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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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 Matt Hogg. Starting out as a church leader is never easy. A new place, new responsibilities, new opportunities and new challenges. Matt, CPAS Leadership Enabler, reflects on 11 years as a vicar and what he wished he had known at the start of his time.
Lead On article by Mat Ineson. With many church leaders holding their breath waiting to see what happens this Christmas (will events be smaller or bigger than normal), Mat, CPAS Leadership Enabler, asks whether we should measure numbers or engagement this Christmas.
Lead On article by Ian Parkinson. This month Ian reflects on the changing nature of the clergy role to 'oversight ministry'. What does it mean? What does it involve? And is it a significant shift for clergy within the Church of England?
Lead On article by Ian Parkinson. Is focal ministry the answer to the leadership needs of the Church in the future, or an unhelpful distraction? Ian offers a historical perspective on a modern issue.
Lead On article by Hilary Edgerton. Prisons aren't the place we may instinctively turn for lessons on leadership, but in this article Hilary Edgerton, Chaplain at HMP Buckley Hall, suggests there are lessons to learn.
Lead On article by John Valentine. If you asked a bunch of church plant leaders what was distinctive about leading in a church plant context, what would they say? John Valentine has done exactly that for our third article on leading a church plant.
Lead On article by John Valentine. Who can lead a church plant? John explores some of the key characteristics of those who lead church plants. The answer may surprise you.
Lead On article by John Valentine. What is distinctive about leading in church planting? John explores three tensions that the church planter must navigate: the intersection between church and mission, between context and the leader's gifts, and between short and long term.
Lead On article by Sam Corley. At what point do you start to offer someone a leadership opportunity in their discipleship journey? Straightaway? After they reach a certain level of knowledge? Maturity? Sam suggests four things we can do to encourage people in their development as leaders.
Lead On article by Charles Burgess. Many of us have had to rethink our mission actions plans and vision documents in recent months. Others of us are wondering if you can plan anything in a time of uncertainty. Eight tips for enabling action.