Associate Alli Clear View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Alli Clear Associate Country: England Areas Covered: South West England, Online With experience in leadership, as a Midwife, Pastor’s wife, Mum and Mentor, Alli would describe herself as something of a creative problem solver and ‘Spiritual Cartographer’, helping Christian leaders/spouses to navigate their way through life and ministry in order to thrive not just survive. Her MA studies in Applied Theology, with a specialisation in mentoring has only fuelled her passion for this - for individuals or couples alongside Rowland, her husband. Together, they serve to 'pastor Pastors and their spouses'. Ministries involved in: Refresh One to One, Refreshment Days, Refresh Groups, Refresh Network Online, Refresh Community for Spouses Get in touch If you are looking for one to one support, our 'What to Expect ' document lays out Our commitment to you and the principles underpinning interpersonal ministry.

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Frequently Asked Questions We are committed to serving others with integrity within their needs and interest, and three key policies undergird how we do this What do you mean by ‘leaders’? Up Up When we say we serve ‘leaders’, we mean anyone in a recognised leadership role in a church or Christian organisation that involves spiritual leadership of others. By ‘spiritual leadership’, we mean responsibility for the growth of others in discipleship (e.g., involving teaching, pastoral care or mentoring relationships) as opposed to leadership roles that are purely administrative or managerial. We serve anyone who is in a position of leadership in a church or Christian organisation (including mission agencies and Christian charities) and also the spouses of such people. We serve men and women, single or married, of different ethnicities and cultures across denominations, traditions and networks. Terminology varies across churches, so it’s hard for us to list every kind of leader we would welcome to our activities, but where you read ‘leader’ without additional qualifications, we include: leaders of churches, including ministers/pastors/rectors and assistant ministers/ministers in training/curates. leaders in mission agencies and other Christian organisations other people paid to be in ministry, lay leaders, tentmakers and bivocational workers. elders and deacons (or equivalents) who have responsibility for spiritual leadership. people leading specific ministry areas, including youth and women’s workers, children’s ministers and pastoral care workers. Some of our activities are aimed at a narrower group of leaders or are only for spouses of leaders. If that’s the case, it should be clear in the name or description of the activity. If, however, we say “all leaders” or “anyone in leadership”, we mean just that. And if you’re in doubt if a programme is for you, please contact us. How is the work of Living Leadership paid for? Up Up Mostly through donations. Living Leadership is a collaborative network of people , most of whom serve in our name voluntarily. We do have a smaller team of ministry staff and support staff, who are salaried. Salaries and related costs are the biggest cost for the ministry, but we also rent an office in Nottingham (the rest of our staff work from home) and we have to cover the costs of doing ministry. Much of what we do, we offer free of charge to people in need of support. Some of our services (e.g., Formation courses , Pastoral Refreshment Conferences and premium resources ) are paid for by those who receive them, but, in these cases, we usually aim to cover immediate costs of the activity and income seldom even contributes to the cost of associated staff time. So, we depend to a large degree on donations to cover the costs of our small staff team and expenses for our larger network of Associates. We get some support from grant-making trusts and some individuals donate regularly. If you share our vision of seeing leaders and their families living joyfully in Christ and serving us faithfully, please consider partnering with us in it by making a one-off donation or giving monthly . Do I have to agree with your Statement of Faith to come to your activities? Up Up No. You are welcome to our activities whatever your theological beliefs. You should, however, expect what you hear and see in our programmes to reflect our beliefs and values. Our Statement of Faith is vital for us. It unites our Network of ministry staff, Associates and Affiliates. It describes the kind of things you will hear us teaching about and it underpins everything we do. In some activities we do have a set of Guidelines for participants, which state the values we expect people to adhere to when they participate (e.g., maintaining confidentiality when others share personal details). Where does Living Leadership sit on the Evangelical spectrum? Up Up We like to think we are ‘centrist’ Evangelicals. For us, that means that we hold firmly to the things described in our Statement of Faith and also to historic biblical beliefs about gender and sexuality, but that we reach out warmly in all directions to partner with others who share those convictions. Around the convictions we share, members of our Network hold diverse views on many other matters such as the role of women, the end times, Charismatic gifts, baptism and church polity. It’s not that we don’t care about those things or that we’ll never speak about them, but that we believe what unites us is enough to create a space where we can serve leaders and their families well. We have no agenda to push you in any direction on those matters. Our only agenda is to help you live joyfully in Christ and serve him faithfully. So, whatever ‘tribe’ or part of the evangelical spectrum you identify with, we will welcome you and seek to help you within your needs and priorities, not ours. Do you serve leaders in my denomination or network? Up Up Hopefully so! We serve across many denominations, so there’s a strong possibility that someone in your denomination or network is already receiving some of our services. If not, there’s no reason you could not be the first. Our heart is to serve anyone who carries responsibility for Christian spiritual leadership of others, whether in a church or Christian organisation. What is the Living Leadership Network? Up Up The people who provide our services. The Network consists of our ministry staff, some of our ministry support staff, Associates, Affiliates and key volunteers with ministry responsibilities. The Network meets monthly online and once per year for our