A new book co-authored by two of the most experienced trainers in the Church of England offers real practical help to training incumbents, who take on additional work for few rewards other than the satisfaction of helping a new professional minister into the job.
While there are numerous publications to help supervisors of newly qualified professionals in other fields, this is the first comprehensive handbook to be published nationally for the Church.
Keith Lamdin is Director of Stewardship, Training, Evangelism and Ministry in the Diocese of Oxford and a Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. David Tilley retired recently after 18 years of overseeing the in-service training of clergy in the Diocese of Coventry and is a Canon Emeritus of Coventry Cathedral.
Both writers have considerable experience in adult education in the Church and especially working with clergy.
The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd John Pritchard, says: "Few things are more important than the first years in professional ministry where models and patterns for the future are created. This excellent handbook for hard-pressed training incumbents is very welcome indeed."
Although written from a Church of England perspective, the ideas for good practice, advice for solving problems, models of adult learning and supervision and practical ways of supporting and working with a colleague will be valuable to supervisors of new priest and ministers in other church denominations as well.
Supporting New Ministers in the Local Church
