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1 Diocese of Canterbury archdeacons visitation news Spring issue 14 Welcome! Sheila Watson, Archdeacon of Canterbury writes... The world our parents knew is not the world we live in today; nor is our world any sure guide to the way in which our children will live and love and work, according to Charles Handy. Churchwardens have a demanding role in any circumstances, but in a world that does not stand still perhaps the most demanding of all is helping the Church to move forward in a context that does not enjoy the old certainties and where belief in God for many seems tangential. Churchwardens are often properly seen as the guardians of tradition. As new vicars come and go, the churchwardens bear witness to the tradition that has sustained the Church over past decades. The way you undertake these duties of care for our churchyards and church buildings is enormously valued. They are our shop window for pilgrim, community member and casual visitor alike. Archdeacons Visitation News provides an opportunity to say a heartfelt thank you alongside providing current information and sources of help for the coming year. Yet these traditions are of limited value if they cannot be reapplied in imaginative ways Philip Down Archdeacon of Ashford Sheila Watson Archdeacon of Canterbury to new circumstances. The old adage If it ain t broke, don t fix it has always struck me as deeply misleading. There are many things which may not be broken, but which could be improved or benefit from preventative medicine. One of the joys of the churchwardens events over the last year has been the buzz and energy around workshops on mission and on how we begin to create churches where children and young people are an integral part of our communities, as well as those on more nuts and bolts issues. Whether you are a new churchwarden or highly experienced, there is more food for the journey in the events for churchwardens over the coming year, as well as in the current Lent Course, the Easter Monday Youth Pilgrimage, the Gathering and the Nine Days of Prayer leading up to Pentecost. Do look out for these. Amid it all, we continue to discover the strength we can draw from one another by sharing our stories and praying together. We look forward to working with you in the coming year, rejoicing that when two or three are gathered together, Christ is there with us. Stephen Taylor Archdeacon of Maidstone Bishop Trevor writes... The annual production of Archdeacons Visitation News gives me a welcome opportunity simply to say thank you. Thank you to the people of God in the diocese for all that you are doing to respond to being the Church of Jesus Christ in an ever-changing world. Thank you to the churchwardens who carry much of the day-to-day responsibility, not only for the structure of the Church but more importantly for its life and service and witness to others. Thank you to our archdeacons and all who, together with them, help us to be that church called to proclaim afresh the faith of Jesus Christ in our own generation. But thank yous also lead to challenge. As a diocese we have committed ourselves to a vision in which, under God, we will: seek to grow His Church both numerically and spiritually re-imagine the ministry necessary to equip us for growth and discipleship reach out into our wider communities and build life-giving partnerships. But visions have to be translated into actions: actions that can be measured, actions that can help us to see what progress we are making in response to the great Epiphany challenge to show God in all that we do, in all that we are, that the world might believe. Thank yous and challenges must surely always be undergirded by prayers. That daily opening of ourselves to the very presence of God in grace, mercy and peace. Be assured, therefore, that as you face the challenge of the future, you do so supported by my heartfelt, even though inadequate, prayers. With my blessing +Trevor Produced and printed by We are very grateful to Ecclesiastical for its help in producing this newsletter at no cost to the diocese. We would like to express our sincere thanks to Allchurches Trust for its grant of 114,895 in 2014, which greatly benefits the mission of this diocese.