Gathering. It is not to be confused with the wider group of people, churches and organisations who access our services regularly, including through Refresh Network Online . We have no desire to form a network of churches affiliated with Living Leadership. We exist to support leaders, churches and organisations alongside their existing structures, not to oversee them or interfere in their governance. What is an Associate? Up Up Associates are people in the UK and Ireland of proven Christian character and significant ministry experience who provide services in the name of Living Leadership. Each Associate has a personal agreement with Living Leadership outlining the services they can provide in our name. Associates are not paid by Living Leadership. We provide them with resources, advice and mutual support and ongoing development within our Network. All Associates indicate on an annual basis their adherence to our Network Commitments and commitment to work within our Code of Conduct for Interpersonal Ministry . What is an Affiliate? Up Up Affiliates are people in European countries outside the UK and Ireland of proven Christian character and significant ministry experience who support leaders in their context. They do not work in the name of Living Leadership, but we offer them advice and support within our Network as well as access to all the resources we provide to our ministry staff and Associates. All Affiliates indicate on an annual basis their adherence to our Network Commitments and commitment to work within our Code of Conduct for Interpersonal Ministry . How do I become an Associate or Affiliate with Living Leadership? Up Up Application to become an Associate or Affiliate is by invitation of Living Leadership’s Senior Management Team. If you feel that you would be suitable to be an Associate or Affiliate, please contact us and we’d be happy to chat to you. It would be helpful if you tell us in your initial contact a little about your experience in ministry, and especially in supporting or training other leaders. If you know someone else who you think would make a good Associate or Affiliate, please put them in touch with us! Do you offer pastoral supervision? Up Up We don’t describe our services as ‘pastoral supervision’ and we don’t provide the kind of formal accountability and reporting people who need pastoral supervision are usually expected to have. However, the mentoring we offer to leaders is like pastoral supervision in many ways, since it encourages them to reflect on experiences and to develop wisdom in their practice. So, if you are being asked by a denomination or organisation to find ‘pastoral supervision’ you might want to ask if our services would qualify. We’d be happy to hear from anyone who needs clarification of what we offer to help them decide. Do you help churches experiencing difficulties? Up Up We don’t offer to come into churches as troubleshooters or mediators in conflict situations and we will not interfere in the governance of a church or organisation. We can, however, help with many other issues affecting your church. Some of our Associates and ministry staff members are skilled at helping church leadership teams with various questions and challenges. Some can also walk with a leader or leadership team for a period of time to help them with a process of church revitalisation. And we always aim to tailor what we offer to your needs. So, contact us and let us know what you are looking for and we’ll let you know if we think we can help. We also have a range of toolkits for various situations, Ministry Masterclasses on specific ministry transitions and Codes of Best Practice in Leader Care and Leader Conduct available. Do you help victims of abusive or toxic leadership? Up Up Whilst we care deeply about people who have experienced harm from a leader, we cannot offer direct personal support to them. Nor do we conduct investigations into alleged leadership malpractice. Our focus is on helping prevent leadership abuses by training, supporting and challenging leaders and helping churches and Christian organisations to have good practices in place. Are spouses of leaders welcome at all your Refresh activities? Up Up Yes, unless the programme information specifically excludes them. We encourage married leaders to come to Refresh activities with their spouse if they can, including Pastoral Refreshment Conferences , Refresh Network Online , and Refreshment Days . These activities aim to encourage to those who come to lead from a place of joy in Christ. That’s often refreshing for spouses as well as leaders and many couples find it helpful to be able to reflect together on what they’ve heard. Of course, we know some spouses can’t come to these activities because of other commitments, so we also have a Refresh Community for Spouses . Spouses may also be welcome at some of our Formation programmes. Their focus, however, is on training, so spouses may be less likely to find them relevant. If your spouse would like to join you in a Formation activity, please contact us directly and we will advise you. Are your Pastoral Refreshment Conferences and Refreshment Days only for couples? Up Up No. These are not couples’ events. Couples are welcome, and married leaders are encouraged to come with their spouses if possible, but these events are also for single leaders and married leaders whose spouses cannot accompany them. What happens if we donate less than the ‘suggested donation’ amount for a service? Up Up When we give a ‘suggested donation’ amount, we mean just that – you will get exactly the same benefits if you or your church gives less or more than this amount. Basically, we don’t want churches and leaders to miss out because they would struggle to afford a donation. Is Living Leadership egalitarian or complementarian? Up Up Neither and both. Within our Network we have people who would identify with both of those positions on the role of women in leadership in the church and some who wouldn’t adopt either label. As an organisation, Living Leadership does not have a position on which roles in church leadership are open to women. Whatever the individual’s view, however, we are all committed to serving all leaders (male or female) in whatever position within the needs of the leader seeking our help. We will not interfere in your church or organisational governance. We will simply seek to encourage you to live in the joy of Christ and to serve him faithfully, respecting your conscience about the role you believe he has called you to serve him in. Related links Frequently Asked Questions What we believe Our People Who we are Annual Reports

