General Synod Election Candidates 2026

diocesan board,finance,mission,prayer

clergy housing,clergy wellbeing,housing,liturgy,mission,pcc,safeguarding,tradition,vicarage,working class,youth

farm,finances,mission,pcc,retirement,sunday school,word of god

clergy housing,discipleship,evangelical,good news,gospel,housing,islam,llf,marriage,mental health,mission,orthodox,pcc,prayer,refugees,traditional,vicarage

baptist,catholic,deaneries,dioceses,discernment,discipleship,ecumenical,gender identity,inclusive,inequality,injustice,interfaith,justice,neurodiversity,parish share,pcc,poverty,prayer,progressive,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,sexuality,tradition,young people,youth,youth ministry

accountability,anglican communion,church schools,clergy numbers,climate change,dioceses,disciples,discipleship,environment,generosity,good news,make disciples,mission,pcc,prayer,safeguarding,sexuality,survivors,victims,witness,young people,youth

church growth,church plant,church planting,discernment,discipleship,evangelism,global majority,global majority heritage,gospel,mission,outreach,scripture,witness

anglo-catholic,catholic,chaplaincy,charismatic,charismatic evangelical,church growth,clergy morale,clergy training,confirmation,continuing ministerial development,cost of living,dioceses,discipleship,ecumenical,evangelical,evangelism,gospel,methodist,middle of the road,mission,new wine,non stipendiary,ordinands,ordination,poverty,roman catholic,sacramental,safeguarding,self supporting,stewardship,stipendiary,vocations,young people

ageing,biblical,clergy numbers,dioceses,disability,gender identity,gospel,marriage,mental health,neurodiversity,prayer,same sex,same-sex relationships,scripture,sexuality,theological education,tradition

abortion,assisted suicide,clergy discipline,confirmation,deployment,gospel,justice,mission,pccs,safeguarding,social justice,stipendiary,tradition,vacancy,vocations,witness,young people

catholic,chaplaincy,clergy training,curacy,established church,formularies,non stipendiary,ordinands,reformed,stipendiary,theological education,universities

book of common prayer,catholic,church commissioners,common fund,discipleship,established church,gospel,guiding principles,next generation,prayer,prayer book society,reformed,sacrament,save the parish,scripture,self supporting,stipendiary,traditional,witness

catholic,clergy conduct,clergy welfare,creation care,curacy,discernment,good news,housing,mission,ordinands,ordination,outreach,roman catholic,safeguarding,tradition,young people,youth,youth group,youth groups

accountability,church growth,clergy conduct,clergy wellbeing,ecumenical,fresh expressions,justice,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,persecuted church,prayer,racial justice,safeguarding,vocations,young people

abuse,broad church,charismatic,climate change,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,ecology,equality,gospel,living in love and faith,llf,marriage,mission,missional,ordination,racism,safeguarding,traditional

baptisms,finance,mission,missional,myriad,ordinands,safeguarding,vocations,witness,youth,youth groups

abuse,church commissioners,gospel,guiding principles,inclusive,independent safeguarding,islamophobia,israel,jewish,justice,liturgy,mission,palestine,persecution,poverty,prayers of love and faith,project spire,racial justice,safeguarding,same sex,same-sex relationships,save the parish,sexuality,stipendiary,survivors,survivors of abuse,victims,violence,witness,word of god

accountability,burnout,charismatic,charismatic evangelical,church plant,deployment,evangelical,finance,finances,good news,housing,justice,marriage,mission,ordination,redress,safeguarding,scripture,sexuality,social housing,stipendiary,stress,survivors,tradition,traditional,transparency,victims,working class

benefice,catholic,evangelical,inclusive,inclusive church,justice,liberal,liberal catholic,liturgical,missional,open evangelical,ordination,prayer,provinces,racial justice,sacramental,save the parish,social justice,tradition,transparency

abuse,archbishop,bullying,cdm,ceec,church plants,creation care,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,disability,discernment,drugs,eco church,evangelical,evangelism,good news,gospel,harassment,homelessness,human sexuality,junia,justice,living in love and faith,llf,marriage,mental health,mission,missional,net zero,neurodiversity,poverty,racial justice,safeguarding,sexuality,survivors,traditional,violence,vocations,witness,working class,young people,youth

