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Area Deans 

 Leading with Influence, Trust and Courageous Care


Equipping Area Deans to lead with clarity, build trust, shape workable strategy, navigate conflict, and offer courageous pastoral oversight in complex deanery contexts.

Strategic Rural Deans is a development programme for Rural and Area Deans leading in contexts of limited authority and growing complexity. It supports participants to clarify their role, build healthy chapter culture, develop realistic deanery strategy, lead through conflict, and practise courageous pastoral leadership. Drawing on ministry experience. research and leadership frameworks, sessions engage real situations faced on the ground. Participants are supported to lead with greater understanding, confidence and clarity across their deanery. 

Each session is stand-alone, so you can select the appropriate aspects for you Deanery. By attending several sessions, you will gain access to a network of Area Deans and their experiences. 


Change can significantly impact clergy



Online course



3 Sessions


£175



Begins April



Through the course you will: 


Discover why change matters

We provide personalised solutions to meet your unique needs. Our team works with you to ensure optimal results from start to finish.

Learn proven change models

Understand framework’s like Kotter’s process, agile thinking, CPAS’ own change model and more to discern the best approach to your context.

Develop influence and momentum

Build a coalition of support, navigate opposition with wisdom, and harness the power of storytelling to inspire your congregation.

Apply learning to real-life change projects

Bring your initiative from your church, gain feedback in a safe place, and develop clear, actionable strategy tailored to your unique challenges.

Strength for the change leaders 

Change is demanding so explore the role of prayer, vulnerability and resilience in leadership, but also essential reliance on the Holy Spirit for sustaining grace.

This course is for churches who are:

 

Planting a new congregation

Driving cultural and missional change by establishing a new worshiping community.

Overseeing a building project

Leading structural transformation to create spaces that enable future ministry.

Launching a new outreach initiative

Introducing innovative approaches to engage and serve the community.

Restructuring of staff team

Implementing organisational change to align roles with evolving vision and priorities.

First few years of a new clergy post

Navigating transition and embedding change to lay foundations for growth.

Leading change 

Leading change but not sure whether this course is for you. Get in touch

Sign up to course

  • Session 1 Tuesday 21 April 2026
  • Session 2 Tuesday 12 May 2026
  • Session 3 Tuesday 2 June 2026. 

Each day runs from 9.25am to 1.15pm.

All sessions will take place online via Zoom. A joining link will be sent to you before the session.

2-4 people from your church, the incumbent/senior leader plus one other person from your leadership team. You will all need to gather together and share the same screen.

You will be committing to approximately one hour of additional preparation work and engagement with the material outside of the sessions for the duration of the short course as you seek to embed change.

£175 per church.

Bookings close on Sunday 19 April 2026. 

For further information or a conversation please contact: