We are excited to announce that our second cohort of students on the ILM Managing Church Well graduated at the UCAN conference!

On my drive back home from school pick-up today I drove past a church which references ‘life to the full’ as part of its mission statement, shown boldly on its noticeboard outside. ‘Life to the Full’ - Sounds good, but what does it mean and are you experiencing it?

You are not alone or working in isolation. You are one of the regional branch representatives of an international, philanthropic and missional conglomerate, existing to bring about life transformation and the restoration of society. Click here to read the full article.

Exciting news! - It is a great great pleasure to introduce you to a new board member at UCAN, Gavin Smith. Gavin works as Church Administrator for Christ Church Newport. Read an interview with Gavin here.

It’s Friday – the one day in my diary with no meetings! Most of the clergy are off today, and I’m working from home – free from the noise, buzz and people that fill the church office every other day. I’ve had a mad week and there’s still a long list of tasks to be done before Saturday brings a well-earned rest. First on the list is the UCAN newsletter article. It’s now 11:40 and I’m only just getting going. Being at home doesn’t shield me from interruptions! So far this morning, the emails have been pinging, my phone has been ringing and Microsoft Teams has been doing what only Microsoft Teams can do. Not only that but being at home means washing to hang up … and cats demanding cuddles. So much for a quiet day! Click here to read this full article

What does the circus, an orchestra and the secret service have in common? Or to put it another way, how would you describe the role of a church administrator? Intrigued… then click here to read on.

“I’ll meet you at the end of the tunnel. Just keep heading towards the light and I’ll wait for you there”.

Words of encouragement from my teenage son as he sped off and left me at the mouth of a long and very dark tunnel. I’d already endured the many ‘family jokes’ as I had tentatively mounted a bike for the first time in almost 4 decades a few minutes earlier. “Do you need stabilisers Mum?” “Shall we run alongside you and catch you as you fall off?” I’d put on a fairly convincing show so far and they thought that I had conquered it, and I’d be fine if they went on ahead.

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