The Covenant for Clergy Care and Wellbeing was made an Act of Synod at the February 2020 Group of Sessions of the General Synod. The Covenant is the expressed view of the mind of the Church of England on issues relating to clergy care and wellbeing.

The General Synod of the Church of England has voted overwhelmingly in support of a new deal to co-ordinate and improve the approach to the care and well-being of clergy.

Measures to promote awareness of the dangers of stress and burnout amongst clergy are to be debated by the 42 Church of England dioceses following a landmark vote today by the General Synod.

NEWS / Call for 'Big Conversation' on clergy well-being 

Churches and clergy across the country are being invited to take part in discussion about a new partnership aimed at improving the care and wellbeing of ministers, in a ‘Big Conversation’ launched today.

Plans for a new deal between clergy and the wider Church of England - modelled on the ideas behind the Military Covenant - have taken a step forward after a panel was established to begin drafting.

Key insights from an ongoing Church of England research programme into clergy flourishing are to be distributed to curates across the country as part of an initiative to promote clergy wellbeing, it was announced today.

Read our stakeholder newsletter following the launch of the Commission’s final report - ‘Care and Support Reimagined: a National Care Covenant for England’ at Friends House on 24 January 2023.

Resources and links to support clergy wellbeing 

Commissioned by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, today's final report proposes a radical and inspiring vision for adult social care in England, drawing on Christian theology, tradition and values.