Our Ministries Team is here to support, encourage and equip ministers to flourish throughout their journey of ministry. Guided by our vision of healthy ministers, serving healthy churches, for God’s mission, we work through four interconnected pillars: Formation, Identity, Mission and Justice, to nurture healthy, sustainable and fruitful ministry across our Baptist family.
If you can't see who to contact below then please ring 01235 517702 and we will do our best to help with any questions.
Ministries Team: Revd Lee Johnson
- Ministry Team strategy and vision
- Ministry policies and procedures
- Accreditation and recognition of ministers
- Serious complaints and disciplinary procedures
- Development of Baptist ministers and local leaders
Click here to email Lee
Ministerial Formation Lead: Revd Dr Rob Beamish
- National ministerial formation strategy and pathways
- Learning hubs and support for Local Formation Leads
- Formation for accredited and recognised ministry
- Supporting those exploring a call to Baptist ministry
- Formation provision for pioneers, church planters, chaplains & CYF
Ethics and Integrity Manager: Revd Hayley Young
- Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD)
- Ministerial wellbeing and healthy leadership
- Ministerial disciplinary processes
- Chaplaincy support and development
- Ministerial support resources and guidance
Ministerial Processes Supervisor: Lisa Lowe
- National Ministerial Recognition Committee administration
- Secondments, Leave of Absence and transfers to BUGB
- Residential Selection Conference
- General enquiries
- Ministries Team Processes
Click here to email Lisa
Enrolments Administrator: Yvonne Voyce
- Enrolment of Newly Accredited Ministers
- Recognised Local Ministers & Nationally Recognised Pastors
- Student bursaries and MiTs book grants
- Ministerial retirements and deaths
Click here to email Yvonne
Ministerial Settlement and Systems Administrator: Mandy Pickering
- National Settlement Administration
- Waivers Process
- Amendments to ministers contact details
- Further Studies Fund
- Pastoral fund administration
Click here to email Mandy
Justice Enabler: Revd Wale Hudon-Roberts
- Just Leadership Tool Kit
- Young Bright and Bold
- Sam Sharpe Lectures and Project
- Racial Justice Advocacy Forum ( RJAF)
- Reparatory Justice
Click here to email Wale
18-35s Development Coordinator: Matt Ceaser
- Internship and leadership development opportunities for young adults
- Advice on running internship programmes
- Support for interns
- Young Adults Roundtable
Click here to email Matt
Project Violet Outcomes Coordinator: Samantha Bowring
- Project Violet outcomes
- Tracking responses to Project Violet requests
- Bringing together key information from Associations, Colleges, Churches and other stakeholders
Click here to email Samantha
CMCS Service Co-ordinator: Hilary Mason
- Queries from counsellors about being on the CMCS Register CMCS administration
No requests for counselling, please*
Click here to email Hilary
For general enquiries, please click here to email the Team.
*Please note that Hilary co-ordinates the work of the CMCS in such a way that clients’ names are not known to her or to anyone else in the Ministries Team. To ensure this anonymity, only CMCS Area Co-ordinators can deal with requests for counselling. If you want to access counselling or ask for more details, please see the
CMCS website which holds the contact details of your nearest Area Co-ordinator.