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Derbyshire parish seeks paid Anna Chaplain

Check out the advert for more details and a full role description

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Oct 271 min read

'Out of the Box' storytelling casts chaplaincy in a fresh light

The power of story to unlock emotion and evoke memories

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Oct 212 min read

Striving for Gold standards in our ministry

Outlining new measures to enhance support of network members in their chaplaincies among older people

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Oct 214 min read

Gathering's 'Gold Rush' of shared highlights from the past year

Some of the 'golden nuggets' of ministry as an Anna Chaplain

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Oct 194 min read

High Leigh 2025 - the 'Gathering' has happened!

It was 'pure gold' getting together in this way' says Debbie Thrower. Watch these pages for more stories coming up on key elements

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Oct 172 min read

Bringing compassion and hope - Jo Cookman becomes an Anna Chaplain

She stresses the importance of working together as a whole church to combat the ever-increasing problem of loneliness

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Oct 142 min read

Wales Anna Chaplaincy Conference

A truly ecumenical group with Methodist, Baptists, Anglicans, Assembly of God and Presbyterian denominations all being represented

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Oct 142 min read

Guide to the art of being 'Attentive to God'

What a helpful book, that makes the whole idea of communing with God more accessible to any of us

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Oct 133 min read

A poem... for your collection of resources?

Faith Ford offers us one of her bereavement poems

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Oct 131 min read

BRF Ministries and Anna Chaplaincy on the road at CRE, the Church Resources Event, in Belfast

'Huge thanks to Revd David and the Belfast Central Mission team who invested a great deal of time in promoting Anna Chaplaincy throughout the day' - Debbie Ducille

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Oct 132 min read

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Anna Chaplaincy blog

Derbyshire parish seeks paid Anna Chaplain

'Out of the Box' storytelling casts chaplaincy in a fresh light

Striving for Gold standards in our ministry

Gathering's 'Gold Rush' of shared highlights from the past year

High Leigh 2025 - the 'Gathering' has happened!

Bringing compassion and hope - Jo Cookman becomes an Anna Chaplain

Wales Anna Chaplaincy Conference

Guide to the art of being 'Attentive to God'

A poem... for your collection of resources?

BRF Ministries and Anna Chaplaincy on the road at CRE, the Church Resources Event, in Belfast

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