Slides from the Bournemouth Bible Week seminars for leaders by Paul Coulter on Tuesday 4th July 2023 Bournemouth Bible Week Slides These slides are provided for people who attended the leaders seminars at the Bournemouth Bible Week with Paul Coulter on Tuesday 4th July 2023. They are for personal use of attendees and should not be reproduced or distributed to others. If you think others might benefit from them, please encourage them to connect with Living Leadership. Session 1: Among You - Spiritual Parenting (1 Thessalonians 2) Session 2: Among You and Over You (1 Thessalonians 5) Living Leadership ministry staff are available to provide training on leadership and pastoral care in a variety of formats from a one hour to ninety-minute session combining teaching and interaction to a day-long programme incorporating a mixture of group work and teaching, to contributions on a daily basis within a wider conference programme. We always aim to serve the churches and organisations who invite us within their needs and priorities by shaping our material to the format they suggest. For that reason we prefer to speak to you about your specific needs. To begin the conversation please use the following form: Other Formation ministries Formation Courses Formation Courses Character, knowledge, wisdom and skills for specific aspects of ministry View upcoming courses > Formation Residentials Formation Residentials Foundations for junior leaders in two conferences each year Read More > Formation School Formation School A year long programme growing leaders in Southampton Visit the Formation School website >

Donate by Bank Transfer Thank you so much for considering giving to the work of Living Leadership Giving by Bank Transfer (BACS) is especially helpful to enables us to retain the full amount of the donation, as other services charge fees. To give by this method, you will need to provide your bank with some of the following details: Name: Living Leadership Ministries Sort Code: 30-99-50 Account Number: 69510262 IBAN: GB96LOYD30995069510262 BIC: LOYDGB21287 Making your gift go further... at no cost to you! Gift Aid Donating through Gift Aid means we can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give. It will not cost you any extra , all we need it a couple of extra details from you. If you give online, this will all be done through the donations system, and you will be asked to tick a declaration. If you give via another means, we'd appreciate it if you were also able to fill in this Gift Aid Declaration form . Gift Aid Declaration Form Related links Contact Donate via Card Donate via PayPal

Serve with us We are delighted you are considering giving your time to help serve Christian leaders and their spouses From time to time we have discreet volunteer needs, this may include specific projects, administration, or event volunteers. Where we have them, our current needs will be shown below. Details to follow Have something else in mind? If you are an organisation or individual who would like to partner with us to serve leaders and their spouses in another way, do get in touch with our team . We'd love to connect with anyone who would like to join us in helping leavers to live joyfully in Christ and serve him faithfully. Related links Make a one-off donation Our People Pray Subscribe

If you are looking for gospel-centred training in pastoral care, whether for a ministry setting or caring profession, these courses are for you! Pastoral Care Courses Pastoral Care Foundations Course (On Demand) NEW! Across these six, approximately one-hour long videos, you and your teams will be taken through the foundational principles of pastoral care; what it is and how it should be shaped by the gospel. Find Out More

