Peter is the Director of Mission and Ministry, leading the team and overseeing all the training delivered by the department and through our training partners. Peter is focused on further developing the work of the Diocesan team as an accessible resource, that serves the needs of the communities and places across the Diocese, and multiplies good practice.

Ruth is the Development Officer for Children and Families. As well as giving advice to parishes and clergy, she is responsible for developing the training and accreditation of specialist Children and Families Authorised and Licensed Lay Ministers. Ruth facilitates a network of church-based children and families workers.

Mike is the Development Officer for Youth and Families. He is responsible for developing training for anyone engaged in ministry with young people across our Diocese. He heads up our work on fulfilling our ambition to be younger and more diverse Church. He is a qualified mental health first aid trainer. Mike is deeply committed to championing those whose voices have been marginalised.

Julie is the Diocesan Director of Lay Training. She brings a wealth of experience into the role in enabling lay people to play a full part in the ministry of the Church. She is developing our programmes for the training of Authorised Lay Ministers (ALMs) in the Diocese as well as working closely with our training partners in the development and delivery of our training for Licensed Lay Ministers (LLMs).

David is the Diocesan Director of Ordinands. He supports the discernment process for ordinands and oversees their training programmes. This includes cooperating with local Theological Education Institutes (TEIs) as well as developing the work according to the selection framework of the Church of England.

As Lay Training Officer, Jonny Torrance oversees the training of LLMs. Working closely with the DDLM, the Warden of Readers and our training partners, Jonny makes sure LLMs are fully supported through their training - both before and after licensing - and that the training we offer is of the highest quality.

Steve is the IME2 Officer, meaning he is responsible for developing and delivering the ongoing training programme for Assistant Curates in Training in line with the national formation framework. He also oversees, supports and develops the team of Training Incumbents (TIs) that are responsible for the ongoing formation of deacons and priests in our Diocese.

Mark is the Development Officer for Learning. He is leading the Open Christian Learning project, designing and developing the Moodle platform that will be the repository for all our learning content, and commissioning others to develop content.