chaplaincy,curacy,evangelism,fresh expressions,global majority,good news,gospel,interfaith,mission,ordination,prayer,scripture,tradition,vocations,witness,youth,youth worker

archbishop,catholic,depressed,disciples,evangelisation,good news,htb,israel,ordinands,ordination,prayer,racism,revitalisation,vicarage,vocations,young people

catholic,charismatic,creation care,diocesan finance,diocesan structures,eco church,environment,environmental,evangelical,finance,missional,net zero,ordination,safeguarding,stipend,tradition

ageing,clergy wellbeing,curacy,dioceses,discernment,discipleship,environment,evangelical,justice,marriage,middle of the road,mission,ordinands,ordination,safeguarding,sexuality,social justice,traditional,vocations

addiction,dioceses,evangelisation,gospel,homelessness,loneliness,mission,ordinands,ordination,poverty,the alliance,unemployment,young adults,young people

anglo-catholic,catholic,chaplaincy,continuing ministerial development,disciples,environmental,evangelical,homelessness,inclusive,justice,missional,net zero,ordinands,refugees,sacramental,safeguarding,scripture,tradition,traditional,ukraine

curacy,discernment,disciples,food bank,global majority,good news,make disciples,mission,outreach,prayer,scripture

creation care,curacy,disability,discrimination,equality,gender identity,inclusive,inclusive church,injustice,isolation,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,ordination,sexuality,young people

accountability,archbishops,archbishops' council,catholic,church planting,clergy conduct,clergy discipline,diocesan finance,finance,human sexuality,llf,marriage,mission,safeguarding,seal of the confessional,sexuality,traditional

accountability,archbishop,archbishop of canterbury,benefice,church commissioners,crime,dioceses,disability,disciples,discrimination,domestic violence,equality,finances,gender identity,gospel,inclusive,inclusive church,injustice,make disciples,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,ordination,ordination of women,same sex,save the parish,sexuality,transparency,vacancy,violence,witness,women and the church,working class

charismatic,charismatic evangelical,church growth,eco church,evangelical,finances,foodbank,islam,marriage,middle of the road,mission,ordinands,other faiths,prayer,safeguarding,scripture,tradition,witness

artificial intelligence,finances,good news,gospel,human sexuality,justice,llf,mission,missional,ordination,racial justice,sexuality,stewardship,vocations

anglo-catholic,biblical,catholic,chastity,church society,complementarian,cpas,dioceses,evangelical,finances,guiding principles,house of bishops,human sexuality,llf,marriage,mission,ordinands,ordination,pccs,plf,prayer,prayer book society,roman catholic,sexuality,teis,the alliance,tradition,vacancy,vocations,young people

church schools,clergy conduct,clergy discipline,dioceses,living in love and faith,mission,ordinands,ordination,prayer,retirement,safeguarding,vocations

abuse,disciples,evangelical,global majority,global majority heritage,good news,gospel,mission,missional,next generation,ordination,safeguarding,scripture,survivors,survivors of abuse,younger generation

biblical,evangelical,inclusive,inclusive church,lgbt,marriage,mission,same sex,same-sex marriage

clergy conduct,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,dioceses,finances,good news,gospel,housing,htb,mission,next generation,ordination,redress,redress scheme,safeguarding,survivors,young people,youth,youth work,youth worker

baptist,catholic,curacy,disciples,doctrine,evangelical,gospel,mission,ordination,prayer,roman catholic,scripture,stewardship,tradition,witness

accountability,antisemitism,disability,disciples,eucharist,gospel,inclusive,inclusive church,israel,jewish,justice,lgbtq,living in love and faith,marriage,mental health,mission,missional,neurodiversity,other faiths,palestine,poverty,sacrament,safeguarding,save the parish,secrecy,social justice,survivors,together for the church of,transparency,young people

catholic,church commissioners,deployment,dioceses,discipleship,gospel,liturgical,llf,mission,ordinands,ordination,retirement,sacramental,save the parish,seal of the confessional,self supporting,stipendiary,tradition,transparency,vocations,young people

anglican communion,archbishop,church commissioners,church growth,depression,liberal,mental health,middle of the road,mission,ordinands,ordination,save the parish,stipend,stipendiary,theological education,traditional

