General Synod Election Candidates 2026

benefice,burnout,clergy wellbeing,curacy,disability,discernment,drug,environment,environmental,equality,gender identity,inclusive,inclusive church,inequality,isolation,liturgical,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,outreach,prayer,sexuality,women and the church,young people

benefice,clergy wellbeing,cpas,discipleship,doctrine,good news,gospel,mission,ordination,prayer,safeguarding,scripture,witness,young people

clergy wellbeing,diocesan board,disability,discernment,disciples,discipleship,finance,gospel,mission,missional,neurodiversity,next generation,scripture,vocations,young adults,young people,youth

addiction,crime,curacy,drugs,environment,gospel,liturgy,poverty,traditional,working class

church commissioners,clergy wellbeing,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,disabled people,discernment,disciples,farmers,gospel,mission,prisons,rural communities,safeguarding,self supporting,stewardship,stipendiary,vocations,working class

abuse,accountability,church plants,cost of living,curacy,disciples,established church,generosity,good news,gospel,housing,injustice,justice,loneliness,mission,poverty,resource church,safeguarding,scripture,spiritual abuse,witness

assisted dying,discipleship,ecumenical,evangelical,finance,liberal,llf,marriage,middle of the road,mission,modern slavery,ordination,orthodox,pcc,poverty

anglican communion,archbishop,archbishop of canterbury,chaplaincy,church commissioners,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,deaneries,dioceses,disability,equality,inclusive,inclusive church,liturgy,mental health,mission,pcc,prayer,safeguarding,sexuality,sunday school,survivors

agricultural,housing,mission,orthodox,pcc,secular world,social housing,traditional

farmers,farming,finance,mission,pcc,save the parish,stress

archbishops,archbishops' council,chaplaincy,discipleship,gospel,guiding principles,national safeguarding,redress,redress scheme,safeguarding,young people

benefice,church commissioners,dioceses,parish share,save the parish,word of god

discipleship,gospel,holy communion,marriage,mission,palestine,safeguarding,universities,war

book of common prayer,evangelical,pcc,prayer,safeguarding,tradition

baptisms,clergy recruitment,curacy,dioceses,justice,mission,outreach,reparations,save the parish,stewardship,stipendiary,vocations

baptist,benefice,charismatic,church commissioners,churches together,depression,disciples,equality,farm,farmer,farmers,farming,finances,great commission,house for duty,inclusive,inclusive church,lgbt,make disciples,pcc,together for the church of,traditional,vocations,working class

affirming,benefice,biblical,broad church,children's ministry,church growth,church plant,discipleship,evangelical,evangelism,gay,housing,human sexuality,liturgy,marriage,mission,pcc,persecuted church,prayer,refugees,safeguarding,sexuality,ukraine,witness

creation care,disability,environment,equality,gender identity,gospel,holy communion,inclusive,mission,net zero,neurodiversity,pcc,safe spaces,safeguarding,sexuality,young adults,younger generation

burnout,children's ministry,church schools,disciples,finances,gospel,make disciples,mission,outreach,prayer,save the parish,scripture,young adults,young people

baptist,benefice,charismatic,church planting,churches together,climate change,disability,eco church,ecumenical,environment,equality,gender identity,inclusive,living in love and faith,llf,mental health,mission,net zero,neurodiversity,pcc,prayer,refugees,sexuality,together for the church of,traditional

biblical,church growth,disciples,discipleship,gospel,make disciples,mission,pcc,prayer,safeguarding,scripture,witness

antisemitism,curacy,dioceses,disability,eco church,equality,gender identity,gospel,inclusive,inclusive church,injustice,interfaith,islamophobia,lgbt,living in love and faith,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,other faiths,pcc,sacramental,safeguarding,sexuality,vocations,working class,young people

catholic,charismatic,church commissioners,church schools,clergy conduct,clergy discipline,doctrine,environmental,evangelical,gospel,housing,independent safeguarding,israel,liberal,marriage,mission,other faiths,palestine,redress,redress scheme,safeguarding,stipend,survivors,tradition,victims

archbishop,dioceses,disability,environmental,equality,gender identity,global majority,global majority heritage,gospel,inclusive,justice,mental health,mission,missional,neurodiversity,ordination,racial justice,safeguarding,sexuality

