The Ministry Team
The Bishop, the Suffragan Bishop, the Suffragan Bishop's Chaplain and Personal Assistant, the Director
of Training, and the Diocesan Director of Ordinands form the Ministry Team,
which meets several times a year to co-ordinate and support all who carry
major responsibilities at the diocesan level for ministry, vocations and
training.
Diocesan Director of Ordinands (DDO): The Revd William Gulliford
The heart of the work of the DDO is to act for the Bishop on the assessment
of postulants for Holy Orders and to provide oversight of the candidates
during their training. The principal duties of the DDO include:
- interviewing all postulants (and spouses)
- advising the bishops on suitability of postulants for ordination
- preparing postulants for selection conference, and debriefing with
them afterwards
- overseeing candidates in training for ordination
- advising the bishops on appropriate first title posts for new ordinands.
The DDO is a half-time position, based in London. Postal contact via the Diocesan
Office
E: william.gulliford@europe.c-of-e.org.uk
Director of Training:
The Revd Ulla Monberg
The heart of the work of the Director of Training is to support training
programmes for laity and the recently ordained, and to advise the bishops
on matters related to Continuing Ministerial Education. The principal duties
include:
- framing programmes of training for Readers
- supervising those in training for reader or other lay ministry
- framing programmes for Post Ordination Training (POT)
- advising the bishops on Continuing Ministerial Education (CME) for
clergy and licensed Readers.
The Director of Training is a three-quarter time position, based in Continental Europe.
Contact information for Ulla Monberg is as follows:
Borgmester Jensens Alle 9, 2th, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
T: +45 35 2606 60
E: ullamonberg@msn.com
Ministry Team Administration: Margaret Jeffery
This part-time post provides administrative support to the DDO, the Director of Training and limited support to the Warden of Readers.
Contact at the Diocesan Office.
E: margaret.jeffery@europe.c-of-e.org.uk
The Warden of Readers:
The Rt Revd David Hamid
The Warden of Readers is appointed by the Bishop to have overall responsibility
and oversight for the ministry of readers in the diocese.
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Auxiliary Support for Vocations and Ministry
Other key individuals are appointed by the Bishop to assist, in an
honorary capacity, the members of the Ministry Team in its tasks.
(a) Examining Chaplains
Appointed to give specialised advice to the DDO and the bishops in the
assessment of postulants for Holy Orders.
- The Revd Dr John Muddiman
- The Revd Deacon Dr Christine Hall
- The Revd Ulla Monberg
- The Revd Canon Mark Oakley
(b) Assistant Directors of Ordinands/Diocesan Reader Selectors
Appointed to assist the DDO in the assessment of postulants for Holy
Orders, and to assist the Warden of Readers in the assessment of candidates
for Reader Ministry.
- The Revd Canon Jonathan Boardman
- The Revd Canon Debbie Flach
- The Revd Canon Michael Bullock OGS
- The Revd Robin Stockitt
- The Revd Barbara Moss
- The Revd Canon Dr Robert Innes
- The Revd Canon Michael Roberts
- The Revd Canon Malcolm Bradshaw
- The Revd Canon Hugh Broad (with special responsibility for C4 faculties)
(c) Vocation Advisors
Appointed to liaise with chaplains in encouraging vocations to ministry,
whether lay, religious or ordained.
- The Revd Canon Ray Jones - Ypres
- Dr Rosemary Selle - Heidelberg
- Ms Sonia Taylor - St George's Paris
- The Revd Peter Potter - Berne
- The Revd Geoffrey Johnston - Nerja
(d) Advisor for Women's Ministry
Appointed to support women clergy of the diocese through prayer, counsel,
advocacy and other appropriate ways.
The Reverend Adèle Kelham
The Anglican (Episcopal) Church of Lausanne, Avenue de l'Eglise
Anglaise, Case Postale 70, CH 1000 Lausanne 6, Switzerland
T: +41 21 312 6563
E: kelham@bluewin.ch
(E) Moderator for Reader Training
Appointed to work with the Church of England programme of moderation for reader training, to ensure consistency and high standards throughout the Church.
Dr Colin Brown (contact via Diocesan Office)
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