Affirming, celebrating and resourcing leaders that work alongside those on estates
The diocese is committed to supporting all clergy, lay leaders and their teams who have a heart for sharing Jesus with people on the estates in our parishes where more than 500 of the houses can be described as social housing.
Inaugural Oxford Diocese Estate Ministry Conference
We are excited to announce that on Thursday 17 October we are holding our inaugural Oxford Diocese Estate Ministry Conference in south Reading.
We will:
- Launch the Oxford Diocese Estate Churches Network (OxEstate);
- Pray, eat, encourage, and share good news stories;
- Affirm, celebrate and resource leaders that work alongside those on estates;
- Meet with mission partners who support estates ministry.
Keynote speakers
Bishop Lynne Cullens
Lynne has been Bishop of Barking in the Diocese of Chelmsford since January 2022. She is also the Church of England Lead Bishop for Estates Evangelism and Chair of both the National Estates Churches Network and the Church of England Estates Evangelism Task Group.
Lynne is committed to working with others to bring about a Church that is the hope of the voiceless and those on the margins, and that speaks boldly into the public square on issues of social justice.
Helen Shannon
In 2010 Helen and her team planted an estates church where she lives in North London called church@five, which she still leads today. She is one of the founding trustees and Projects Director for Hope North London and an Associate Minister at St Barnabas, north London.
Helen is Diocese of London's Estates Enabler and leads the CCX development of estates mission. Her vision is for there to be a worshipping community on every estate lead by local leaders.
Carl Beech
Carl Beech leads Edge Ministries and the Edge Faith Community and its associated network of churches. He is also the president of Christian Vision for Men (CVM), and founded the men’s festival called “The Gathering.” He is also a founding partner for the Freedom and Justice Partnership.
He also loves gardening, music, art, and hanging out with friends and family.