Candidate Statements

At the same time, we stand in solidarity with Christians throughout the world, in particular those suffering persecution or adversity.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

Parish Safeguarding Officer, Tadcaster Benefice

Parish Safeguarding Officer, Tadcaster Benefice

I serve as Parish Safeguarding Officer for the Tadcaster Benefice.

I serve as Parish Safeguarding Officer for the Tadcaster Benefice.

Synod approves budgets, legislation and national safeguarding structures.

Synod approves budgets, legislation and national safeguarding structures.

Safeguarding at the sharp end.

I know from my own traumatic life experiences what happens when safeguarding goes wrong and I’m passionate to see that our churches are safe places for all.

I have held safeguarding responsibilities as a charity trustee, where the duty rests with the board and cannot be

Good safeguarding protects people and builds trust at the same time.

I also want to see safeguarding properly resourced.

I wish to see national safeguarding material that is rigorous about practice and rooted in the equal dignity of every person.

I wish to see national safeguarding material that is rigorous about practice and rooted in the equal dignity of every person.

Current training teaches us to see one another first as categories of power and privilege and that puts a barrier between people at exactly the moment when trust is what safeguarding depends on.

I stand for: ● a Church that is open, welcoming, inclusive and safe for all, grounded in the two commandments Jesus gave us; ● safeguarding protocols that protect people and build trust; ● good governance, effective scrutiny and budgetary control; ● a diligent, professional approach to the papers and processes of Synod, voting by conscience rather than faction, and reporting back to lay members in an open and collegiate manner.

These are not modern additions to the Gospel.

They are what the Gospel asks of us.

I want a Church that is open, welcoming, inclusive and safe for everyone who comes through the door, and confident enough in its own tradition to be all four at once.

A little about me I am 66 years old from Yorkshire, living on a farm near Tadcaster with my horse, Freddie.

I now sit on the Appeal Tribunal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, advise charitable organisations and hospitals, and serve on the North Yorkshire Chief Constable's Advisory Panel and on the Violence Against Women and Girls Whole System Group.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

York Vacancy in See Committee

Parish Safeguarding Officer, Tadcaster Benefice

I serve as Parish Safeguarding Officer for the Tadcaster Benefice.

If the Church does not hold fast to the gospel, it could become irrelevant.

Its gospel message over centuries has often been counter-cultural, and this has been its strength, because people recognise and respond to its integrity.

If we lose that and the courage to preach the gospel, then the Church of England will lose everything.

My desire is that the Church will grow and will continue to pass on the truth of the Gospel to our children, and future generations.

I have served in various roles on the PCC (Treasurer, Churchwarden and on the Standing Committee).

I am currently on the Church’s PCC and its Standing Committee as well as the Deanery Synod.

Inclusion My work in universities and schools means I listen closely to those with neurodivergence, disabilities and LGBTQIA+ community

Liturgy and Sacraments I bring Cathedral expertise in liturgy to debates around marriage and holy communion

I am currently a member of the Redress Board (National Safeguarding Team) and am trained in reconciliation (bridge builders) and trauma-informed practice.

I am currently a member of the Redress Board (National Safeguarding Team) and am trained in reconciliation (bridge builders) and trauma-informed practice.

I am currently a member of the Redress Board (National Safeguarding Team) and am trained in reconciliation (bridge builders) and trauma-informed practice.

Gospel | Gen Z | Church… so that I can serve you as an experienced priest in this Diocese.

Ordained in 2008, I have been the lead Canon for mission and discipleship at Winchester Cathedral for 5 years, and I am a founder member of the Racial Justice Strategy Group and a member of Diocesan Synod.

Ordained in 2008, I have been the lead Canon for mission and discipleship at Winchester Cathedral for 5 years, and I am a founder member of the Racial Justice Strategy Group and a member of Diocesan Synod.

Gospel | Gen Z | Church

Gospel | Gen Z | Church I have extensive governance experience as a Fellow of Worcester College Oxford, a Governor of St Swithun’s School, a Trustee of the Prayer Book Society and a member of the Cathedral Chapter.

Gen Z sharing the Gospel with the next generation & inviting them to belong, so that the church can flourish & grow is my enduring passion

Gospel | Gen Z | Church I have extensive governance experience as a Fellow of Worcester College Oxford, a Governor of St Swithun’s School, a Trustee of the Prayer Book Society and a member of the Cathedral Chapter.

Liturgy and Sacraments I bring Cathedral expertise in liturgy to debates around marriage and holy communion

Ordained in 2008, I have been the lead Canon for mission and discipleship at Winchester Cathedral for 5 years, and I am a founder member of the Racial Justice Strategy Group and a member of Diocesan Synod.

Ordained in 2008, I have been the lead Canon for mission and discipleship at Winchester Cathedral for 5 years, and I am a founder member of the Racial Justice Strategy Group and a member of Diocesan Synod.

As a General Synod clergy member, I would bring an wide range of experience in ministry to represent you in the debates and decisions: I have served as school chaplain, university chaplain and vocations adviser, rural incumbent, area dean, Bishop’s council, Bishop’s advisor and ecumenical advisor.