accountability,ai,biblical,clergy conduct,crime,curacy,discernment,equality,finance,free church,generosity,inclusive,inequality,llf,mental health,mission,poverty

biblical,curacy,discipleship,evangelism,gospel,mission,ordination

benefice,catholic,deaneries,environment,finance,great commission,injustice,isolation,justice,misconduct,mission,missional,poverty,racial justice,safeguarding,tradition

anglo-catholic,bcp,broad church,catholic,clergy wellbeing,diocesan structures,dioceses,doctrine,evangelical,evangelism,generosity,gospel,junia,justice,marriage,mission,prayer,revitalisation,social justice,theological education,traditionalist

abuse,dioceses,disability,equality,inclusive,justice,llf,mission,net zero,racial justice,redress,redress scheme,safeguarding,victims,young people

benefice,diocesan council,environmental,missional,youth

affirming,archbishops,archbishops' council,church mission society,church schools,churches together,clergy discipline,diocesan board,dioceses,disability,ecumenical,equality,faith communities,gender identity,gospel,inclusive,inclusive church,mental health,methodist,mission,neurodiversity,pcc,porvoo,safeguarding,sexuality,theological education,together for the church of,women and the church,women bishops,young people,youth

baptist,biblical,disciples,discipleship,doctrine,ecumenical,evangelism,mission,pcc,pentecostal,prayer,scripture,urc,witness

benefice,diocesan board,discipleship,environmental,equality,inclusive,justice,mission,pcc,prayer,witness

biblical,chaplaincy,church growth,discernment,finance,finances,good news,mission,new worshipping communities,ordination,pcc,persecuted church,prayer,safeguarding,sexuality,traditional,young adults

dioceses,hindu,pcc,prayer,youth

benefice,good news,gospel,mission,muslims,non stipendiary,stipendiary,vicarage,witness,young people,youth

abuse,baptist,book of common prayer,broad church,catholic,church commissioners,clergy conduct,clergy discipline,clergy wellbeing,crime,dioceses,evangelical,finance,forward in faith,house for duty,liberal,marriage,mission,prayer,project spire,safeguarding,seal of the confessional,stipendiary,traditional

chaplaincy,continuing ministerial development,disability,discipleship,equality,gender identity,justice,lgbtq,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,prayer,prisoners,prisons,safeguarding,sexuality,stewardship,universities

anglican communion,chaplaincy,church schools,diocesan board,disability,disciples,finance,gender identity,inclusive,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,ordination,prayer,sexuality,urban mission,witness,young people,youth,youth work,youth worker

chaplaincy,confirmation,cpas,dioceses,eucharist,gospel,mission,ordination,outreach,pension,prayer,redress,safeguarding,vocations,youth

catholic,deaneries,good news,gospel,marriage,mission,ordination,reformed,retirement,secular world,traditional,vacancy

catholic,ordination,pcc,vicarage,vocations

all age worship,archbishops,church schools,clergy wellbeing,diocesan board,discipleship,evangelical,finance,good news,human sexuality,marriage,mission,ordination,safeguarding,sexuality,tradition,traditional,vicarage,young people,youth,youth group,youth ministry

abuse,accountability,archbishops,benefice,church commissioners,clergy conduct,clergy welfare,evangelism,gospel,housing,living in love and faith,mission,orthodox,project spire,safe spaces,safeguarding,save the parish,theological education,transparency,vicarage,victims,victims of abuse,vocations,youth

accountability,anglican communion,baptism,baptisms,catholic,church commissioners,clergy numbers,complementarian,discernment,doctrinal,doctrine,evangelical,evangelise,gospel,house of bishops,liturgical,llf,marriage,missional,ordinands,ordination,parish share,pcc,prayers of love and faith,reformed,sacramental,safeguarding,save the parish,sexuality,theological education,traditionalist,transparency,vocations,young people

archbishops,baptism,church schools,confirmation,diocesan board,dioceses,discipleship,ecumenical,faith communities,gospel,headship,isolation,loneliness,mission,pcc,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,survivors,victims,young people

archbishops,archbishops' council,church schools,clergy numbers,dioceses,environment,good news,gospel,mission,safeguarding

deaneries,disability,equality,gender identity,inclusive,inclusive church,mental health,neurodiversity,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,sexuality,stewardship,sunday school,vacancy,youth

