Ministerial Development Review

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Ministerial DevelopmentReview

• Diocese of Blackburn
• in partnership with
• Foundation for Church Leadership

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Why Start from Scratch?

• Rt Rev Nicholas Reade,
• Bishop of Blackburn

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The Blackburn MDR Project

• Sandra Cobbin
• Clarity Development

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Who am I?

• Clarity Development
• Providing training development across the UK,
  to
• businesses and the church
• Involved with development of MDR for
• Bishops and MDR for clergy in a number of
• Dioceses

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A word of warning!

• This is
• NOT
• MDR!!

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Before After

• Take-Up
• 15-20
• in 2006

• Take-up
• 100
• by 2010

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What is MDR for?

• To produce well motivated and
• supported clergy,
• doing the best things,
• in the best places,
• at the best times

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A Journey of Discovery

• To win hearts minds
• Enable people to dip their toe into MDR!
• The Scheme would evolve over three years
• In 2010, Clergy could see input of their ideas
• Mindful of the thinking of National Church

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Year One 2007Deanery Reflection

• 24 hours away
• A Listener
• Look back, look forward
• Shaped around Worship

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Output from Year One

• One page Summary Sheet
• Sent to Diocesan Bishop
• Training support needs sent to Board of Ministry

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Reflections on Year One

• 24 hours away
• Being listened to
• Summary Sheet as a Work in Progress

• 35 of clergy did not come
• 70 who did, did not submit Summary Sheet

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MDR Reflections of a Cleric

• Rt Rev Alan Winstanley
• Vicar in Whittle-le-Woods
• Member of the Project Team

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Year Two 2008Reflection in Action

• 24 hours
• Work with a Listener
• Shaped around Worship
• Developing skills for Review
• i) Open Questions
• ii) Writing life-giving Objectives

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Output from Year Two

• One page Summary Sheet
• Sent to the Suffragan Bishop in their
  Archdeaconry
• Training support needs sent to Board of Ministry

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Reflections on Year Two

• Returners re-engaged and went deeper
• 1st Timers affirmed the 24 hours away
• 1st Timers affirmed being listened to

• 15 submitted Summary Sheet
• 24 hours away is difficult for some clergy

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MDR - Reflections of a Cleric

• Rev Tim Wilby
• Parish Priest in Chorley
• Member of the Project Team

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Blackburn Distinctives

• Clergy design MDR
• Set out to win hearts and minds
• Allow time to evolve a process
• 24 hours away

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What of the Future?

• Rev Dr Alan Leeson,
• Clergy Support Development Officer,
  including MDR

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Questions