2 Archdeacons Visitation dates for 2015 Churchwardens and others are invited to attend these services for prayer, worship and the formal admission of churchwardens. The visitations will be held at 7.30pm on the following dates: Canterbury Archdeaconry: Tuesday 5 May Canterbury Cathedral Maidstone Archdeaconry: Wednesday 6 May, Holy Trinity, Milton Regis & Thursday 7 May, All Saints, Maidstone Ashford Archdeaconry: Tuesday 12 May, Canterbury Cathedral Anyone who cannot attend their specific archdeaconry date is welcome to attend the alternative dates. Training opportunities Training for new churchwardens within a social event will happen again on the following dates: Ashford Archdeaconry: Thursday 18 June from pm (supper included) at St Luke s, Hawkinge Canterbury Archdeaconry: Sunday 7 June from pm (lunch included) at the Archdeaconry, Canterbury Maidstone Archdeaconry: Monday 15 June from pm at the Archdeaconry, Maidstone New faculty registration training Archdeacons will host training in the autumn for all churchwardens to learn about the vital new changes to faculty legislation with Richard Morrice, Chair of the Diocesan Advisory Council (DAC) and Ian Dodd, Secretary to the DAC: Ashford Archdeaconry: Wednesday 21 October from 7 9pm St Luke s, Hawkinge Canterbury Archdeaconry: Monday 26 October 7 9pm St Paul s, Canterbury Maidstone Archdeaconry: Tuesday 3 November 7 9pm Venue to be advised From the Diocesan Secretary... In early 2014, the report From Anecdote to Evidence was published by the Church of England. It was the culmination of two years of work on the Church Growth Research Programme and gave fascinating insights into the drivers of both growth and decline. These strands have been picked up at many different levels throughout the diocese as we seek to: grow the Church numerically and spiritually re-imagine ministry build partnerships that enrich communities. While many of our churches face everincreasing financial burdens and numbers attending traditional forms of worship wane, it is easy to become dispirited. But there is significant evidence that we as a Church engage with our communities differently and this is changing people s lives. Our Diocesan Synods, over the past two years, have been opened up to visitors and we have been able to see for ourselves the evidence for this. Our diocesan communications too are full of the shared stories that point to improving spiritual health in certain quarters. As Chair of the Board of Finance, I am responsible for the conduct of the financial affairs of the diocese and answer to Archbishop s Council and Diocesan Synod for this purpose. Council looks to its Finance and Assets Committee for sound advice in determining financial policy that in turn is worked out by our Diocesan Secretary, Finance Director and their teams. This committee is drawn from clergy and laity alike and all bring valuable experience from their roles in their deaneries and parishes. The financial challenges have been with us for some time, and we often hear that declining finances are driven by the consequences of the numerical decline and ageing of our traditional congregations. The committee is firmly of the view that the only way we can bring overarching solutions The gospel of Jesus Christ is still as relevant in our society today, if not more so. There is a huge spiritual hunger in our communities and we have to find a way of doing that together. Never should we be tempted to go it alone; there is a gifted and able team at Diocesan House who are ready and willing to support every church in its missional needs. There are many issues that surface which threaten the trust and standing that society places upon us. At the time of writing, the safeguarding failings of so many institutions are predominant and the Church is not immune from these. But together we are on a journey of mutual support and I look forward to working with you all to build an effective Christian witness to our diocese. Julian Hills Diocesan Secretary From the Resources, Management and Compliance Framework to our financial issues is to concentrate on our key diocesan objectives. It is precisely because of our past failures to share the gospel news and bring others into our worshipping communities that we face these financial problems. But we are seeing growth and spiritual development in new and exciting ways. So as we see fruit, we are encouraged to remain committed to our aims and we do understand that there may have to be changes and losses along the way. Instead of using the language of cuts and decline, we have to talk about investment and resource if we are to see our mission and ministry flourish. Ray Harris Chair of Frameworks for Resource, Management and Compliance

3 Church Insurance Made Simple We ve been talking to you, our customers, over the last year to find out how we can help make it easier for you to understand your insurance cover. Thanks to what you have told us, we have now developed a new series of Made Simple documents to help you with key topics where you wanted straightforward, easy-to-follow, advice. The new guides are available to read or download from our website. Each provides a simple summary of a topic together with links to web pages and other documents that include moredetailed information. For those of you looking after your church insurance, we now have a simple guide to administering your policy. This includes help and advice on paying premiums and ways you might save money, including interest-free direct debits or increasing the excess on your policy (the amount you pay if there is a claim). It also explains when you need to tell us about changes or activities at your church. In addition we have also produced the following Made Simple guides: Church Buildings an explanation of the insurance issues related to church buildings such as ensuring you have fire risk assessments and avoiding slips, trips and falls. People in Church Premises looking at health and safety and other matters to consider to help keep regular visitors to your buildings safe. Events from fundraising to Christmas services, a summary of what you need to know and when you need to tell us about events at your church. Community outreach churches increasingly offer services such as night shelters here we summarise the main topics and what you need to consider with your outreach activities. The Made Simple guides reflect our desire to make sure that churches understand what is covered by their insurance and what is not. Plus we hope they will help to encourage churches to take simple steps to mitigate possible risks. The guides supplement the wide range of content we have on our Church Matters website. If you have any feedback on the new guides or ideas for topics we might cover, why not us at churches@ecclesiastical.com with your thoughts? All the new guides can be found at National Crime Helpline for Churches The Church Buildings Council has set up a national crime helpline for churches to use after a theft. Once a theft is reported it will trigger an alert to auctions houses, museums and crime prevention agencies which is a fast, effective way of preventing the sale and permanent loss of treasures. Both the Church Buildings Council and Ecclesiastical are keen that we can all enjoy the many treasures and artworks in churches. But, while the fear of crime is greater than the reality there is no room for complacency and we encourage churches to take simple security measures to protect their church contents such as marking metal items with SmartWater (see overleaf). To report the loss of a treasure or artwork from your church contact the Church Crime Alert team on , or churchcrimealert@churchofengland. org. Visit churchsecurity for more information on keeping your church secure. Top Tip... If you feel your church should normally be kept locked, you might like to consider making the key available to visitors. You could ask a local shop, Post Office or garage to safeguard the keys and take details of those visitors who wish to use them. Information about where to obtain the keys can be displayed in the porch area or on the church notice board.

