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I want to continue to play a part in working towards a solution that sees the Church of England flourishing - helping ensure a sustainable platform at the heart of the Church of England from which we can continue to serve our nation through evangelism, mission and church revitalisation, and so pass on the legacy of the faith we have inherited to future generations.

support church revitalisation.

I was invited to contribute to conversations about church revitalisation, particularly in relation to rural benefices, and was surprised to find myself the only lay person in that conversation.

I am particularly interested in mission and church revitalisation, rural ministry, theological literacy of our congregations, communication in a new era, and the priorities we set for the use of Church resources.

I'm 40, married to Becky, with two children, Elliot (8) and Isaac (6), and I'm beginning my ninth year in ministry: five as Associate Minister in a church revitalisation in Doncaster, which turned from an ageing, shrinking congregation into a younger, growing one, moving from paying a quarter of its parish share to nearly the full amount.

I am committed to church revitalisation.

At present, I lead St Saviour's Church Nottingham, a church revitalisation in the south of Nottingham, in the socially, ethnically and economically diverse area of the Meadows.

I served my curacy in Birmingham Diocese across contrasting contexts: a Gas Street church revitalisation on an outer estate, a traditional suburban parish, a civic town-centre church and a smaller parish shaped by a more catholic spirituality.

Whether your language be ‘cure of souls’ or ‘church revitalisation’ we need to get back to what the church is meant to be and help make disciples for eternity.

Currently my wife and I are supporting, alongside a number of younger families, a local church revitalisation with the aim of injecting new life into a parish church where many of its long-standing (and faithfully serving) members are struggling with the effects of advancing years.