Clergy Wellbeing Index
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“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 hopefully find resources here 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.
Get in touch
These pages are constantly under review, so that we may all receive assistance and appropriate advice in a quickly changing ministerial environment.
We welcome your feedback. If there is information missing from these pages that you or others may find helpful, please contact and let us know: julie.fowler@derby.anglican.org | 01332 278172.
The Clergy Wellbeing Advisory Team
January 2024
Listed below are policies that are applicable to all clergy within the Diocese of Derby. The list below is not exhaustive and is in the process of being updated. If there is anything that you need that you so not see below then please contact Jackie Croft at jackie.croft@derby.anglican.org or telephone her on 07799 644589.
The capability and grievance procedure, applicable to clergy on common tenure may be found by clicking on the following links: Capability procedure. Grievance procedure.
If you have any query in relation to the Parsonages Handbook please contact Nigel Sherratt at nigel.sherratt@derby.anglican.org
| File | File size | Last Modified |
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 Senior-Staff-Review-SSR.pdf |
480 Kb | 20/04/10 16:48 |
| Supplement-to-Form-A.pdf |
58 Kb | 20/04/10 16:53 |
| MDR-Introduction-intro.pdf |
295 Kb | 20/04/10 17:03 |
 Senior Staff Review SSR.doc |
815 Kb | 14/05/10 09:54 |
| Supplement to Form A. doc |
177 Kb | 17/05/10 08:37 |
| Introduction to MDR |
286 Kb | 13/07/10 14:21 |
| Peer-Assisted-Review.doc |
848 Kb | 13/07/10 14:23 |
| Alastair's Theological Preface |
46 Kb | 07/04/11 09:25 |
| Guidelines for Payments from the MDR Outcomes Support Fund (March 2012) |
25 Kb | 15/03/12 14:27 |
| Bishop's List of PAR Reviewers (updated Jan 2013) |
88 Kb | 24/01/13 13:33 |
Welcome to the Clergy Support area of the website. It is very much work in progress and so please visit it again to see what has been updated. If you have any query about any of the clergy support contents please contact the relevant page owner.
If you have a general enquiry or would like us to add anything to this area of the web-site please contact Jackie Croft, Diocesan HR Adviser at jackie.croft@derby.anglican.org or telephone her on 07799 644589.
