The Awesome committee

Rev Lis Goddard (E-mail me)
Chair… Lis Goddard was ordained in 1996.  During her curacy in Oxfordshire which she job-shared with her husband Andrew she established and led Alpha, trained all age teams and was the Clergy person with key responsibility for a church plant on a new estate.  Since then she has worked as a University Chaplain and been Tutor for Ministerial  Formation at Wycliffe Hall.  She is involved with various groups which work with taking the gospel to University students, both graduates and undergraduates.  She loves teaching and preaching, she leads missions and mentors men and women, loving to see them growing in confidence in their calling in Christ.  Her greatest passion however is to see people discover a relationship with Jesus.
Lis is currently between jobs and is giving the time to writing, speaking and mentoring – and helping out in various churches around Bristol. She is married to Andrew who is Ethics Lecturer at Trinity College Bristol and they have two teenage children.

Rev Rosie Ward (E-mail me)
Membership Secretary… Rosie Ward spent 11 years in parish ministry in Bristol Diocese before becoming Leadership Development Adviser for CPAS. This post includes helping to lead the Arrow Leadership Programme, and developing women as leaders in the church. Rosie has long been interested in helping women use their gifts in ministry, and she is also a member of the Men Women and God planning group. She has written 2 Grove booklets (on domestic violence, and an evangelical response to the challenges of feminism), and a book on women in evangelism.

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Rev Jenny Arnold (E-mail me)
Secretary… Jenny has been Associate Vicar of Aston and Nechells since 2005, but she has enjoyed living and ministering in this multicultural area of inner city Birmingham since 2002, – having also served her curacy in Aston. She longs to see local people becoming followers of Jesus Christ and growing as disciples; and is still discovering what an authentic disciple looks like in this challenging context.She is married to Andy who is a hospital Consultant – Jenny’s career before ordination. They have a daughter and a son – both university students.

Rev Dr Caroline Yandell (Email me)
Treasurer … Caroline was ordained in June 2009 and still has a lot to learn! She is serving her curacy part time at St Peter’s Henleaze, Bristol, combining her curacy with her work as a GP. Prior to ordination training at Ridley Hall, Caroline worked both as a clinician and as a lecturer in the University of Bristol where she taught medical students and carried out HIV-related research amongst African people living in the UK.
She is keen to bring medicine and theology together, especially in addressing complex contemporary dilemmas in medical ethics. She is also passionate about the ministry of healing and wants to participate in the Church’s mandate to minister Christ’s healing and wholeness to all.

Rev KT Tupling (E-mail me)
Conference Organiser… KT Tupling was ordained in 2003 and is still getting used to wearing a dog collar. She is serving her curacy in Belper, Derbyshire, and in a previous life worked in Telesales (briefly), then spent 4 years as a Youth and Children’s Worker in Birmingham. When not enjoying the heady mix of Baptisms, funerals, All Age Services, youth work, BCP Evening Prayer, Pet services, Deanery Synod etc… KT enjoys walking up big hills when it’s windy and watching her dog’s ears flap in the breeze, getting ‘fit’ at the gym with good friend Alicia, spending evenings in with her husband, and dreaming about owning her own narrowboat. Comedy influences include Bill Bailey and Monty Python. Music influences include Tim Hughes and Queen…work that one out!

Rev Tamsin Merchant (E-mail me)
Publicity Co-ordinator… Tamsin is a Chaplain at the University of Gloucestershire. This job combines her passion for evangelism, coupled with her creative gifts. Previously She was a curate at St John’s Harborne, where she was responsible for Evangelism, including Alpha. Tamsin trained as an artist, working in London and being involved in her church there in many different ways. She was involved in a night club called Abundant, and with Radstock Ministries, a relational mission organisation working with local churches to enable mission. Tamsin enjoygoing on holiday, especially to France to sample the local cheese and wine. She is married to Rob who is also ordained, and they have 2 miniature Dachshunds called Myrtle and Monty.

Rev Clare Hendry (E-mail me)
Permanent Deacon Rep… Clare joined the staff at Oak Hill Theological College in 1986 as lecturer in Pastoral Care and Counselling. On the grounds ‘if you can’t beat them join them’, she was ordained in 1995. For a while she juggled teaching at Oak Hill, being honorary curate at St James, Muswell Hill and Family life. She is now Minister for Pastoral Care at St James.She loves working in the parish but keeps her hand in on the teaching front by occasionally lecturing at Wycliffe Hall and Oak Hill and running various pastoral courses. Clare is married to Steve, an engineer, and has two children, Kate and Alistair.

Rev Hennie Johnston (E-mail me)
Networks Co-ordinator… Hennie Johnston is Associate Vicar in the Birmingham Diocese, and prior to that was curate at Holy Trinity Church in the City centre of Coventry.  She trained at Cranmer Hall, Durham, and before that worked as Pastoral Director of a church in London for five years, having worked for 14 years at the House of Commons for a Member of Parliament.  Very different change of direction some might think? But not really – constituents or church goers all need to know the love of God’!  Not surprising then that I am passionate in seeing lives being transformed through the love, healing and forgiveness of God.  Hobbies include travel (with a special love for Africa, and anywhere hot!); walking (especially in the highlands of Scotland); swimming (preferably in a hot sea, but usually in a pool!); and having friends around for a good meal with drinkable wine!  Oh, and my four year old dog called Chanty says ‘Hello’.

Gill Stanning (Email me)
Ordinands and First Appointments Co-ordinator… Gill is in her final year of training and will take up her curacy in the country parishes of Kingsley, Crowton and Norley, (Chester Diocese) in July 2010.
Gill is a trained primary school teacher and worked full time until the birth of her son in 2000.  She then changed jobs and became a Speech and Drama teacher , directing school plays and preparing pupils for their Trinity/Guildhall examinations.  In 2007 she began training for Ordination.
Gill is passionate about encouraging women to reach their full potential and feel released and empowered to exercise their spiritual gifts. She is on a huge learning curve at the moment but is very excited about the future and all that God has for her and her family.

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