4 Top Tip... SmartWater can be used on other items in addition to lead roofing make sure you mark all church owned metals including memorial plaques as well as other valuables you may have inside your church such as silver, altar ware and valuable portable furnishings. Case Study Man jailed for melting stolen lead An Abergavenny man has been jailed after being caught with 3,700 of stolen SmartWater-marked lead from a church roof. Jonathan Vaughn, 35, was caught after police received an anonymous call to say he was melting lead in his garden in St Llanfoist. When officers recovered the lead it was found to be marked with SmartWater traceable liquid. Subsequent analysis identified the lead as having come from St Mary s Church roof in Abergavenny. At Cwmbran Magistrates Court, Vaughn admitted a charge of handling stolen goods. He was sentenced to four months for the offence and 113 days for a previous offence of assault after magistrates activated a suspended sentence. Mr Vaughn stated he had bought the lead to melt for Christmas money and refused to say where he d bought it from. The Ongoing Fight against Metal Thieves Ecclesiastical has led a concerted effort in recent years to make churches less-attractive targets for thieves by working with the Church of England, parliament and other interested parties to tighten up the law on scrap metal dealing and increase building security. While we have seen a reduction in recorded theft of lead roofing, it is important that we remain vigilant as metal theft has not gone away. This is one of the reasons why Ecclesiastical is continuing its proactive work with SmartWater and the police to target metal thieves. We also continue to encourage the use of other security products such as roof alarms to protect churches. One key aspect of the ongoing fight against metal thieves has been to target the scrap metal and recycling industries in order to make it more difficult for thieves to sell on stolen goods. In the last 5 years, our partners at SmartWater have made over 1,150 visits to scrap yards accompanied by regional police forces in proactive Days of Action to search for SmartWater-marked metals. The purpose of these visits is to remind scrap dealers that they face being arrested and convicted of handling stolen goods if they buy SmartWater-marked metals. If scrap dealers COVER UPDATE are checking for SmartWater and refusing to buy anything marked with it then thieves will quickly learn there is no point in stealing it in the first place. For this reason, it is very important that you continue to display SmartWater deterrent signs around your church. These should be placed in highly visible locations where would-be thieves are most likely to see them. If you require new signage then please call SmartWater on Remember, you will not be covered for metal theft or any subsequent damage as a result of theft or attempted theft of metal unless you have applied SmartWater (or an alternative forensic marker approved by us), displayed the signage, and registered the product. A number of helpful crime prevention tips including information about SmartWater and roof alarms can be found on the Ecclesiastical website at We have recently increased the maximum you may claim for theft of external metal for more information see your next policy renewal pack. We are also now able to provide cover for metal theft when scaffolding is erected subject to certain conditions. For more information, visit or call

5 Allchurches Trust aims to raise giving to record levels This January, insurer Ecclesiastical announced it had donated over 23m in 2014 to its charitable owner Allchurches Trust (ATL), a huge sum by any standard. But what is ATL and how does it use its resources to promote the Christian faith? Case Study St Giles Dell Centre, Ashtead, Surrey Ashtead is about 15 miles from London, close to the M25 motorway. Faced with an old wooden church hall now well past its sell by date, members of the congregation have set about fundraising for new facilities. Designs for the new Dell Centre include meeting rooms, a professional kitchen and a host of other facilities which the congregation envisage being used by the whole community. Pre- and afterschool clubs, social gatherings, fitness, dance and art classes are all on their agenda, alongside mentoring job seekers, community support and activities for the elderly. The charity, founded in 1972, is chaired by Sir Philip Mawer, former Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and previously Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England. A career public servant, he remains closely involved with the work of the Church and its clergy. According to Sir Philip, ATL s role is to support churches and other worthy causes linked to the Christian faith through a programme of financial grants. Over the last decade, it has donated over 75m to projects as diverse as church building refurbishments and repairs, creating new facilities for people in need even helping Anglicans in New Zealand establish a temporary cathedral following the devastating Christchurch earthquake. In 2014 alone, ATL distributed grants of 9.7m, which went to a wide range of churches, dioceses and cathedrals throughout the British Isles. ATL s mission is to promote and support