NEWS / Statement from Bishop of Guildford, Andrew Watson.

FEATURE / The Church of England is challenging every minister to commit to having one conversation a month about vocation with someone different from themselves.

Listen to the Bishop of Guildford, Andrew Watson, discuss the campaign.

FEATURE / The Church of England’s digital communications team has trained more than 200 parishes in social media and writing for the web.

Safe Spaces is planned as a vital support service for survivors of church-related abuse across the Church of England and the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Notes from the November meeting of the National Safeguarding Steering Group 

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and a number of senior church leaders are inviting Christians across the nation to participate in the month of prayer as a second lockdown in England comes into force.

The Bishops of Southwark and Chichester called on the Government to renew its support for traditional crafts.

When Revd Danny Driver became the parish vicar at Christ the Redeemer, Barnwell, he used sport ministry to build new bridges between the church and the community.

Summary of September meeting 

It was announced that the Bishop of Truro, Philip Mountstephen, is joining the NSSG and will take on the role as Chair of the Redress Scheme Project Board. It was noted that the extensive programme of work in safeguarding will need additional new episcopal members. The Terms of Reference of the group also need to be reviewed to ensure that they are fit for purpose in the context of the implementation of the Independent Safeguarding Board.

A recent media report about the Church of England’s Redress Scheme contained inaccuracies and misleading information, which we are sorry has caused distress to survivors.