Last updated 1st August 2023
Growing Leaders Team
The Growing Leaders Team
The team is responsible for:
- Developing Lay ministry including Authorised Lay Ministry
- Recruitment, training or support for Licensed Lay Ministers
- Vocations Advisors who can help people exploring any form of licensed ministry, lay and ordained
- Guiding candidates for Ordained Ministry through the diocesan and national discernment processes
- Training for curates in their first years of Ordained Ministry
- Self-Supporting Ordained Ministry (SSM) clergy
- Ordinands and LLMs training at Emmanuel Theological College
Contacts: Department
- Department Administrator: Abi Saunders - abi.saunders@Blackburn.Anglican.Org 01254 503078
Contacts: Training
- Start of Ministry Officer: Rev Jon Price- jon.price@blackburn.anglican.org 07483 948380
- Start of Ministry Officer: Rev Helen Scamman - helen.scamman@blackburn.anglican.org 07483 948386
- Lay Training Officer: Amy White - Amy.White@Blackburn.Anglican.Org 07384 971796
Contacts: Vocations
Other Contacts:
- Warden of Lay Ministry: Ruth Haldane - Ruth.Haldane@Blackburn.Anglican.Org 07896 490832
- Assistant Warden of Lay Ministry for Lancaster, Morecambe, Tunstall and Garstang Deaneries: Peter Dyer - petervdyer@me.com
- Assistant Warden of Lay Ministry for Blackburn with Darwen and Chorley Deaneries: Peter Williams - homeofhobart@btinternet.com
- Assistant Warden of Lay Ministry for Whalley, Pendle, Burnley and Accrington Deaneries: Melanie Clark - melanie.clark056@gmail.com
- Assistant Warden of Lay Ministry for Blackpool and Poulton Deaneries: Greg Doughty - greg_doughty@sky.com
- Assistant Warden of Lay Ministry for Kirkham, Preston and Leyland Deaneries:Sue Champness - suechamp@btinternet.com