General Synod Election Candidates 2026

baptisms,broad church,deaneries,dioceses,living in love and faith,mission,next generation,tradition,young people,youth

aging,benefice,church growth,disability,equality,gender identity,inclusive,inclusive church,isolation,lgbtq,loneliness,mental health,neurodiversity,pcc,poverty,revitalisation,sexuality,young people

agriculture,farm,farmer,farmers,farming,injustice,justice,pcc,poverty,prayer,word of god

disciples,finances,good news,gospel,great commission,living in love and faith,mission,safeguarding,safeguarding failures,scripture,stipendiary,young people,youth,youth work

biblical,farmer,farmers,prayer,youth

accountability,broad church,catholic,charismatic,diocesan structures,discrimination,environmental,equality,evangelical,finances,housing,inclusive,justice,lgbtqia,living in love and faith,mission,ordination,pcc,poverty,safeguarding,social housing,stewardship,survivors,theological education,tradition,transparency,victims,witness

church commissioners,depression,dioceses,disciples,guiding principles,loneliness,marriage,ordinands,retirement,sacramental,save the parish,seal of the confessional,traditional

benefice,cdm,charismatic,curacy,disciples,discipleship,environment,evangelical,evangelism,finance,good news,gospel,guiding principles,mental health,orthodox,safeguarding,secularism,sexuality,tradition,vacancy,vocations,witness

accountability,anglo-catholic,baptist,catholic,chaplaincy,clergy wellbeing,dioceses,disability,environmental,equality,evangelical,gender identity,gospel,homelessness,justice,lgbtqia,marriage,mental health,middle of the road,mission,neurodiversity,ordination,racial justice,safeguarding,same sex,same-sex marriage,sexuality,tradition,vocations,young people

agriculture,baptisms,catholic,chastity,conservative,discernment,evangelical,good news,guiding principles,mission,ordination,prayer,safeguarding,scripture,seal of the confessional,unemployment,witness

abortion,assisted suicide,bcp,catholic,church commissioners,church society,churches together,crime,doctrine,ecumenical,environmental,evangelical,foodbank,good news,gospel,guiding principles,house of bishops,living in love and faith,llf,marriage,mental health,mission,modern slavery,net zero,persecuted church,prayer,project spire,reformed,reparations,same sex,same-sex couples,tradition,ukraine,vocations,youth

equality,inclusive,inclusive church,lgbt,marriage,methodist,orthodox,prayer,scripture,tradition,witness,young people

benefice,clergy wellbeing,disability,environmental,equality,gender identity,inclusive,liturgical,mental health,neurodiversity,ordination,prayer,safeguarding,vocations,young people

accountability,clergy wellbeing,disability,global majority,global majority heritage,justice,mission,neurodiversity,racial justice,safeguarding,women in ministry,young people

dioceses,disability,ecumenical,environment,equality,evangelical,fresh expressions,gospel,justice,liturgy,llf,lords spiritual,mission,modern slavery,neurodiversity,non stipendiary,racial justice,safeguarding,save the parish,scripture,sexuality,social action,social justice,stipendiary,together for the church of,witness

asylum,curacy,disciples,discipleship,evangelical,evangelisation,evangelism,good news,gospel,human sexuality,living in love and faith,marriage,mission,outreach,safeguarding,scripture,sexuality,singleness,survivors,traditional,witness,youth,youth ministry

biblical,burnout,clergy welfare,disciples,good news,house for duty,isolation,justice,marriage,mission,ordination,orthodox,pccs,pension,prayer,racial justice,safeguarding,self supporting,sexuality,vocations,witness,youth

abuse,biblical,burnout,church commissioners,church revitalisation,clergy morale,clergy welfare,clergy wellbeing,dioceses,evangelism,fresh expressions,generosity,good news,gospel,housing,human sexuality,independent safeguarding,isolation,llf,marriage,mental health,mission,revitalisation,safe spaces,safeguarding,scripture,sexual ethics,sexuality,stress,survivors,survivors of abuse,traditional,victims