affirming,asylum,catholic,church growth,climate change,conversion therapy,disability,environment,equality,evangelical,evangelism,gender identity,good news,homelessness,inclusive,independent safeguarding,interfaith,justice,lgbt,liturgy,marriage,mental health,mission,net zero,neurodiversity,pcc,prayer,racial justice,redress,redress scheme,safeguarding,same sex,same-sex blessings,same-sex marriage,sexuality,social justice,survivors,tradition,vacancy,victims,women and the church,young people

catholic,diocesan structures,finance,gospel,liturgy,mission,roman catholic,tradition

domestic violence,drug,homelessness,myriad,poverty,sexual orientation,stress,traditional,victims,violence,war

accountability,archbishops,church commissioners,clergy training,diocesan finance,disciples,discipleship,evangelism,finance,mission,parish share,safeguarding,save the parish,stewardship,stipendiary,teenagers,theological education,women bishops

baptism,church schools,deaneries,diocesan board,gospel,inclusive,inclusive church,marriage,mission,prayer,save the parish,tradition

accountability,archbishop,church schools,discernment,doctrine,evangelical,evangelism,finance,finances,good news,gospel,great commission,guiding principles,inclusive,living in love and faith,marriage,mental health,mission,missional,next generation,safeguarding,scripture,stewardship,stipendiary,tradition,witness,women bishops

outreach,pcc,same sex,youth,youth work

anglo-catholic,assisted suicide,biblical,book of common prayer,catholic,disciple,evangelical,formularies,good news,liturgical,liturgy,marriage,ordination,orthodox,prayer,scripture,thirty-nine articles,universities,word of god

dioceses,finances,mission,outreach,parish share,pcc,save the parish,scripture,stress,young adults

liturgical,mental health,mission,pcc,rural communities,witness

church growth,deaneries,finances,good news,gospel,living in love and faith,marriage,mission,pccs,safeguarding,traditional,vacancy,young people,youth,youth work

assisted dying,broad church,canon law,canonical,catholic,chaplaincy,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,dioceses,ecumenical,ecumenism,evangelism,generosity,gospel,guiding principles,house of bishops,llf,marriage,mission,missional,prayer,sacrament,sacramental,safeguarding,safeguarding culture,seal of the confessional,stewardship,tradition,vocations,witness,young people,youth

affirming,climate change,disability,environmental,gay,gender identity,inclusive,justice,mission,net zero,palestine,prayer,sexuality,social justice,young people,youth

church schools,cost of living,environment,marriage,mission,other faiths,pcc,safeguarding,scripture,young people

accountability,addiction,affirming,broad church,disciples,evangelical,good news,gospel,human sexuality,liturgy,marriage,mission,pcc,poverty,prayer,scripture,sexuality,traditional,witness,young adults,young people

accountability,disability,equality,gender identity,gospel,inclusive,inclusive church,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,pcc,safeguarding,save the parish,sexuality,stewardship,tradition,transparency

accountability,archbishops,archbishops' council,assisted suicide,asylum,dioceses,disability,disabled people,discrimination,equality,finance,gender identity,housing,inclusive,inclusive church,independent safeguarding,justice,lgbtq,llf,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,pcc,poverty,prayer,quaker,racial justice,refugees,sacrament,safeguarding,sexuality,together for the church of,transparency,young people,youth

evangelical,gospel,pcc,retirement,safeguarding,tradition,youth,youth group

mission,prayer,scripture,sexuality,traditional,word of god

abuse,archbishops,assisted suicide,bcp,book of common prayer,dioceses,elderly,evangelism,finance,gospel,guiding principles,inclusive,liturgy,marriage,mental health,mission,ordination,poverty,prayer,save the parish,stipend,sunday school,theological education,tradition

church commissioners,dioceses,environment,holy communion,mass,pcc,save the parish,vicarage

abuse,retirement

accountability,diocesan finance,equality,finance,five marks of mission,inclusive,inclusive church,mission,pcc,safeguarding,save the parish,stewardship,vocations

accountability,evangelism,finances,gospel,inclusive,inclusive church,lgbtq,liturgical,liturgy,mission,pcc,safeguarding,save the parish,stewardship,survivors,transparency

biblical,clergy welfare,dioceses,discipleship,ecology,ecumenical,environment,finances,food bank,gospel,injustice,mission,ordinands,prayer,resource church,safeguarding,vacancy,young adults,young people,youth,youth workers

