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How the diocese works
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Board of Finance
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Annual Review and Accounts
Budget
Glebe land
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Reporting concerns or abuse
Safeguarding training
Safer recruitment
National guidance
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Safeguarding resources and policies
Treasurers
▶
Diocesan Cashbook
New treasurers
Appointing a treasurer
Handling of PCC funds
▶
Bank account guidance
Offerings and collections
Banking
Record keeping
Fund accounting
Budgets
Reserves
Accounting and returns
▶
Preparing Annual Financial Statements
Finance forms & returns
Auditors/independent examiners
Banking & investment
▶
Parish Trusts
Charity Commission requirements
Employment and expenses
Loans
Parochial fees
Practical matters
Friends' schemes
Treasurer training
VAT
Financial calendar
Parish buying
Christian giving and funding
▶
PGS for churches
Giving latest
Grant funding latest
Grant funding for churches
Why give?
Giving for Life
Digital fundraising and donations
▶
easyfundraising
Why easyfundraising works
Contactless Giving
Gift Aid
Planned giving
▶
Planned Giving Review programmes
Talks, sermons and study sheets
Planned giving prayers
Letters - thank you and review
Magazine articles
Booklets
Legacies
Communicating financial information
How much
Help for tough times
Appeals, grants and buildings
Churchwardens
PCCs
▶
PCC responsibilities
PCC members
Electoral Roll
Parish vacancy process
Parish Consultancy
Deaneries Hub
▶
Deanery Handbook
Deanery Mission Planning
Shared deanery leadership
Deanery Accompaniers
Parish Dashboards & Parish Spotlights
Church buildings and churchyards
▶
Working with the DAC
▶
Faculty and List B applications
Preparing statements of significance and need
Quinquennial inspections
Churchyards
Disability - Open to All
Communication
▶
Parish Magazine Editors
Digital charter and social media guidelines
Diocesan visual identity
Connect
Manna
Legal support
Employing & managing staff
Parish Share & Common Fund
▶
Calculating Parish Share
Parish Share 2023
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Renewal Group
Peacebuilding
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Peacebuilding network
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Supporting healing ministry across the diocese
Core values in healing
Healing ministry resources
Mental health and well-being
Deliverance ministry
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Christenings, weddings and funerals
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Retreats
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Everyday Faith
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Everyone, Everywhere Growing in Faith
God calls... everyone, everywhere
Prayer - everyone, everywhere!
Everyday Bible
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Energy Footprint Tool
Net Zero 2030
Churchyards and Biodiversity
Eco Church
Deanery Environmental Champions
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Rural life connections
World mission & Zambia partnership
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Zambia partnership
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Zambia Sunday
Living in Love & Faith
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LLF Chaplains
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Taizè
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Exploring ministries
▶
Championing diversity
Is God calling me to be a self-supporting minister
Is God calling me to be an evangelist?
Is God calling me to be a chaplain?
Is God calling me to be a vicar?
Shared local ministry
▶
Lay ministry pathway
Shared local ministry explained
Celebration of Lay Ministries
Chaplaincy
▶
Chaplaincy podcasts
Anna Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy in schools
Who can be a chaplain?
Chaplaincy - Quiet Days
Chaplains: making a difference during Covid
Developing Chaplaincy in the Church of England
Pupil Chaplaincy
Children and young people
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Growing Faith
Advice and guidance
Resources and ideas for children and young people
Bible Chat Mats
▶
Bible Chat Mat: Series 1
Bible Chat Mat: Series 2
Bible Chat Mat: Series 3
Bible Chat Mat: Specials
Bible Chat Mat: Series 4 (NEW!)
Ideas chats
Training and equipping
Events and gatherings
Raising Young Voices Blog
Clergy
▶
Counselling and wellbeing
▶
Bishops' Visitors
Diocesan guidelines for clergy
Common Tenure
Clergy housing
Financial support
Life to the Max and Family Max
Extended Ministerial Development Leave
Self-supporting Ministry Advisers
Mentoring
Reflective practice
Clergy Disciplinary Measure
Clergy payroll changes March 2023
Clergy partners
Curates
Evangelists
Lay Pastoral Assistants
▶
How to become an LPA
LPA resources
Lay Worship Assistants
▶
How to become an LWA
LWA resources
Pioneering & New Christian Communities
▶
Pioneering in Bath and Wells
What is a pioneer?
Pioneer Project 2018-2025
Pioneering Plus podcast
New Christian communities
Greenhouse
Readers
▶
Reader ministry
Annual Readers Day
Support for Readers
Reader Licence & Annual Reader Review
Reader Handbook and resources
Reader selection
Spiritual direction
Schools
▼
Schools and parishes in partnership
Education training and support
▶
Foundation for Educational Leadership
Online training videos for schools
Education training and events resources
Training for schools evaluation form
Headteachers and Senior School Leaders
Chairs of Governors
RE Leads and Teachers
Foundation Governors
Clerks
Members and Trustees
Parish partners
Bespoke training
Curriculum resources
Moving Up Celebrations
RE, collective worship and spirituality
▶
Spiritual development
Religious Education
Learn, Teach, Lead RE
Collective worship
SIAMS school inspections
Global education and diversity
Well-being and pastoral support
School & trust governance
▶
Come on board
Foundation Governor application process
Foundation Trustee & Member application process
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