Regional Resource People
Please find below regional church educators who are available for training outside their 'patches'. Please feel free to contact them directly.
The Revd Canon Vanessa Herrick
Director of Ministry & Vocation and Director of Ordinands for the Diocese of Ely
01353 662909
vanessa.herrick@ely.anglican.org
Canon Vanessa Herrick would be willing to teach and/or facilitate work in the area of vocation and for those with responsibility for training curates/assistant ministers. She also has previous experience in teaching aspects of pastoral theology and in leading quiet days and retreats
Director of Ministry & Vocation and Director of Ordinands for the Diocese of Ely
01353 662909
vanessa.herrick@ely.anglican.org
Canon Vanessa Herrick would be willing to teach and/or facilitate work in the area of vocation and for those with responsibility for training curates/assistant ministers. She also has previous experience in teaching aspects of pastoral theology and in leading quiet days and retreats
Revd Peter Ball
Training and Church Development Officer - Eastern Synod Office (United Reformed Church)
01223 830770
eastern.tdo@urc.org.uk
I was born in Tiptree, Essex and after education became a shoe-maker, repairer and saddler. This led to the running of my own business before training for ministry at Westminster College Cambridge. Since then I served pastorates at Sawston and Lt Abington in Cambridgeshire and St John's Ipswich before taking up my current role. I have also been covenor of the URC's Life and Witness Committee, serve on the National Mission Committee and I am part of the Joint National Rural Strategy Group for the URC/Methodist churches. I have experience in areas of chaplaincy to the dying and elderly and been involved in producing matrials around death and dying.
Married to Catherine, who is also a URC minister with two sons, I am a Freeman of Colchester, Essex and enjoy all sport, including being a season ticket holder of Colchester United. Other interests include walking, cooking, eating out, theatre and music.
Training and Church Development Officer - Eastern Synod Office (United Reformed Church)
01223 830770
eastern.tdo@urc.org.uk
I was born in Tiptree, Essex and after education became a shoe-maker, repairer and saddler. This led to the running of my own business before training for ministry at Westminster College Cambridge. Since then I served pastorates at Sawston and Lt Abington in Cambridgeshire and St John's Ipswich before taking up my current role. I have also been covenor of the URC's Life and Witness Committee, serve on the National Mission Committee and I am part of the Joint National Rural Strategy Group for the URC/Methodist churches. I have experience in areas of chaplaincy to the dying and elderly and been involved in producing matrials around death and dying.
Married to Catherine, who is also a URC minister with two sons, I am a Freeman of Colchester, Essex and enjoy all sport, including being a season ticket holder of Colchester United. Other interests include walking, cooking, eating out, theatre and music.
Dr. Jack N. Lawson
District Development Enabler - The Methodist Church, East Anglia District
01953 601964
jacknlawson@btopenworld.com
My doctorate is in Hebrew Language and Scriptures (our Christian Old Testament) and I enjoy working with Church groups (young & old) to help them get a sense of both the playfulness and poignancy of the Hebrew Bible. I also am a trained administrator for the Myers-BriggsType Indicator and enjoy working with ministry teams, church leaders and individuals in their development. I organise the mediation team for the Methodist District and can offer mediation/conflict resolution training to groups and individuals. Finally I have a passion for Christian ethics in everyday life and have led parish weekends for Lay & Ordained people.
District Development Enabler - The Methodist Church, East Anglia District
01953 601964
jacknlawson@btopenworld.com
My doctorate is in Hebrew Language and Scriptures (our Christian Old Testament) and I enjoy working with Church groups (young & old) to help them get a sense of both the playfulness and poignancy of the Hebrew Bible. I also am a trained administrator for the Myers-BriggsType Indicator and enjoy working with ministry teams, church leaders and individuals in their development. I organise the mediation team for the Methodist District and can offer mediation/conflict resolution training to groups and individuals. Finally I have a passion for Christian ethics in everyday life and have led parish weekends for Lay & Ordained people.
Christine (Chris) Worsley (Reverend)
Ministerial and Adult Learning Officer in the Diocese of Ely
01353 652733
christine.worsley@ely.anglican.org
My main areas of work within the Diocese of Ely are in initial training for Licensed Lay Ministers (Readers), Authorised Lay Ministers and Parish Development. I also work in the area of vocational discernment. Since completing my M Phil research which focused on the effectiveness of pastoral care offered through official funeral liturgies, I have continued to be involved in training in the area of bereavement care and funeral ministry with different groups in a variety of contexts. I am also interested in the use of poetry and art in spirituality.
Ministerial and Adult Learning Officer in the Diocese of Ely
01353 652733
christine.worsley@ely.anglican.org
My main areas of work within the Diocese of Ely are in initial training for Licensed Lay Ministers (Readers), Authorised Lay Ministers and Parish Development. I also work in the area of vocational discernment. Since completing my M Phil research which focused on the effectiveness of pastoral care offered through official funeral liturgies, I have continued to be involved in training in the area of bereavement care and funeral ministry with different groups in a variety of contexts. I am also interested in the use of poetry and art in spirituality.
John Proctor
Represents the United Reformed Church on the Enabling Group
01223 741084
jp225@cam.ac.uk
John works at Westminster College in Cambridge, teaching the New Testament to students for ministry, and sharing in training events around the churches. John was ordained in the Church of Scotland in 1981, and served as a parish minister in Glasgow, before coming to Cambridge and joining the United Reformed Church in 1986. He will happily take part in any training events that explore the New Testament and link it to the life of the churches.
Represents the United Reformed Church on the Enabling Group
01223 741084
jp225@cam.ac.uk
John works at Westminster College in Cambridge, teaching the New Testament to students for ministry, and sharing in training events around the churches. John was ordained in the Church of Scotland in 1981, and served as a parish minister in Glasgow, before coming to Cambridge and joining the United Reformed Church in 1986. He will happily take part in any training events that explore the New Testament and link it to the life of the churches.
Dennis Stamps
Director of Ministry - St Albans Diocese
01727 818151
dstamps@stalbans.anglican.org
Dennis is presently Director of Ministry for the diocese of St Albans and Residentiary Canon at the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban. He is also Visiting Research Fellow in New Testament and Ancient Rhetoric at the University of Chichester. Previously he worked in parish ministry in Birmingham. In 1994, he was appointed Director of the West Midlands Ministerial Training Course which is part of the Queen's Foundation, Birmingham. In 2001 he was appointed Dean of the Queen's College and later Acting Principal for the Queen's Foundation. In September 2002 he began his work in St Albans Diocese. He lectures and writes in the area of New Testament studies with a particular interest in St. Paul
Director of Ministry - St Albans Diocese
01727 818151
dstamps@stalbans.anglican.org
Dennis is presently Director of Ministry for the diocese of St Albans and Residentiary Canon at the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban. He is also Visiting Research Fellow in New Testament and Ancient Rhetoric at the University of Chichester. Previously he worked in parish ministry in Birmingham. In 1994, he was appointed Director of the West Midlands Ministerial Training Course which is part of the Queen's Foundation, Birmingham. In 2001 he was appointed Dean of the Queen's College and later Acting Principal for the Queen's Foundation. In September 2002 he began his work in St Albans Diocese. He lectures and writes in the area of New Testament studies with a particular interest in St. Paul