DEPARTMENT OF MISSION AND MINISTRY

Sabbatical Application Form

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  1. Please fill in your:

Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………….

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Tel No: .…………………………………… Email: .……………………………………….

  1. In what year were you ordained as a deacon ……....………………………………………….

When did you start work in your present appointment?……….(month/year)

  1. State briefly what you want to do in a sabbatical. It might contain more than one component, but it needs to be something you can complete within three months.
  1. What influence might such a project have in your own practice of ministry/ministerial development?
  1. When do you hope to undertake such a sabbatical? (Experience shows that it is seldom possible to completely plan and find funding for a sabbatical in much less than one year).
  1. Have you any ideas at this stage of how much your sabbatical might cost?
  1. Apart from Gloucester diocese funding do you know of any other source(s) of financial support that you might explore?
  1. What kind of supervision and monitoring will you put in place? Do you need any further help from the Director of Mission and Ministry or others?
  1. Have you had a sabbatical before and, if you have, when was it?
  1. What are the implications for your immediate context. What sort of cover will you need to put in place?
  1. Any other comments or questions?

Please would you supply a short title for your proposed project:

Date of Application:

When you have completed this questionnaire please send a copy of it to:

Mrs Iona Bird

PA to Director of Mission & Ministry

Department of Mission & Ministry

4 College Green

Gloucester

GL1 2LR

Tel No. 01452 835551

Email:

The Director of Mission & Ministry will discuss your proposals with you and will submit them to the Bishop. You need the Bishop’s approval before you can make final arrangements for your sabbatical project.

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Updated 08.03.17