accountability,broad church,catholic,chaplaincy,charismatic,churches together,clergy discipline,diocesan structures,dioceses,disability,equality,eucharist,evangelical,gay,gospel,inclusive,inclusive church,justice,lgbt,liberal,liberal catholic,liturgy,marriage,mission,ordinands,poverty,sacrament,sacramental,safeguarding,save the parish,stipendiary,survivors,tradition,traditional,victims,young people

discernment,environment,evangelical,pcc,scripture,traditional,youth

affirming,disability,elderly,eucharist,good news,house of bishops,inclusive,liberal,mission,national safeguarding,pcc,poverty,rural communities,safeguarding,sexuality,survivors,together for the church of

children's ministry,clergy wellbeing,conservative,disability,disciple,elderly,farming,finance,finances,food bank,formularies,gospel,outreach,pentecostal,prayer,scripture,stewardship,teenagers,traditional,young adults,young people,youth

abuse,discipleship,environment,evangelism,finance,fresh expressions,gospel,methodist,mission,new wine,next generation,ordination,outreach,pcc,scripture,survivors,violence,young adults,youth,youth group

dioceses,gospel,liturgy,mission,outreach,pcc,prayer,scripture,secular society,sunday school,witness

ageing,baptist,church schools,clergy numbers,clergy wellbeing,climate change,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,disciples,good news,gospel,great commission,liturgical,marriage,mission,missional,orthodox,pcc,prayer,reparations,retirement,safeguarding,scripture,sexuality,stress,tradition,vacancy,witness,youth,youth group

good news,gospel,inclusive,inclusive church,mission,sexuality,witness

abuse,anglican communion,anglo-catholic,assisted dying,biblical,catholic,clergy conduct,conservative,conservative evangelical,disability,evangelical,foodbank,interregnum,messy church,mission,neurodiversity,open evangelical,pccs,prayer,prayers of love and faith,redress,same sex,same-sex couples,sexual orientation,transparency,violence,war,witness

church mission society,climate change,disciples,discipleship,environment,inclusive,mission,net zero,pcc,prayer,scripture,stewardship,vicarage

biblical,discernment,environment,evangelism,good news,gospel,methodist,mission,pcc,retirement,revitalisation,safeguarding,scripture,witness,word of god

biblical,chaplaincy,discipleship,evangelical,gospel,injustice,justice,liturgy,loneliness,mission,ordinands,palestine,pcc,prayer,racial justice,racism,save the parish,scripture,sexuality,together for the church of,traditional

baptist,benefice,biblical,electoral roll,evangelical,good news,gospel,housing,interregnum,living in love and faith,marriage,mission,pcc,pccs,prayer,retirement,social housing,spring harvest,sunday school,traditional

anglican communion,church planting,gospel,pcc,pension,safeguarding,scripture,ukraine,youth

baptist,biblical,disability,disciple,immigration,unemployment,youth

baptism,diocesan structures,dioceses,finances,liturgy,marriage,mission,pcc,prayer,rural communities,sacramental,save the parish,stipendiary,witness

anglican communion,catholic,clergy wellbeing,dioceses,disciples,ecumenical,evangelism,htb,islam,make disciples,mission,missional,pcc,prayer,stipendiary,sunday school,traditional,victims

accountability,deaneries,diocesan board,discrimination,doctrine,environmental,evangelism,finance,good news,homelessness,housing,injustice,marriage,mission,pcc,persecuted church,poverty,prayer,safeguarding,scripture,sexuality,stewardship,survivors,traditional,violence,witness,young people

archbishop,archbishop of canterbury,biblical,church plant,disciples,doctrine,formularies,global majority,justice,liturgy,llf,net zero,orthodox,pcc,prayer,project spire,racial justice,witness,young people,youth,youth work

ageing,book of common prayer,catholic,conservative,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,disciple,discipleship,ecumenical,gospel,guiding principles,liturgy,marriage,mission,missional,prayer,prayer book society,save the parish,seal of the confessional,tradition,traditional,vacancy,young people

accountability,clergy discipline,clergy wellbeing,depressed,equality,global majority,inclusive,lgbtqia,pcc,prayer,safe spaces,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,scolding,vocations

