Bishop Julian

Resources

• Liturgy and church services
  • Confirmation service
  • Common Worship service templates
  • Institution/licensing service templates
  • Leading prayers in church
  • New website resource: Sunday Scriptures for Reading Aloud
  • Baptism Preparation materials
  • War remembrance
  • Admission of Sidesmen/women
• Energy saving and cost of living support, advice and resources
  • Introduction to this section by Bishop Philip
  • Stewardship in difficult times; advice, support for parish leaders
  • Stewardship: Pray, talk and reach out
  • Discipleship and generosity; advice and resources
  • Climate resilience, carbon net zero and energy saving help for parish leaders
  • How some parishes are supporting their communities
  • Support for parishes from other organisations
• For lay ministry
  • Lay Ministers
  • Communion/chalice assistants
• Talks, articles and sermons
  • Bishop Julian
  • Bishop Philip
  • Bishop Jill
  • Archdeacon Mark
• For clergy
  • 'Say Jesus': Communicating the Gospel Effectively - Curates' training
  • COVID19 Advice for clergy including health and wellbeing ARCHIVED, DO NOT REMOVE
  • Important information for clergy
  • Vocations For All Clergy Study Mornings
  • Clergy wellbeing
  • Parish leadership and deployment strategy
  • Office holder documents
  • Ad clerum
  • Ministerial Development Review (MDR)
  • Training grants
  • Vicarage grants
  • Curate training
  • Self-supporting ministry (SSM)
  • Marriage law
  • Retired Clergy
  • Permission to Officiate (PTO)
• Resources for children and young people
  • Resources from the Diocesan Board of Education
• Communications resources
  • Participants in Bishop Julian and Heather's thank you video; plus other thankyous
  • Digital Communications resources including COVID 19
  • Welcome to the communications resource area
  • Important information about our e-bulletins
  • Communicating with people not online; includes use of pictures
  • Using the 'A Church Near You' website
  • Get your church noticed
  • Effective digital communications including social media
  • Advice on taking good pictures
  • Copyright guidance for images, music and text
  • Template press releases
  • Simple guide to promoting a church event
  • Downloadable logos: Diocesan logo; Vision 2026 logo and national CofE logo
  • Filming and requests to film in churches - general advice
  • Communications Update - archive page
  • The See: Practical information; details about closure
  • Content for 'The See'; information about cancellation
  • How to advertise in The See; information about closure of the magazine
• Discipleship, prayer and worship
  • Making Disciples of Jesus Christ: Overview
  • The Vine Community - homepage
  • Generosity and Stewardship
  • Building a Generous Church
  • Regular Giving
  • Online and Contactless Giving
  • Stewardship programmes and resources
  • Generosity Week
  • Disability inclusiveness
  • Roots of Faith programme
  • Spiritual Direction
  • Diocesan World Mission Partners
  • Encouragements: Answers to prayer
  • Pathways to Prayer
  • Prayer resources
  • Blackburn Prayers, including daily email
  • Friday at noon
  • Seasonal Resources
  • Retreats
  • Retreats and opportunities for prayer in addition to Whalley Abbey
  • Everyday Faith
  • Bible study
  • Music and worship
• Parish Finance
  • Easy Fundraising
  • Practical advice for treasurers during the pandemic
  • Treasurers' advice
  • Parish Fundraising
  • Stewardship Sermons and Liturgy
  • Parochial Fees 2023
  • Parochial Fees 2022
  • Stewardship and legacies
  • Treasurer Training 2017 resources
  • Gift Aid
  • Resourcing the Church in Lancashire - special Diocesan meeting
• Parish administration and governance
  • Archdeacons' Annual (Deanery) Visitations
  • General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR)
  • PCC secretary or administrator
  • Parochial Church Council
  • Glossary of church terms
  • National Parish resources website
  • Parish finance and mission returns
  • Churchwardens' duties
  • Diocesan Identity Badges
  • Church of England portal
  • Employment of parish staff
  • Churchwardens' briefings
  • Welcomers (Sidesmen/women)
  • Pastoral reorganisation
  • Vacancy process
  • Archdeacons' Parish Visitations
• Community transformation
  • Rural Ministry
  • Cinnamon Network
  • Acts 435
  • Street Pastors
  • Christians Against Poverty
  • Credit unions
  • Church Action on Poverty
  • Creation Care and the Environment
  • Renewable energy
  • Shrinking the carbon footprint
  • Emergency response and planning
  • Digital innovation for the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal 2020
• Being witnesses (parish mission resources)
  • Thy Kingdom Come 2023: Information and links to resources
  • Choir Church
  • Leading Evangelism Learning Hub
  • Diocesan Harvest Appeal 2022
  • Being Witnesses
  • Diocesan Parish Mission Team
  • Leading Your Church in to Growth (LYCiG)
  • Enquirers' courses
  • Community Football Outreach
  • Ministry of Sport
  • Held in God's Gaze
  • Looking Out In Lent ... five week Lent course - resources including videos
  • I Was a Stranger And You Welcomed Me
  • In Rural Contexts
  • Unlock: Clergy and LLM Study Mornings
  • Bishop's Harvest Appeal 2021
  • Ministry of Sport advice on staying healthy in mind, body and spirit; covid-19
  • Fresh expressions (FxC)
  • Jesus Shaped People (JSP)
  • Mission to new housing developments
  • Open Churches toolkit
• Church buildings, land and legal matters
  • Advice for Bells, Clocks and Organs
  • Large Church Reorderings: Help and Advice
  • Churchyards and Trees
  • Churchyard regulations (including application form)
  • Flags, military colours; advice for parishes
  • Churchyard Safety
  • Listed buildings and burial grounds; Public Notices
  • Telecommunications Infrastructure
  • Church Buildings and Reaching Net Zero
  • Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC)
  • Faculties and other Permissions for Works to Churches
  • Quinquennial Inspections and Inspecting Architects and Surveyors
  • Health and Safety
  • Disability and Accessibility
  • Insurance
  • Preventing Arson and Malicious Damage
  • Community Use of Church Buildings
  • Grants and Funding
  • Metal and Stone Theft
  • Chancel Repair Liability
• Parish Vision Fund
  • Financial Assistance Group (Parish Vision Fund)