionary Grant Application Information form here.

Download the CMD grant application form here.

Download the Additional Discretionary 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 and Study Leave applications for 2024 have closed.  Do get in touch with the Rev'd Dwayne Engh by the end of February 2024 to allow sufficient time to meet with him to plan and prepare your application for submission by May 2025 for a Sabbatical or Study Leave in 2025.  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 and Study Leave applications for 2024 have closed.  Do get in touch with the Rev'd Dwayne Engh by the end of February 2024 to allow sufficient time to meet with him to plan and prepare your application for submission by May 2025 for a Sabbatical or Study Leave in 2025. 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 2023 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 to The Revd Dwayne Engh 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)

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Dear Friends

I am happy to write that Bishop Alastair has commended me to the post of Chaplain to the Retired Clergy within the Diocese, assisted by my wife Rachel Mookerji. The Bishop is very keen to see that all the Retired Clergy are given all help, care and support particularly in their time of need, realizing how much time and effort they give to maintain the much cherished parish ministry within the Diocese. Our personal initiative will be to maintain the relationship with each other and to this end importantly praying and where necessary visiting them.

 

I am grateful my predeccessors have already established the link between the local Retired Clergy and the Retirement Officers so called the Deanery Representatives. We will continue with the tradition of an annual phone call to each one knowing how valuable this could prove pastorally for all of us. However, we believe the Pastoral Care of the Retired Clergy is of course primarily the responsibility of the local Parish Priest, and where necessary they would contact wither their Deanery Representatives, or us directly for any specialist care and support, and if any particular need arising we would then liaise with the Bishop.

 

We have been in the Diocese for over 30 years, and now happily retired and live in the Parish of Church Gresley in Repton Deanery. Our journey to this diocese began in the year 1985, when I served my title at the Parish Church St Lawrence, Heanor, and then moved to St James, Codnor, my first incumbency; in the same deanery stretching over 17 years; and which laid a firm foundation to our life and ministry in this country. We finally retired from the Parish Church of St Marks Winshill, in the Repton Deanery after having served the parish for over 13 years. It has been a priviledge to serve this diocese and now commended by the Bishop to serve the Retired Clergy in the diocese.

We have two sons Michael (Jr) married to Bryony and they have a daughter called Elsa and live in Norway, Noel married to Nathalie and have two children Noah and Yasmin, and live in London. by God'd grace they are all doing well in their respective families, and we all have a happy family bond. 

We now joyfully look forward to serving our Retired Clergy friends within the diocese, and take this opportunity to wish you all a blessed year 2016, and may God bless is all richly with good health and happiness. 

Regards

Revd Michael Mookerji

michael.mookerji@live.co.uk

01283 335582

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Role descriptions were introduced into the diocese to complement and inform Ministerial Development Reviews (MDR), and are a requirement of the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009.

The following documents will help you write a role description which you are advised to develop after you have been in post for six months, and when you have met with your Archdeacon at the six month review point:

How to write a Role Description

Role Description Template Curate

Role Description Template Incumbent

Role Description Worked Example

Should you have any questions or queries regarding the development of your role description please contact Mandy Roberts at Derby Church House: 01332 388650, mandy.roberts@derby.anglican.org

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Ministerial Development Review (MDR) 

A message from Bishop Libby.

MDR is an important part of my care for and responsibility for all licensed clergy in the Diocese. During lockdown we took the decision to suspend MDR to ease the burden upon clergy and to enable people to focus on those things that were essential within their family, church, and community. Since emerging from the pandemic, we have taken the opportunity to review our MDR process. I am grateful for your patience while a new process has been developed, and I am grateful to colleagues who have agreed to support delivery. 

My prayer is that our new process is both constructive and caring. Its intent is to help you to thrive in your ministry and to work effectively together with lay and ordained colleagues with ‘generous faith, courageous hope, and life-giving love’ as we seek to ‘transform lives, growing church and building community’ for the kingdom of God. 

The MDR scheme is co-ordinated by the Ordained Vocations Officer Ben Griffiths and administered by Julie Fowler at the Parish Support Office at Church House. Email: MDRadmin@derby.anglican.org

The documentation you will need to complete your MDR along with guides to help you through the process can be found below.

MDR User Guide

Form 1 - Critical Friend's Feedback

Form 2 - Personal reflection

Form 3 - Summary note 

Form 4 - Learning and development goals

Form 5 - Interim review summary

MDR Reviewers guide April 2023


See also: Role Descriptions

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