the Christian religion, Sir Philip explains. In broad terms, it does this by contributing financially to charitable organisations and churches. Every month, we receive over 100 applications for grants, which are considered carefully by our trustees. Although the majority of our support goes to the Church of England, grants are also made in response to applications from ecumenical partner churches, church schools and charities. We particularly welcome applications from less well-off parishes and for projects which will benefit mission and help local communities. Grants to parishes from ATL range in size depending on the scale of the project to be undertaken. The prospects for ATL s activities are very positive based on Ecclesiastical s commitment to donate 50m during This is a hugely commendable ambition, Sir Philip notes. What this means is that, given Ecclesiastical s solid financial performance and favourable conditions in the insurance market, we hope to be able to increase our giving to the Church to record levels over the coming three years. For more information or to apply for a grant, visit ATL s website at where full details are available. Case Study St Aidan s Church, Stobhill, Morpeth St Aidan s is a modern church located in a deprived area on the outskirts of the market town of Morpeth, Northumberland. With an outdated hall, the church was desperately in need of more community space. An exciting project was devised, resulting in the sale of the old church hall and the proceeds funding an extension to the church for community use. The new building will house a crèche, holiday clubs, a luncheon club and meeting rooms, and it can also be used to provide extra seating capacity for larger services, concerts and other events in the church.

6 Keeping up to date WIN an ipad Home insurance prize draw Just call us for a quote or let us have your home insurance renewal date and we will enter you into a prize draw to win an ipad for you or your church. You can enter the draw by calling and quote IPAD15 or go on line at Top Tip... If you are planning to support your community, for example, through providing a night shelter, food bank or parish nursing, there are important regulatory issues you need to be aware of. We can help you with free advice to make sure you comply with the regulatory requirements. We hope you are familiar with our Church Matters website which has a wide range of information, guidance and tools you can use to help you look after your church. All our risk management guidance notes are collected together and sorted into the key categories of security, health and safety, fire, and storms and bad weather. Many customers also now get updates by just let us have your address if you, too, would like to be updated in this way. For further information: Our website: Customer services: call or churches@ecclesiastical.com Claims: Did you know? call (24-hour service) or faithclaims@ecclesiastical.com Our customer service lines are normally open Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, except for bank holidays. However, claims can be registered at any time during the day or night. Here we highlight two features of your Parishguard policy that you may not be aware of. Consequential loss Consequential loss cover is included in your Parishguard policy to help offset loss of income if your church has to close for repairs following insured damage that Ecclesiastical is covering under the Property section of your Parishguard policy. You may be able to claim up to 100,000 over a four-year period for loss of income from your normal church activities, such as service collections, income from hirers not being able to use the building and costs such as hiring alternate premises. Independent Financial Advice Do you need help with your finances? Ecclesiastical Financial Advisory Services can offer you totally independent financial advice on investments, retirement and protection. They can also help parishes who have funds to invest with their investment strategy. Please note, the value of investments can fall as well as rise and past performance is not a guide to future performance. For more information call: or getadvice@ecclesiastical.com Money cover The prospect of having money stolen by a church official or a volunteer is never an easy one for a church to contemplate, but sadly this is a risk that needs to be addressed. In the last year there have been a number of court cases involving theft from church funds. For example, in 2014, a deputy church treasurer in the Wirral was found guilty of systematically stealing collection money for over a decade, amounting to almost 20,000. The good news is that our Parishguard policy offers some protection against the risk of misappropriation. However, in order to meet the conditions of the policy and ensure that a claim can be defended, you will need to provide specific information and make certain that important checks are carried out. For example, regular reconciliations should be carried out of bank statements, cash-inhand and petty cash, and these checks should be conducted by someone not usually responsible for money, so that thefts cannot be concealed during the reconciliation. Our website has more information about how to limit the risk of internal fraud.