catholic,cost of living,creation care,disability,environmental,equality,eucharist,food bank,foodbank,gender identity,housing,htb,interfaith,justice,mental health,migrants,net zero,neurodiversity,pcc,racial justice,refugees,sexuality,social justice,tradition,traditional,war,young adults,young people

catholic,church schools,doctrine,marriage,sacramental,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,sunday school,traditional,walsingham,young people,youth

biblical,ceec,disciples,doctrinal,evangelical,gospel,human sexuality,israel,jewish,marriage,sexuality,traditional,word of god

pcc,youth,youth work

church planting,curacy,discipleship,finance,gospel,mission,ordination,revitalisation,scripture,sunday school,urban mission,vocations,witness,working class,young people,youth

addiction,catholic,church commissioners,clergy wellbeing,deployment,disability,discernment,disciples,drug,ecumenical,elderly,equality,eucharist,evangelism,finance,gender identity,gospel,homelessness,inclusive,inclusive church,interregnum,lgbtq,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,ordination,parish share,safeguarding,save the parish,sexuality,stipendiary,tradition,victims,vocations,women priests,young people

archbishops,baptist,ceec,cpas,dioceses,disciples,evangelical,finances,good news,gospel,house of bishops,housing,human sexuality,living in love and faith,llf,mission,missional,ordination,pcc,prayer,retirement,safeguarding,sexuality,stipendiary

benefice,children's ministry,dioceses,gospel,mission,next generation,ordination,word of god,young people,youth

catholic,clergy conduct,conservative,dioceses,discernment,discipleship,gospel,inclusive,mission,missional,ordination,pccs,safeguarding,sexuality,tradition

accountability,benefice,catholic,church commissioners,church growth,clergy numbers,curacy,dioceses,discipleship,doctrine,evangelism,fidelity,gospel,mission,ordination,parish share,pcc,prayer,sacramental,safeguarding,save the parish,scripture,stewardship,stipendiary,survivors,victims

abuse,accountability,anglo-catholic,benefice,catholic,chaplaincy,charismatic,church planting,disability,evangelical,gender identity,gospel,inclusive,inclusive church,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,outreach,safeguarding,sexuality,survivors,transparency,vacancy,victims,vocations,witness,youth

children's ministry,clergy wellbeing,ordination,witness,youth,youth ministry

affirming,chaplaincy,clergy conduct,clergy wellbeing,climate change,curacy,disability,discipleship,equality,evangelism,gaza,inclusive,inclusive church,interfaith,justice,mental health,mission,ordination,outreach,poverty,racial justice,self supporting,sexuality,stipendiary,vocations,war,working class

chaplaincy,dioceses,finances,mission,missional,next generation,ordination,outreach,parish share,pcc,safeguarding,stipendiary,sunday school,survivors,young people,youth,youth group,youth work

agricultural,benefice,catholic,church commissioners,clergy morale,curacy,inclusive,inclusive church,living in love and faith,llf,marriage,parish share,pccs,same sex,same-sex couples,save the parish,tradition,vicarage,vocations

church plant,disciples,discipleship,discipling,food bank,good news,gospel,mission,missional,ordination,scripture,vocations,working class,young people,youth,youth ministry,youth work

accountability,ageing,complementarian,cpas,disciples,doctrine,evangelical,evangelism,finance,good news,gospel,guiding principles,house of bishops,living in love and faith,make disciples,marriage,mission,pcc,pccs,prayers of love and faith,safeguarding,scripture,sexual ethics,vicarage,young people

accountability,clergy wellbeing,climate change,disability,environment,equality,gender identity,inclusive,inclusive church,injustice,justice,mental health,neurodiversity,ordination,poverty,sexuality,social justice,tradition,transparency

archbishops,archbishops' council,climate change,disability,disabled people,eco church,equality,gender identity,gospel,justice,mental health,mission,net zero,neurodiversity,pcc,prayers of love and faith,racial justice,safeguarding,sexuality,survivors,vacancy,victims,young adults,youth,youth group,youth work

