Many of you will have heard that the diocese has reshaped its Support Services team as it seeks to offer more focused support to parishes in their mission activity. As a result of that reshaping, which took effect on the 1 December 2021, Tony Cook, Cheryl Govier and Andy Levett have taken on the roles of Growing Faith and Everyday Faith Advisers, with the responsibility of Growing Faith and Everyday Faith, two key elements in the diocesan strategy. They continue to be part of the Education and Faith Development team, be based in their respective archdeaconries (Tony – Bath, Cheryl – Wells and Andy – Taunton) and be referred by the familiar name, the Go Team.
In their new roles, the Go Team will be developing what faith in the ‘everyday’ looks like and how it grows across every generation as we seek to live and tell the story of Jesus. They will continue to provide advice, support, resources, and events that seek to build positive links between the three spheres of Church, household and schools, in relation to children, young people and families.
Tony Cook, who heads up the team says: “This is an exciting time for us as together we strive to enable all people, not only children and young people, to come to know Jesus, grow as disciples, live as part of a worshipping community, and serve God in all areas of their lives. We are really looking forward to getting out and about and meeting people across our archdeaconries as soon as we are able to.”