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.
With many PCCs meeting online at this time we have produced two guides to help meetings go well. We know many of us are used to Zoom type meetings by now, but we actually find there is still a lot of poor practice and confusion on how to make the most of the technology.
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.
Building on our experience of running learning communities and leadership courses, we are running Leading Evangelism Learning Hubs for incumbents to attend with others involved in leadership.