AOCM Disability Survey 2002
This survey was carried out by AOCM and published in February 2002.
This survey was carried out by AOCM and published in February 2002.
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Pregnancy and children – At one AOCM meeting we started praying for ordinands who had just had children…. the prayers went on for a surprisingly long time! Having a child whilst at theological college is not an unheard of event. Ensure that you tell all relevant parties eg Ministry Division, college, tutors so that appropriate [...]
This version is from 8th November 2007
20. Bishops who ordain and Principals of Colleges and Courses share responsibility for advising about the parish where a minister or accredited lay worker will serve. Principals will normally have a more recent and intimate knowledge of the candidate; Bishops and their advisers will normally have a more recent and intimate knowledge of the parishes [...]
REPORTS ON SPONSORED CANDIDATES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR FIRST APPOINTMENTS (updated June 2009) This Code of Procedure is published by the Ministry Division on the authority of the House of Bishops. It sets out the procedures which should be observed by the Bishops and their officers, by the Principals of Colleges, Courses and OLM schemes, by [...]
Hodge, Mark (Dr) Grants Officer 020 7898 1396 mark.hodge@c-of-e.org.uk Maddock, Philip (Revd) Adviser for Ministry of and among deaf and disabled people 01543 306085 philip.maddock@c-of-e.org.uk Mann, David (Revd) Selection Secretary/National Adviser for Pre Theology 020 7898 1593 david.mann@c-of-e.org.uk For Other Contacts and Numbers: www.cofe.org/lifeevents/ministry/workofmindiv
In 2005 the Church undertook a survey of clergy with disabilities; 100 people responded of whom 45.2% were registered disabled before training, 8% became disabled during training, and 46.8% became disabled after ordination. The most common form of impairment was “Walking and Mobility” (43.55% of the sample) followed by “Hearing” (19.35% of the sample). “Depression” [...]
A paper from Ministry Division on Formation and Assessment in Curacy; The landscape of the curacy is changing. The immediate features are: Greater demands of clergy in general in terms of spiritual and community leadership, leading teams and mission Some junior clergy do not have a long Anglican history and few will be training with [...]