{"id":2164,"date":"2016-05-06T05:56:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T05:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/?page_id=2164"},"modified":"2016-10-14T06:42:02","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T06:42:02","slug":"contributors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/?page_id=2164","title":{"rendered":"Contributors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rt Revd Ric Thorpe<\/h3>Bishop of Islington<\/strong>

The role of Bishop of Islington \u2013 a revived post that had been vacant since 1923 \u2013 is to support London\u2019s Church growth strategy. As such, Bishop Ric is free from territorial responsibilities and focuses on supporting newly established worshipping communities both within London and at a national level, serving as a resource for the whole Church of England. more...<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>
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Revd Canon Dr Roger Matthews<\/h3>Dean of Mission and Ministry Diocese of Chelmsford<\/strong>

Following two parish posts he was appointed Diocesan Mission Officer in 1996, Director for Mission and Ministry in 2001 and became Dean of Mission and Ministry in 2012. He is a member of the Bishop\u2019s Senior Staff team and carries particular responsibility for ministry strategy. He is a member of the Church of England\u2019s Continuing Ministerial Development Panel. Leadership development has been a major focus of Roger\u2019s work. more...<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>
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Emma Buchan\n<\/h3>Emma Buchan is the Archbishops\u2019 Evangelism Task Group Project leader. The Task Group was set up at the instigation of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York to enable culture change in the Church of England\u00a0around Evangelism and Witness.more...<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>
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Ali Burnett\n<\/h3>Making Waves...<\/strong>

Ali Burnett is a radio broadcaster and enthusiast for Christians in the media. She has broad experience in communications and is keen to help churches communicate better with the wider world.more...<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>
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Rt Revd Peter Hancock\n<\/h3>Bishop of Bath and Wells<\/strong>

Bishop Peter\u2019s love of the countryside translates into a strong interest in rural and environmental issues. This, alongside encouraging children and young people, and supporting the homeless and most vulnerable in society, forms what Bishop Peter describes as the \u201cthree threads\u201d of his ministry. Bishop Peter will be our conference bishop this year.more...<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>
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John Spence\n<\/h3>Dean of Mission and Ministry Diocese of Chelmsford<\/strong>

John Spence is Finance Chair of the Archbishops\u2019 Council and well known for his co-ordinating role on the Renewal and Reform agenda. He has previously been Chair of Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance and a Church Commissioner. more...<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rt Revd Ric ThorpeBishop of IslingtonThe role of Bishop of Islington \u2013 a revived post that had been vacant since 1923 \u2013 is to support London\u2019s Church growth strategy. As such, Bishop Ric is free from territorial responsibilities and focuses on supporting newly established worshipping communities both within London and at a national level, serving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2077,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9I8eL-yU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2164"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7688,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2164\/revisions\/7688"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}