A statement in response to the recent statement by the Church of England National Safeguarding Team’s investigation into Mike Pilavachi. 11/09/2023 A Statement responding to the recent Church of England investigation into Mike Pilavachi We in Living Leadership have read with sorrow the statement of 6th September from the Church of England National Safeguarding Team’s investigation into Mike Pilavachi, and the statement in response from the trustees of Soul Survivor: Concerns substantiated in Mike Pilavachi investigation | The Church of England Latest Updates — Soul Survivor Watford Mike Pilavachi was not part of the Living Leadership Network and has never spoken at or contributed in other ways to Living Leadership activities. Prior to the allegations against Mike first coming to light, Living Leadership was planning an event in partnership with other organisations including Soul Survivor, for which Marcus Honeysett (Living Leadership's Executive Director) and Mike Pilivachi were members of the steering group. This event was cancelled for unrelated reasons before allegations came to light. You can read the joint statement from Living Leadership and other partners on that event here: https://gathered.org.uk/ In Living Leadership, we are committed to a healthy, transparent, accountable leadership culture in which abuse, coercion and inappropriate relationships should not happen and are not tolerated if they do. We want to see that culture within Living Leadership and across the Church. Leadership abuses like those found in the case of Mike Pilavachi grieve the Lord of the Church and bring his name into disrepute. We are grieved at the sins committed against people in this case and the harm done to them. We pray that those who have been wronged through the abusive and coercive leadership that has come to light will find comfort and healing in Christ, supported by faithful Christians who will care for them. Churches and Christian organisations, including Living Leadership, have much still to learn about healthy, boundaried leadership practice, and how our values, principles, processes and practices must work for the good of those we serve, especially the least powerful. Our prayer in Living Leadership is that the Good Shepherd will lead us to be godly under-shepherds and that our work with leaders may help them to be so too. We note that a further complaint is being taken against Mike Pilavachi by the Church of England's National Safeguarding Team and that Soul Survivor has commissioned an independent review. We will await the outcome of those processes and may comment further when conclusions are published. Should anyone at any point wish to raise concerns about leadership behaviour and practice within Living Leadership, they can find details of how to do that here: www.livingleadership.org/complaints .

Trustee Gareth Lloyd-Jones View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Gareth Lloyd-Jones Trustee Country: Areas Covered: Nationwide Gareth is Senior Pastor of Ridgeway Community Church, South Oxfordshire and has a breadth of experience in leadership, teaching, church planting and overseas ministry. Ministries involved in: Charity Trustee Get in touch If you are looking for one to one support, our 'What to Expect ' document lays out Our commitment to you and the principles underpinning interpersonal ministry.

