We work with leaders, local churches and dioceses in a number of different ways to support mission and evangelism. We also advertise ministry roles at our patronage churches and elsewhere.
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CPAS equips local churches to share the good news of Jesus through training, events and resources for you, your church and your diocese. We also advertise jobs in ministry at our patronage churches and elsewhere. 
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How we help
We work with leaders, local churches and dioceses in a number of different ways to support mission and evangelism. We also advertise ministry roles at our patronage churches and elsewhere.
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Lead On article by Alistair Magowan. If you want to be an effective leader then you need to ask yourself one question. Why should anyone be led by you? Currently involved in a leadership training programme for bishops, Alistair reflects on this very question.
Lead On article by Graham Archer. Macaroni and cheese. Pen and paper. Pins and needles. Leadership and preaching. All go hand in hand, right? Perhaps not. Graham explores how different leadership and preaching actually are and how the two can effectively work together.
Lead On article by John Fisher. In the tricky stages of a leader leaving or stepping down so many things can go wrong. John helps us recognise the importance of planned succession.
Lead On article by John Dunnett. Leadership comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word for ‘route, way, path, direction’. It is about going somewhere, and for those within the Christian tradition, about discerning where God would have us go.
Lead On article by Charles Burgess. Courage can take many forms. In leadership, more often than not, this is the seemingly insignificant things that go unnoticed but together make a big difference.
Lead On article by Claire Pedrick. It's a well-known saying that 'communication is key'. Claire offers some helpful ideas on how to have clear and helpful conversations with those we manage or supervise.
Lead On article by Rachel Treweek. The role of an archdeacon involves oversight. Often that means dealing with the difficult stuff. But regardless of what that involves it is always about relating to people and discerning where God is leading.
Lead On article by John Dunnett. All church leaders will make mistakes at some point. After observing leaders in different contexts, John reflects on common mistakes leaders make in the hope we can avoid some of them.
Lead On article by Nadine Parkinson. Difficult conversations are just that. Difficult. Nadine uses biblical insight and personal experience to give helpful ideas to make these conversations go as well as possible!
Lead On article by Emma Ineson. A four year old can ask over 430 questions a day. But how many do adults ask? For Emma, asking questions is a key leadership skill.