ageing,climate change,elderly,finances,mission,pcc,pccs,safeguarding,sexuality,vocations

disciples,great commission,mission,next generation,orthodox,pcc,sabbatical,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,scripture,tradition,young people,youth,youth ministry

broad church,clergy discipline,clergy numbers,clergy wellbeing,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,disability,equality,eucharist,gender identity,global majority,global majority heritage,gospel,housing,inclusive,inclusive church,justice,lgbtqia,llf,marriage,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,ordination,pcc,prayer,racial justice,safeguarding,sexuality,social justice,together for the church of,tradition,working class,young people,youth

archbishops,archbishops' council,church commissioners,deaneries,dioceses,disability,discernment,disciples,equality,evangelism,finance,finances,gender identity,good news,gospel,independent safeguarding,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,parish share,pcc,safeguarding,save the parish,sexuality,stipend,the society,traditional,vocations,young people,youth,youth group

ageing,archbishop,archbishops,baptisms,farmer,parish share,pcc,pccs,retirement,rural communities,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,save the parish

accountability,anglican communion,clergy wellbeing,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,disciples,evangelism,gospel,mission,next generation,prayer,safeguarding,scripture,stewardship,tradition,transparency,witness

chaplaincy,established church,good news,gospel,parish share,prayer,stewardship,witness

curacy,dioceses,disciples,jay report,mission,new wine,outreach,pcc,prayer,progressive,safeguarding,scripture,spring harvest,tradition,vacancy

benefice,ecumenical,htb,liturgical,mission,vicarage

39 articles,accountability,baptist,benefice,discipleship,doctrine,ecumenical,evangelical,evangelism,evangelistic,free church,good news,gospel,marriage,mission,pcc,prayer,safeguarding,stress,transparency,urc,word of god,youth

biblical,doctrine,evangelism,evangelistic,gospel,living in love and faith,marriage,mission,orthodox,pcc,safeguarding,scripture,sexuality,word of god

book of common prayer,catholic,church commissioners,deaneries,ecumenical,equality,forward in faith,good news,guiding principles,interregnum,mission,orthodox,prayer,retirement,roman catholic,sacrament,safeguarding,seal of the confessional,the society,traditional

anglo-catholic,catholic,charismatic,evangelical,finance,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,prayer,tradition,vocations,witness,young people

accountability,benefice,chaplaincy,clergy conduct,clergy welfare,curacy,diocesan board,evangelical,finance,mission,safeguarding,save the parish,sexuality,traditional

biblical,church commissioners,doctrine,environment,equality,farming,gospel,justice,mission,net zero,orthodox,racial justice,safeguarding,sexuality,traditional

accountability,dioceses,disability,discernment,eco church,equality,gender identity,human sexuality,inclusive,inclusive church,justice,lgbt,makin review,mental health,mission,net zero,neurodiversity,ordination,racial justice,safeguarding,sexuality,transparency,vocations,working class,young people

biblical,children's ministry,discernment,disciples,discipleship,discipling,doctrinal,doctrine,evangelical,evangelism,formularies,gospel,human sexuality,make disciples,marriage,mental health,mission,ordination,prayer,revitalisation,safeguarding,sexuality,tradition,traditional,vocations,witness,youth

bcp,catholic,church schools,common worship,curacy,doctrine,gospel,marriage,mission,non stipendiary,orthodox,sacramental,safeguarding,stipendiary,tradition,traditional,witness,youth

benefice,burnout,countryside,farming,inclusive,isolation,mental health,mission,missional,ordination,pcc,prayer,rural communities,safe spaces,safeguarding,stress,survivors,victims,vocations,women priests,young people,youth

anglo-catholic,catholic,charismatic,curacy,disability,ecumenical,equality,gender identity,inclusive,inclusive church,justice,mass,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,ordination,prayer,queer,sexuality,tradition,traditional,youth