7 The Local Church Development Framework writes: DnA: Releasing all the ministry you can get your hands on! We look to local church communities and we see gifted groups of people. We see people doing a plethora of tasks and performing a multitude of ministries. We see church families working together with Christ at their hearts to grow their churches and seek the Kingdom of God. We ask ourselves, how can we help these deaneries and parishes? How can we help them release more ministry, work more collaboratively, grow their churches and deepen their lives as disciples? Our task is to listen to the contextual hungers of the parishes and deaneries of the Canterbury Diocese and help find appropriate resources to equip them for their journey with God. We are DnA, the Development and Accompanying team, and we are uniquely placed to perform this task. DnA is a group initiated by the LCD Framework in 2014 to be a cross-framework team of diocesan staff, clergy and lay people with the purpose of working towards the diocesan objectives by resourcing deaneries in line with their ministry and mission priorities. The support the DnA offers local parishes, benefices and deaneries can be broken down into four key areas: change facilitation, developmental The Communities and Partnerships Framework writes: Food is often at the heart of the Church s mission, as by eating in fellowship with one another we learn about one another, and share in celebrating the earth s bounty. Food is more often than not at the heart of the wide portfolio of the Communities and Partnerships Framework. In 2015 our work will include: 1) The Food Bank Plus network the two partnership development workers that are part of the diocese s partnership with the Church Urban Fund are developing their work with community hubs and the work of food banks, which are being supported by the diocese, as the number of people accessing food banks continues to grow; 2) Pilgrimage we continue to develop further the work on visitor ministry and spiritual tourism as the diocese pioneers its model of partnership working in the Green Pilgrimage Network Canterbury Partnership for the Green Pilgrimage Network (Global). This is an opportunity for churches to engage with local and international visitors and reflect on their spiritual journey; courses, bespoke training and opportunities to network. From vision days, which help discern directions for change, to ALM and missionshaped ministry courses, to church officer networking events etc, DnA offers a variety of training and events both for individuals or larger groups and whole churches to participate in. Essentially, DnA works with three values underpinning all its work: listening, collaboration and local. With these values at its heart, the Development and Accompanying team seeks to release and grow the potential that the gifted people the Diocese of Canterbury offer and in doing so release and grow all the ministry there is to offer. To find out more about the work the DnA team undertakes, visit the diocesan website and hover over For Churches and below Church Support click on Development and Accompanying. If you think the DnA team could help support your deanery or parish in any way, don t hesitate to get in touch with us. Contact Holly Adams, the new Training and Events Coordinator, on hadams@diocant.org Holly Adams Local Church Development Framework 3) The environment at the November 2014 Diocesan Synod, the Framework initiated the process of revising the diocese s response to the many challenges and opportunities linked with our individual, church, community and society responses to the whole environmental agenda. During 2015, we will be working across the diocese geographically and at all levels to look and develop ways in which we can respond. These are only three areas among the wider spectrum of work that Communities and Partnerships undertake. To explore our work further and how the Framework can help and resource parishes and the communities they serve, more information can be found on the diocesan website under working with communities in the For Churches section. Caroline Pinchbeck Director, Communities and Partnerships Framework The Stewardship Department writes: Food for the Journey... Food for the journey was the title of this year s Lent Course. When Bishop Trevor summarised the course, he wrote that we had been invited to deepen our experience of Christ through the study of John, chapter 21 and asked us how Jesus invited us to see, eat, love and follow him... nourishing us for our day-to-day lives so we might nourish others. As Christians, we all want to share God s love and help nourish others through worship, prayer, mission and outreach. As part of this mission and outreach, we might want to set up drop-in centres during the week, run Alpha courses with hospitality, have crèches available during church services etc., but these kinds of projects require resources that in turn often require money. Within the Stewardship Department we can offer help and advice in trying to secure this finance. We can advise if capital fundraising is needed to provide appropriate accommodation for projects by offering lists of approachable grant-making trusts and guidance in best practice when applying for grants. Or it may be that your church has usable space, but no spare money to pay for hospitality, literature, equipment etc. This could be a good time to run a stewardship campaign, reminding ourselves of God s generosity to us and our responsibility to use His gifts wisely, caring not only for our churches and their ministry, but also using our time, our talents and our money to help spread His message across our wider community. If you think we may be able to help your church then please contact the Stewardship Advisers at Diocesan House for a chat and more information. Jenny Hunt Stewardship Adviser