If you are looking for gospel-centred training in pastoral care, whether for a ministry setting or caring profession, these courses are for you! Pastoral Care Foundations Course Explore what pastoral care is and how it can be thoroughly shaped by the gospel through this video-based, on demand course When [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. - Matthew 9:36 This statement from Matthew’s Gospel describes people in needs. Harassed by false ideas and hostile powers and unable to help themselves. Needing a shepherd to protect and lead them. Needing the Good Shepherd, Jesus himself, who had come to lay down his life for his sheep. Pastoral care is the work of Jesus. The call to provide pastoral care to others is his call to share his heart of compassion for people in need and to draw alongside them in his name. That is why our vision and practice of pastoral care must be centred on the person of Christ, grounded in the Scriptures that testify to Christ, and shaped by the gospel about Christ. Pastoral Care Foundations guides you to explore what pastoral care is and how it can be thoroughly shaped by the gospel. It aims to equip anyone who will be involved at any level in pastoral care in a church or Christian organisation. Find out more about this course by viewing our introductory video: How should I use this course? Up Up You can use the course as an individual or as part of a group and you will have purchased a license for one or other of these options. Please note that there is a different price point depending on whether you intend to use the course individually or for a group. If you purchase it for individual use initially and later decide to use it with a group, we ask that you visit our website again to pay the extra cost to upgrade your license. We think the course works best when a church or organisation asks those who provide pastoral care or who may do so in future to work through the course as a group. That way they can learn together and apply what they learn directly to their context. If you are studying as a group, you can mix and match the various elements of the course materials to suit your context and the time available. In your welcome guide, we will provide three possible ways you could plan the course to help you plan. What is included with the course? Up Up For each session, we have provided: Video teaching – each video is around one hour long. Throughout the teaching, you will find reflection questions. We encourage you to pause the video at each of these and take a few minutes to reflect and make notes. If you need to watch the videos in smaller chunks, you can also use these reflection questions as natural points to stop and restart. PowerPoint slides – the slides used in the teaching so you can follow along or revisit them later. Study guides – each video is accompanied by a study guide including: a summary of the teaching video content; the reflection questions from the video with timestamps to facilitate stopping and restarting if needed; Bible passages related to the topic of the session which you may wish to study; questions for use in discussion groups; a case study relating to the session for further discussion where possible. Sample Video Sample Handout What does the course cover? Up Up The course comprises six sessions, which are designed to be both thoughtful and practical, giving you both a clear theoretical understanding of pastoral care and the tools you need to do it well. Session 1: What is Gospel-Shaped Pastoral Care and why does it matter? Defines what pastoral care is, what the gospel is and how our understanding of health and needs can be shaped by the gospel. Session 2: Gospel-Shaped Pastoral Caregivers Explores the qualities we must have if we are to be effective in pastoral care and what it takes to develop pastoral relationships. Session 3: Four Aspects of Pastoral Care Introduces the four ministries that together comprise pastoral care and explores three of them – presence, provision and intercession. Session 4: Instruction in Pastoral Care Explores the fourth aspect of pastoral care – instruction – including ideas about the use of Scripture in pastoral care. Session 5: Creating a Caring Community Considers the potential and challenges of the Church as a context for pastoral care and suggests ideas for structuring care provision in a church. Session 6: Limits of Pastoral Care Explores vital questions about accountability and the boundaries we need to put in place to ensure pastoral care is wise and safe. How could a group use this? Up Up Group sessions should be led by someone will have, or share, overall responsibility for coordinating pastoral care in the church or organisation (e.g., the minister, an elder or a pastoral care worker). Discussion will generally work best in groups of up to around six people, so you may wish to break into smaller groups if you have a larger number of people participating in the course. The main questions to ask as you plan to use the course with a group are: How much time can people commit to the course? How frequently can the group meet? The most important elements of the course are the teaching videos with the reflection questions contained within them and the group discussion questions. Other elements case studies and passages for Bible study can be used if you are able to commit more time to running the course, or you could use them for follow-up or refresher sessions, for example discussing a case study each time your team meets. Option 1 – Six 2-hour meetings, videos watched individually before meetings Schedule six meetings (ideally on consecutive weeks but could be scheduled fortnightly or monthly), each lasting 2 hours. Participants watch the video alone before the meeting, making notes from their personal reflection on the video content and any questions the material raised or points for clarification. Option 2 – Six 2½-hour meetings, videos watched together Schedule six meetings (ideally on consecutive weeks but could be scheduled fortnightly or monthly). Option 3 – Two weekend intensives, videos watched together Schedule two weekends when the group can meet on a Friday evening and Saturday morning to mid-afternoon. The first weekend can cover sessions 1-3 and the second, sessions 4-6. Further suggestions on the structure of these sessions are provided in the welcome pack. How can I purchase the course? We have three licensing levels available, with associated pricing: Individual (£25) Group, up to 20 people (£60) Unlimited use (£120) You can purchase the relevant license through our shop, then you will receive a welcome pack detailing how you can access and download all the accompanying material. Quick View New Pastoral Care Foundations Course (Unlimited) Price £120.00 Add to Cart Quick View New Pastoral Care Foundations Course (Group, up to 20 people) Price £60.00 Add to Cart Quick View New Pastoral Care Foundations Course (Individual License) Price £25.00 Add to Cart

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Associate Rebecca Benton View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Rebecca Benton Associate Country: England Areas Covered: South East England, Midlands, Online Rebecca is an executive coach and consultant who helps leaders be even more effective. She provides coaching and leadership development for churches and Christian organisations as well as business leaders in global tech firms, the Civil Service, start-ups and charities. She is a trustee for Wycliffe Bible Translators. Ministries involved in: Refresh One to One, Refresh Groups, Refreshment Days, Women in Ministry, Formation Seminars, Resources Get in touch If you are looking for one to one support, our 'What to Expect ' document lays out Our commitment to you and the principles underpinning interpersonal ministry.