agricultural,church commissioners,church growth,creation care,dioceses,discipleship,discrimination,environmental,equality,evangelism,finance,five marks of mission,glebe,good news,gospel,great commission,inclusive,inclusive church,independent safeguarding,isolation,justice,living in love and faith,mental health,mission,net zero,ordination,outreach,pccs,racism,redress,safeguarding,survivors,tradition,transparency,vacancy,violence,vocations

evangelical,finance,justice,marriage,mission,ordination,self supporting,stipendiary,tradition,traditional,women in ministry

biblical,deaneries,diocesan structures,dioceses,disciples,discipleship,doctrine,evangelistic,gospel,justice,llf,make disciples,marriage,mission,missional,orthodox,parish share,reformed,safeguarding,same sex,save the parish,seal of the confessional,secrecy,social justice,the alliance,witness,word of god,young people,youth,youth ministry

affirming,chaplaincy,disability,generosity,homelessness,housing,inclusive,inclusive church,justice,lgbtqia,mental health,missional,ordination,outreach,safeguarding,social housing,youth,youth worker

conservative,conservative evangelical,discernment,evangelical,gospel,mission,neurodiversity,ordination,tradition,vocations,young people,youth,youth work

accountability,catholic,charismatic,church plants,dioceses,discipleship,evangelical,evangelism,faith communities,fresh expressions,good news,gospel,independent safeguarding,liberal,living in love and faith,makin review,marriage,mission,other faiths,prayer,prayers of love and faith,progressive,safeguarding,safeguarding failures,same sex,same-sex couples,same-sex relationships,sexuality,survivors,the society,tradition,traditional,victims,workload

archbishop,chaplaincy,church commissioners,churches together,clergy training,dioceses,disability,discrimination,eco church,ecumenical,environment,evangelism,iicsa,inclusive,inclusive church,injustice,llf,makin review,mental health,methodist,net zero,pcc,persecution,refugees,safeguarding,save the parish,sexuality,stewardship,together for the church of,vocations,youth,youth group

addiction,assisted suicide,housing,mission,outreach,persecution,religious freedom,young people,youth,youth work

affirming,conservative,environment,finance,good news,homelessness,liberal,pcc,poverty,prayer,sexuality,together for the church of,youth,youth work

clergy welfare,countryside,equality,finances,inclusive,inclusive church,llf,neurodiversity,safeguarding,same sex,scripture,sexuality,survivors,victims

diocesan board,dioceses,disability,ecumenical,equality,finance,headship,inclusive,inclusive church,justice,marriage,neurodiversity,racial justice,retirement,safeguarding,sexual orientation,stewardship,theological education,youth,youth worker

baptist,divorce,gospel,liturgical,methodist,mission,pentecostal,tradition,traditional,vacancy,young people

discrimination,mission,outreach,pcc,persecution,prayer,secular world,the society,youth

abuse,baptist,biblical,evangelical,foodbank,holy communion,human sexuality,justice,liturgy,mental health,methodist,orthodox,pcc,safeguarding,sexuality

disability,discipleship,equality,evangelical,gay,gender identity,good news,inclusive,lgbt,llf,mental health,middle of the road,mission,missional,neurodiversity,new worshipping communities,pcc,safeguarding,sexuality,young people,youth,youth worker

charismatic,disciples,eucharist,evangelical,evangelistic,good news,gospel,mission,pcc,progressive,scripture,tradition

archbishop,baptist,catholic,ecumenical,equality,evangelical,free church,guiding principles,inclusive,inclusive church,methodist,orthodox,prayer,sexual orientation,tradition,women priests

clergy wellbeing,disability,disabled people,good news,gospel,isolation,marriage,ordinands,orthodox,pcc,tradition,witness,youth

accountability,anglican communion,biblical,discernment,disciples,discipleship,equality,gospel,human sexuality,justice,mission,missional,pcc,pentecostal,prayer,racial justice,retirement,sacramental,safeguarding,scripture,sexuality,stewardship,word of god,young people

bcp,church commissioners,disciples,discipleship,electoral roll,food bank,inclusive,inclusive church,lgbt,llf,messy church,mission,missional,next generation,poverty,safeguarding,save the parish,traditional,working class,young people,youth,youth group,youth work,youth worker,youth workers