Continuing Ministerial Education & Development for Clergy
To support and encourage clergy in their mission and ministry the Diocese of Worcester delivers Continuing Ministerial Education and Development in a variety of ways. National guidelines recommend that full time ministers take personal responsibility in setting aside at least 5 days each year for CMD. Clergy under Common Tenure are required to take part in CMD, but we encourage all to share in the same provision.
In support of this the Diocese offers the following:
- Regular teaching mornings and days on vocational and practical aspects of ministry - please find here:
CMD Letter to all Clergy Jan 12 and CMD Timetable 2012 NEW
Please see below the notes from the training morning on 9th February in the Abbots Kitchen, Old Palace- Managing Change with Nicky McGinty the 9.45 - 12.30
Notes: CMD Managing Change Booklist - Nicky McGinty
CMD Managing Change Participants Workbook
The next CLERGY CMD training morning is on Thursday 3rd May -The Business of Running the Parish with John Truscott (at St Georges RC, Sansome Place, Worcester WR1 1UG). Places are limited so please contact us if you are interested at your earliest convenience.
Please note for all clergy training in the Old Palace 'soup of the day' with bread will be available from the restaurant for £2.50, as well as the usual menu, you can book ahead at: or ring 01905 732827
- See also the Training Directory for a full list of all courses available to all in the Diocese
- Opportunity for sabbatical leave link - download info and application form: Sabbaticals guidelines- or download Sabbatical Grant Form NEW -
- Grant support for further study at academic institutions - download here: Degree or research grant with notes
- Annual grant for personal study - download here:CMD Grant Form 2011 New
- Grant support for Chapter residentials - download here: Deanery Chapter Residential Form - Jan 11
- PLEASE NOTE THE NEXT DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS: 28TH MAY 2012
Information about the availability of grants, the procedures for claiming them and applications for sabbatical leave is available from the Department of Training and Development (phone 01905 732812; email
above)
The Diocese is a member of the West Midlands Regional Training Partnership as part of which we offer the following courses:
- First Incumbents' conference
- Supervision Skills conference for training incumbents
- Developing Ministry: Leading in a Changing Church link to DL Ethos updated
- New Rural Deans' conference -(1st January - 1st February 2012)
- Preparation for retirement
Courses and resources available locally and nationally are advertised regularly in the diocesan mailing. It is expected that clergy will take at least an annual retreat. The form and pattern of retreat will vary but during a year full-time clergy should set aside the best part of a week for this: it should not be considered as leave.
The Director of Development, Canon Robert Jones, is CMD Officer. He meets new clergy and clergy new-in-post to discuss training needs and gifts. He is available for all clergy in a consultancy capacity, especially concerning the training and development needs identified in the Ministerial Development Review, and can be contacted on