8 Children, Schools and Young People s (CSY) Framework writes: As we seek to respond to a changing context, culture and attitudes, in our minds and hearts we reflect sensitively and habitually on how we view and relate to children and young people, our fellow pilgrims, through relationships in schools, families and churches. The vision and activity of our framework is focused firmly on deepening these relationships and nourishing those we support and walk alongside. It is important to articulate and connect both our strategy and our theology; through this we seek to fulfil the ambition of developing spiritual capital, tackling social and cultural segregation and engaging children and young people in an inspiring message of hope. Through schools, we strive to promote distinctive, inclusive communities of learning, underpinned by Christian values sourced in the Gospel narrative; a recent, leading-edge element of this approach has been the development of Aquila, the Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust. Moreover, we wish to ensure that all Church of England schools are at the forefront of educational research and enquiry, an objective enhanced and inspired through our close partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University. Yet much of this vision depends on a change in the perception of children and young people, particularly regarding how accessible church is for them. While it is undeniable that the importance of ministry with children and young people is enjoying a growing momentum, it brings a distinct challenge. How and where do our children find opportunities to worship? An exploration of the fields of children s spirituality, faith formation theory and generational theory has helped to frame a new approach to this conversation, which we are calling the Whole Church idea. Whole Church is an attempt to change the conversation about how we view the children and young people in our midst. Are we still expecting to give them knowledge about God, at the expense of helping them to know God? Whole Church is distinguished by two characteristics: recognising all ages as fellow pilgrims, and working intentionally towards becoming intergenerational communities that enable individual transformation. The first challenges us to be critical about what we expect our youth and children s programmes to achieve it is simply not possible to teach someone to be a Christian. It is only through a shared journey, encouraging mutual learning and discovery, that we grow in faith as disciples. Hence fellow pilgrims, not empty vessels. But that journey needs to be shared across generations. Our individual encounter with God is the start of our faith formation process, and telling the story of that encounter is the next step. The second challenge lies in encouraging the sharing and reflecting of those stories within the safety of community. In each of our diverse expressions across this diocese, are we able to embrace the challenge to change how we perceive children and young people? Quentin Roper and Murray Wilkinson Children, Schools and Young People s (CSY) Framework Licensed Ministries Framework writes: This year, the Licensed Ministries Framework (LMF) has developed supervision training groups for incumbents. These groups are led by trained facilitators and offer an opportunity for priests to share ministry issues, receive feedback in the form of incisive questions, and identify actions to develop themselves as ministers and their ministry. The numbers of incumbents who have taken advantage of these groups is very encouraging and further groups will be offered in The new appointment of part-time Co-Wardens of Readers Nigel Collins and Donald Lawton has strengthened our Reader training and development programmes. Nigel is Team Leader of a Fresh Expressions work in Dover called Crosslinks, and Donald is Incumbent of the High Downs Benefice; both have significant experience developing Reader ministry. Joss Walker was another new appointee in 2014 as Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Vocations Officer. Formerly Vicar of St Martin s, Maidstone, Joss leads a capable and energetic team of Assistant DDOs and Vocations Advisers in the diocese. Joss and the team are supported by the PA to the DDO/VO, the hard-working and cheerful Jacquie Town, while Marianne Hambrook, the Framework Administrator, does a superb job keeping all the processes running smoothly, especially the Ministerial Development Review and Continuing Ministerial Development in conjunction with the Ministry Development Officer, Neville Emslie. The curates ordained deacon in Canterbury in 2014 are among the first in the Church of England to embark upon the new Common Awards courses in their IME Phase 2. These are validated by the University of Durham and administered locally by SEITE, and we are working in partnership with the Dioceses of Rochester and Chichester to deliver them. The Canterbury Director, Nick Papadopulos, has introduced a new system of Assessment of Curacy to support and monitor the newly ordained in their early years of ministry. 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