Parish I really care how we fund parish ministry for growth & nurture clergy wellbeing

As a General Synod clergy member, I would bring an wide range of experience in ministry to represent you in the debates and decisions: I have served as school chaplain, university chaplain and vocations adviser, rural incumbent, area dean, Bishop’s council, Bishop’s advisor and ecumenical advisor.

I am a member of the Anglican Communion’s Old-Catholic Council and have been invited to apply for the Archbishop’s College of Evangelists.

Liturgy and Sacraments I bring Cathedral expertise in liturgy to debates around marriage and holy communion

As a General Synod clergy member, I would bring an wide range of experience in ministry to represent you in the debates and decisions: I have served as school chaplain, university chaplain and vocations adviser, rural incumbent, area dean, Bishop’s council, Bishop’s advisor and ecumenical advisor.

I am a member of the Anglican Communion’s Old-Catholic Council and have been invited to apply for the Archbishop’s College of Evangelists.

Gen Z sharing the Gospel with the next generation & inviting them to belong, so that the church can flourish & grow is my enduring passion

Inclusion My work in universities and schools means I listen closely to those with neurodivergence, disabilities and LGBTQIA+ community

I was Safeguarding Officer for the whole of the parish, developing and maintaining safeguarding good practice.

I was Safeguarding Officer for the whole of the parish, developing and maintaining safeguarding good practice.

If I can help in any way to spread the Gospel and bring the message of Jesus into our world by participating in the work of the Synod, then I will do my best to listen, to learn and to discern God’s way forward in what are challenging times for the Church and for the world.

We belong to a very active, outward-looking church and we are both involved with leading worship and church outreach.

We love our community here in Dorset and are well-aware of the world beyond, for example, when the Iron Curtain came down, we were part of one of the first groups to get into Romania to provide aid and support, with a mission that grew and adapted as circumstances changed, a mission that saw us form relationships that have lasted for years and from which both sides of the partnership have benefited.

Active mission work continues today through our church, with several mission partners, both global and within the UK.

I have preached and lead services for many years, been involved with a fresh expressions development which has seen the growth of a third congregation at the church and encouraged many more families with children as well as the more marginalised.

I was chairman of the DCC for several iterations and until this year I was Churchwarden at St Aldhelm’s, Radipole, serving 6 years which included an 18-month vacancy where I had responsibility for leading the church.

Church responsibilities As a student I was invited onto the PCC of my local Anglican church in Hounslow and ever since then have served on PCCs and DCCs, with occasional breaks.

Church responsibilities As a student I was invited onto the PCC of my local Anglican church in Hounslow and ever since then have served on PCCs and DCCs, with occasional breaks.

We need to achieve a more inclusive and satisfactory conclusion to the LLF project, be clear in support of the local church, and regain confidence in being the church for all.

We also must redouble our efforts to become a truly safe church, where safeguarding is not an afterthought or inconvenience, but rooted in our mission.

The parish is the centre of the church’s mission, being best placed to know our local communities, and should be supported with resources and clergy who are enabled to minister well.

I look forward to a time when the Church of England will spend more time talking about Christ’s mission to the world and less talking to and about ourselves.

We also must redouble our efforts to become a truly safe church, where safeguarding is not an afterthought or inconvenience, but rooted in our mission.

I believe in the parish as the bedrock for the church’s mission, and the local point of connection with the love of God and neighbour.

• Served in a SSM curacy in North London

• Previously a Vocations Advisor and Assistant Director of Ordinands

• Developing vocations and supporting those in formation for ministry

-Encouraging a growth in vocations to ordination

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• Previously a Vocations Advisor and Assistant Director of Ordinands

• Previously a Vocations Advisor and Assistant Director of Ordinands

• Church music and liturgy

• Developing vocations and supporting those in formation for ministry

-Encouraging a growth in vocations to ordination

-Encouraging a growth in vocations to ordination

Young people, in particular, have too often been seen as tomorrow’s church and therefore tomorrow’s problem; I am convinced that today’s church needs to be close to the ones whom Jesus called to be close to him.

• Previously Minor Canon Youth Chaplain at St Albans Cathedral

• Engaging young people and their families in the church

Diocese: Willesden Area, London Diocese House: Clergy Role: Vicar of All Hallows Church, North Greenford; ADO for the Willesden Area; Member of the Willesden Area Vocations Group A Vision Rooted in the Heart of God I am standing for General Synod because I believe the Church of England carries a profound gift for this nation: a church in every community, a light in every neighbourhood, a witness of Christ’s love that is present, rooted, and available to all.

It means we have the extraordinary opportunity to reach every person with the gospel of Jesus Christ, across traditions, cultures, languages, and generations.

Mission & Evangelism

Mission & Evangelism

The gospel is good news for every neighbourhood.

The gospel is good news for every neighbourhood.

I carry a desire to help develop a spiritual programme for the Church of England, new liturgies, fresh expressions of prayer, and space for the prophetic movement to flourish within our Anglican tradition.

Because when we each bring the gift God has placed within us, the Church of England becomes a powerful witness to the world.

I will champion conversations rooted in Scripture, prayer, humility, and mutual honour.

I will champion conversations rooted in Scripture, prayer, humility, and mutual honour.