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Staff Melinda Hendry View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Melinda Hendry Ministry Development Lead: Women in Ministry Country: England Areas Covered: South East England, London, Online Melinda joined Living Leadership in May 2023. She was previously on the senior ministry team at All Souls Langham Place where she ran the ministry training scheme. She completed an MA in Spiritual Formation at Gordon Conwell Seminary in 2024 and is currently training to be a Spiritual Director . Ministries involved in: Women in Ministry, Ministry Development, Refresh Groups, Refresh One to One, Refreshment Days 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.

Associate Rowland Clear View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Rowland Clear Associate Country: England Areas Covered: South West England, Online Rowland is married to Alli and are they are based in Devon. They have three adult daughters. With over 30 years experience in pastoral ministry, he also supports men linked with the criminal justice system where he works as a community chaplain. He has a passion to support and encourage others to thrive rather than simply survive in ministry, looking at their whole of life rather than just what they do. In his leisure time he enjoys the outdoors, sport and spending time with his lovely family. Ministries involved in: Refresh One to One, Refresh Groups, Refreshment Days 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.

Staff Helen Read View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Helen Read Network and Refresh Ministries Manager Country: England Areas Covered: Nationwide Helen joined living leadership in 2022. Over the last 20 years she has served alongside her husband overseas and in the local church in the UK. Ministries involved in: Refresh Community for Spouses, Ministry Support Staff 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.

Associate Mike Talbot View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Mike Talbot Associate Country: England Areas Covered: Online, Yorkshire and Humber Having retired in 2023 to Yorkshire, Mike has been in ordained ministry for 38 years, serving in churches in Kettering and Northwood. For five years he served as Director for Mission in the Carlisle Diocese. Mike has extensive experience in providing pastoral care to clergy, mentoring and leadership training. Ministries involved in: Refresh One to One, Refreshment Days, Refresh Groups, Refresh Network Online, Formation Seminars 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.

Associate Roger Brind View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Roger Brind Associate Country: Wales Areas Covered: South Wales, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Online Teaching elder at Llandaff North Christian Centre, Cardiff. Executive Chairman of the Philadelphia Trust In Central and Eastern Europe leading bible teaching, training, and outreach through professional expertise programmes. Retired Primary School Headteacher, visiting lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Estyn Education Inspector of Schools and Higher Education and leadership trainer. Awarded OBE for services to Education in 1999. Ministries involved in: Refreshment Days, Refresh One to One, Refresh Groups, Refresh Network Online 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.

Peter Hicks provides wisdom on how to support those who are experiencing redundancy and unemployment Redundancy and Unemployment Back to all Articles Redundancy and Unemployment "Redundancy and unemployment bring with them a cluster of problems, financial, family, personal and social. Most people who lose their jobs go through something like a bereavement process. Having lost the clear daily structure and sense of purpose that a job gives, they are particularly prone to suffer from insecurity and low self-image." In this article Peter Hicks unpacks some helpful things to know and say as you seek to support people who have been made redundant or find themselves out of work. This article is an extract of Peter Hicks’ What Could I say? (IVP, 2000), used with kind permission from SPCK Publishing. Download

David Partington and friends explore how people end up with life-controlling problems, and the first steps to recovery Addiction: Garbage, or Grace and Glory? (Part 2) Back to all Articles Addiction: Garbage, or Grace and Glory? (Part 2) David Partington and friends explore how people end up with life-controlling problems, and the first steps to recovery Download Related articles Addiction: Part 1 Addiction: Part 3

David Partington and friends explore addiction and provide an insider's view on how God can be at work Addiction: Garbage, or Grace and Glory? Back to all Articles Addiction: Garbage, or Grace and Glory? David Partington and friends explore addiction and provide an insider's view on how God can be at work Download Related articles Addiction: Part 2 Addiction: Part 3

Associate Martyn Dunning View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Martyn Dunning Associate Country: England Areas Covered: Yorkshire and Humber, Online Having worked as a town planner in the UK and Malawi, Martyn spent four years helping northern churches with various organisational aspects of ministry. Then, for twenty-four years, he had the stretching and fulfilling privilege of being a minister in Yorkshire. Now retired, Martyn enjoys being involved in his church's support for their overseas mission partners. Ministries involved in: Refresh One to One, Refresh Network Online, Refresh Groups, Refreshment Days, Formation Residential 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.

Staff Graham Cooke View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Graham Cooke Ministry Development Lead: South of England Country: England Areas Covered: South West England, South East England, Online Graham joined Living Leadership in May 2023, to help develop the work in Southern England, part-time, whilst continuing as Pastor at Kennet Valley Free Church, Reading. His own experience in pastoral ministry has shown him how much church leaders need support, nurture and encouragement, and having benefited from the ministry of Living Leadership over the years, he is thrilled to be part of the team. Graham is married to Cate, with three children. Many years ago he taught maths. He loves walking (hills if possible), playing hockey and reading. Ministries involved in: Ministry Development, Refreshment Days 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.

A personal account of someone living with depression. This is Steph's story Depression: Steph's Story Back to all Articles Depression: Steph's Story "As long as she had been ‘the woman who coped with anything you throw at her’, she was valued. Now that she wasn’t coping, it seemed she had nothing to offer. Part of her was proud of the label; she didn’t want to lose it. But another part of her was screaming to be let out of the pigeon-hole she had been assigned. In her circles, you were either ‘doing ministry’ or you were the one being ‘ministered to’. There was no overlap at all." This is Steph's Story. A personal account of someone living with depression; how it impacted her life, how she found help, and how God has been at work to use her experiences. Download Related articles Depression: Pastoral responses

Associate Mark Arnold View all: Affiliates Associates Staff Trustees Mark Arnold Associate Country: England Areas Covered: North West England, Online Mark is married to Roz, and they have 3 children. They live in the North West, and Mark works for Langham Publishing. He has a PhD in Old Testament studies and is passionate about encouraging those in ministry to engage with the Bible for healthy living in the church and the world. Ministries involved in: Refresh One to One, Refresh Network Online, Refresh Groups, Refreshment Days, 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.