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Church Wardens in the Diocese of St Albans

Materials for the online sessions on 17th September and 8th October 2024

Here are the materials you may find helpful to have for whichever of the two sessions you are attending.

Kensington Area IME2

16th September 2024

Here are the notes for Monday's session on self-management.

New DIY training aid uploaded

8th August 2024

Article A57, How to work with volunteers, has just been uploaded to the Articles index page. This the fourth item in the Articles sub-category of 'DIY training aids'.
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Diocese of St Albans

Materials for 6th July 2024

Here are the notes for Saturday's session on self-care for Curates and Readers.

Latest set of Training Notes explain and promote 'Blob pictures'

10th June 2024

A new set of Training Notes has just been uploaded to the Resources section of this website, covering the use of 'Blob pictures' as a training tool for churches.
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Diocese of Lincoln

Materials for 16th April 2024

Here are the notes for Tuesday's session on managing yourself when you work from home.

New topics published: managing volunteers and leading prayer meetings

9th April 2024

Two new and diverse sets of Training Notes have been published on this website today. TN153 is titled 'How not to manage volunteers' and TN154, 'Prayer sessions that engage'.
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New topics: loss of leadership passion and the use of 'targets'

19th February 2024

New sets of Training Notes on two diverse subjects have been uploaded to this website this month.
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St Paul's Church, Letchworth

Materials for 10th February 2024

Here are the printed notes for our session on your vision and values.

St Thomas', Wilbury

Materials for 27th January 2024

Here is the pdf for the notes for Saturday's training session on being a mission-shaped PCC.

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