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Ministry, Vocations and Training

The Ministry Team

The Bishop, the Suffragan Bishop, the Suffragan Bishop's PA, 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 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 for Post Ordination Training (POT)
  • framing programmes of training for Readers
  • supervising those in training for reader or other lay ministry
  • advising the bishops on Continuing Ministerial Education (CME) for clergy and licensed Readers.

The Director of Training is 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

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.

Reader Ministry in the Church of England

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 Deacon Christine Hall
  • The Revd Ulla Monberg
  • The Revd Dr John Muddiman
  • The Revd Brian Richards

(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 Michael Bullock OGS
  • The Revd Canon Debbie Flach
  • The Revd Robin Stockitt
(c) Vocation Advisors

Appointed to liaise with chaplains in encouraging vocations to ministry, whether lay, religious or ordained.

  • The Revd Canon Hugh Broad - Mojácar
  • The Revd Mike French - Geneva
  • The Revd Canon Ray Jones - Ypres
  • Dr Rosemary Selle - Heidelberg
  • Ms Sonia Taylor - St George's Paris

(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


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