Future development

October 2017 marked a major point in this process when I handed over the running of the UK Church Administrator Network to a new team. I have handed over other responsibilities in patronage work in 2020. This means that I can now prioritise consultancy, training and, increasingly, writing.

I see UCAN taking over much of my consultancy and training too as I reduce my hours somewhat in 2023. The Directors have the same vision for creative church organisation as I do.

But for 2021 onward one key aim is to make my printed output in the Resources section of this website more widely known and used. I plan to continue writing for as many years as I am able.

I see this shift as creating a record of all my life's learning in creative organisation, so I can create a written log for ongoing use. This will include training materials and histories as well as resources that promote God's gifts of administration and 'how-to' guides for its many elements.

I retired from client work at December 2024. I continue to write and have major projects in hand to learn from all I have delivered up until then. 
  

The new UCAN

Here is a recording of a presentation about the future of UCAN given by four of the new Directors at the Cutting Edge conference on 22nd March 2017:

The UCAN vision

UCAN proactively working towards enabling the Church in the UK to

• value the spiritual gifts of administration;
• give due recognition to those who exercise this ministry (changing present perceptions);
• rethink Minister training, UCAN speaking directly to Ministers and senior church leaders.