anglo-catholic,catholic,chaplaincy,church plants,creation care,doctrinal,ecumenism,liturgy,net zero,pcc,safe spaces,safeguarding,save the parish,stewardship,the society,tradition,traditional,witness

baptism,diocesan board,evangelism,finance,good news,gospel,pcc,prayer,witness

crime,finance,homelessness,inclusive,justice,mission,outreach,pcc,young people,youth,youth groups

climate change,environment,farm,farmer,farmers,inclusive,mission,rural communities,young adults,young people

charismatic,charismatic evangelical,evangelical,good news,llf,marriage,orthodox,pcc

broad church,catholic,chaplaincy,church schools,crosslinks,deaneries,diocesan board,dioceses,mission,next generation,pcc,prayer,prayer book society,retirement,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,school chaplaincy,scripture,secular world,tradition,universities,youth

assisted suicide,church commissioners,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,evangelical,evangelism,good news,gospel,marriage,mental health,net zero,pcc,safeguarding,same sex,sexuality

biblical,disciples,good news,gospel,israel,jewish,mission,palestine,prayer,scripture

archbishops,benefice,church commissioners,climate change,dioceses,disability,equality,evangelism,finance,finances,gospel,lgbtqia,mission,net zero,pcc,prayer,prayer book society,safeguarding,save the parish,sexual orientation,together for the church of

accountability,aging,baptist,disability,discernment,discipleship,equality,gender identity,gospel,homelessness,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,outreach,prayer,sexuality,stewardship,synodical government,young people

benefice,catholic,clergy wellbeing,common worship,cyp,deaneries,diocesan board,dioceses,disability,discernment,disciples,discipleship,equality,evangelical,evangelism,finance,gender identity,gospel,mental health,neurodiversity,ordinands,pcc,prayer,safeguarding,sexuality,vocations,working class,young people

cdm,clergy numbers,clergy wellbeing,creation care,curacy,dioceses,discipleship,equality,evangelism,finances,housing,inclusive,inclusive church,justice,llf,mission,net zero,pension,racial justice,retirement,stipend,stipendiary,tradition,vacancy,working class

accountability,benefice,biblical,clergy wellbeing,curacy,deaneries,evangelism,good news,housing,independent safeguarding,ordination,safeguarding,scripture,vacancy,vocations,workload

cdm,clergy wellbeing,curacy,diocesan board,dioceses,disability,disabled people,discernment,fresh expression,gospel,holy communion,housing,liturgy,llf,mental health,national safeguarding,neurodiversity,ordination,safeguarding,self supporting,sexuality,stipendiary

baptist,broad church,church planting,dioceses,disciples,doctrine,finance,generosity,good news,gospel,mission,next generation,prayers of love and faith,revitalisation,scripture,witness,young people

archbishops,archbishops' council,biblical,clergy wellbeing,common fund,crown nominations,finance,gospel,housing,mission,ordinands,pension,retirement,stipend,vacancy

baptist,catholic,discernment,disciple,disciples,ecumenical,evangelical,evangelism,fresh expressions,good news,gospel,human sexuality,liturgy,marriage,mission,neurodiversity,ordinands,outreach,persecuted church,prayer,refugees,retirement,sexuality,tradition,witness

abuse,anglo-catholic,catholic,church commissioners,clergy conduct,dioceses,discernment,evangelical,gay,human sexuality,independent safeguarding,jay report,justice,living in love and faith,national safeguarding,new wine,open evangelical,ordination,pcc,prayers of love and faith,project spire,redress,safeguarding,same sex,same-sex couples,sexuality,tradition,victims

anglican communion,conservative,disability,evangelical,liberal,methodist,other faiths,progressive,sunday school

affirming,antisemitism,inclusive,islamophobia,pcc,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,same sex,same-sex relationships,young people

anglican communion,baptise,catholic,clergy wellbeing,dioceses,disability,disabled people,eco church,evangelical,faith communities,five marks of mission,good news,injustice,interregnum,liberal,liberal catholic,mission,net zero,parish reorganisation,pcc,rural communities,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,save the parish,teenagers,violence

catholic,disciples,electoral roll,formularies,gospel,justice,make disciples,mission,prayer,racial justice,scripture,theological education,tradition,universities,young people

