The Venerable Dr Edward Dowler is Archdeacon of Hastings in the Diocese of Chichester, and a member of the Council of Reference for St Augustine’s. We asked him to tell us about his role and how he sees the role of St Augustine’s in training ministers for the future Church of England. The Diocese of Chichester covers East and West Sussex, and as Archdeacon of Hastings, I cover most of East Sussex. Archdeacons are there to support the life of the local churches in their area, and help the Bishop carry out his ministry. Our…

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Andrew Strawson is a retired Health and Safety professional, who has been on the on the Board of Trustees for St Augustine’s College of Theology since 2013 as Company Secretary. We talked to him about his background and his role as trustee. I’ve been married for 40 years, with two sons and two grandchildren, and my wife and I relocated from London to Gloucestershire last year to be near our older son and his family. Before I retired, I spent 35 years working in health and safety, much of that as an inspector for the…

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The Revd Canon Rebecca Swyer is Director for Apostolic Life in the Diocese of Chichester. She has been on the Board of Trustees for St Augustine’s College of Theology, since 2010. We talked to her about her role. I was ordained in 1991, and am a Deacon. Some of my work has been in a Parish, but I’ve also spent a lot of my working life in education, including working in a university before taking up a post initially as Ministry Development Officer in the Diocese of Chichester, but now as Director for Apostolic Life.…

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The Revd John Irwin is a former student of St Augustine’s, ordained Deacon in 2019. He joined us as Trustee and Treasurer in 2019, and we asked him to tell us a bit about himself. I was ordained Deacon in 2019 after studying at St Augustine’s, and I am currently Assistant Curate at St Michael and All Angels London Fields. I am self-supporting but, like most curates, I lead and assist with services, share responsibility for pastoral care, work with our youth and children’s team and help the vicar with the responsibilities of parish management.…

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