39 articles,biblical,book of common prayer,church growth,evangelical,finances,fresh expressions,gay,liturgical,marriage,mission,prayer,prayers of love and faith,retirement,safeguarding,sexuality,tradition,traditional,young people

church commissioners,clergy numbers,finances,lgbtq,mental health,mission,parish share,pcc,retirement,save the parish,secular world,vacancy,working class

chaplaincy,clergy welfare,clergy wellbeing,good news,gospel,human sexuality,justice,mission,ordination,pension,racial justice,save the parish,secular world,sexuality,vicarage,vocations,witness,word of god

archbishop,baptist,benefice,broad church,catholic,charismatic,equality,evangelism,htb,human sexuality,jewish,lesbian,lgbt,marriage,mission,ordination,pentecostal,remarriage,roman catholic,same sex,same-sex couples,same-sex marriage,save the parish,sexuality,witness

anglo-catholic,catholic,clergy conduct,conservative,conservative evangelical,dioceses,evangelical,evangelism,finances,gospel,mission,safeguarding

church schools,confirmation,environment,inclusive,lgbtqia,racism,sabbatical,safeguarding,safeguarding culture,self supporting,teenagers,vacancy,vicarage,witness

archbishop,chaplaincy,deaneries,diocesan structures,disabled people,disciple,discipleship,inclusive,inclusive church,lgbt,mission,pcc,prayer,safeguarding,stewardship,witness

archbishop,church commissioners,mission,save the parish,stipendiary,theological education

chaplaincy,climate change,foodbank,homelessness,house of bishops,housing,living in love and faith,pcc,poverty,prayers of love and faith,prisoners,retirement

disciples,discipleship,gospel,mission,prayer,scripture,witness,young adults,young people

archbishop,archbishop of canterbury,discernment,outreach,reformed,retirement,sunday school,united reformed church,young people,youth

accountability,anglican communion,cost of living,disability,evangelistic,gospel,interregnum,mission,missional,ordinands,outreach,pcc,poverty,safeguarding,scripture,universities,youth

gospel,safeguarding,safeguarding officer

inclusive,inclusive church,lgbt,pcc,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,sunday school

dioceses,discipleship,mission,outreach,pcc,pccs,retirement,revitalisation,stewardship,witness,youth,youth work

conservative,conservative evangelical,established church,evangelical,free church,gospel,marriage,middle of the road,safeguarding,scripture,sexuality

benefice,catholic,inclusive,inclusive church,justice,lgbtq,mission,neurodiversity,pcc,racial justice,roman catholic,rural communities,sacrament,sacramental,witness,youth,youth work

clergy conduct,dioceses,doctrinal,ecology,farming,generosity,good news,house of lords,housing,israel,justice,llf,palestine,safeguarding,save the parish,workload

archbishop,dioceses,environment,inclusive,llf,mission,missional,ordination,ordination of women,remarriage,safeguarding,sexuality,vicarage,vocations

clergy conduct,clergy wellbeing,discipleship,doctrine,global majority,global majority heritage,gospel,mission,next generation,ordinands,prayer,safeguarding,scripture,theological education,tradition,vocations,witness

curacy,marriage,mission,sexuality

baptisms,bcp,charismatic,charismatic evangelical,doctrine,evangelical,evangelisation,evangelism,finances,gospel,housing,justice,mission,new wine,ordination,prayer,safeguarding,stewardship,tradition,youth,youth group

climate change,disability,equality,gender identity,global majority,global majority heritage,gospel,inclusive,justice,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,prayers of love and faith,racial justice,racism,retirement,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,sexuality,survivors,victims,young people

39 articles,book of common prayer,diocesan structures,evangelical,evangelism,finance,good news,gospel,liberal,mission,next generation,pcc,prayer,save the parish,youth,youth work

abuse,asylum,disability,domestic abuse,finances,food bank,gospel,isolation,loneliness,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,refugees,young adults

abuse,archbishop,chaplaincy,church growth,discernment,disciples,gospel,make disciples,mission,pcc,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,scripture,sunday school,victims

baptist,benefice,church schools,diocesan board,ecumenical,liturgical,methodist,pcc,prayer,urc,young people,youth,youth work

benefice,churches together,discernment,equality,justice,missional,pcc,social justice,stress,together for the church of,tradition,young people

abuse,ai,assisted dying,diocesan board,disability,mission,pcc,safeguarding