agricultural,archbishops,church commissioners,common fund,diocesan finance,farming,finance,great commission,independent safeguarding,llf,plf,redress,redress scheme,safeguarding,save the parish,tradition

benefice,clergy morale,disability,discernment,evangelism,mental health,mission,missional,ordination,pccs,revitalisation,secular world,self supporting,tei,vocations,working class,workload,young people,youth,youth work

archbishop,archbishop of canterbury,biblical,canon law,celibate,church commissioners,church planting,church plants,climate change,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,dioceses,disciples,discipleship,doctrine,evangelism,evangelistic,finance,global majority,global majority heritage,good news,gospel,inclusive,living in love and faith,marriage,mission,orthodox,pccs,prayer,prayers of love and faith,reformed,safeguarding,same sex,same-sex couples,sexuality,war

diocesan board,outreach,pccs,vacancy

marriage,mission,next generation,other faiths,pcc,stewardship,youth,youth group

baptist,disciples,mission,next generation,prayer,safeguarding,vocations,young people,youth,youth group,youth ministry

clergy wellbeing,doctrinal,generosity,homelessness,inclusive,loneliness,outreach,safeguarding,victims,war,young people

anglo-catholic,archbishop,catholic,church revitalisation,crown nominations,crown nominations commission,dioceses,disability,disciples,evangelical,formularies,generosity,gospel,make disciples,mission,pccs,prayer,revitalisation,safeguarding,stewardship,vacancy,victims

finances,htb,mission,prayer,stewardship,young adults

accountability,bcp,book of common prayer,good news,liturgy,mission,next generation,prayer,safeguarding,traditional,young people,youth,youth groups

church commissioners,mission,parish share,stipendiary,theological education

church commissioners,environmental,pcc,save the parish,stipendiary

disability,doctrine,equality,gender identity,good news,gospel,liturgy,lutheran,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,ordinands,parish share,safeguarding,safeguarding officer,same sex,same-sex relationships,save the parish,scripture,sexuality

anglican communion,archbishop,archbishop of york,asylum,catholic,church schools,eco church,ecology,elderly,equality,gospel,justice,marriage,migrants,mission,racial justice,sacrament,same sex,same-sex marriage,stipendiary,stress,tradition,vocations,youth,youth work

anglican communion,church commissioners,church revitalisation,deaneries,dioceses,disciples,discipleship,evangelical,human sexuality,living in love and faith,marriage,mission,pcc,prayer,revitalisation,sexuality,traditional,witness,young people,youth,youth ministry

anglican communion,dioceses,disability,equality,gender identity,justice,mental health,mission,neurodiversity,pcc,prayer,scripture,sexuality,stress,witness

accountability,asylum,evangelical,gospel,house of lords,human sexuality,justice,marriage,pcc,racial justice,save the parish,sexuality,transparency

benefice,catholic,dioceses,evangelical,gospel,pcc,safe spaces,stress,traditional,young people

archbishop,archbishop of canterbury,church schools,clergy numbers,diocesan board,finance,gospel,lgbtqia,living in love and faith,mission,prayers of love and faith,safeguarding,same sex,same-sex relationships,youth,youth group,youth work

archbishop,archbishop of canterbury,catholic,ecumenical,environmental,evangelical,housing,israel,justice,liberal,liberal catholic,palestine,pcc,prayer,social justice,vacancy

dioceses,discipleship,evangelism,gospel,housing,human sexuality,marriage,mass,mission,next generation,ordination,poverty,safe spaces,sexuality,social housing,the society,traditional,vocations,working class,young people

inclusive

evangelical,tradition

creation care,discipleship,justice,net zero,neurodiversity,ordination,safeguarding,survivors,young people,youth,youth worker

ai,catholic,disability,equality,gospel,human sexuality,inclusive,justice,lgbtqia,living in love and faith,marriage,mental health,mission,ordination,racial justice,safeguarding,scp,sexuality,survivors,the society,vocations,young people,youth

mission,ordination,prayer,refugees,young people

environment,injustice,mission,scripture,tradition

abuse,catholic,chaplaincy,church commissioners,climate change,disability,domestic abuse,ecumenical,equality,evangelism,inclusive,justice,lgbtqia,liturgy,llf,marriage,mental health,methodist,net zero,pcc,pccs,prayer,project spire,racial justice,racism,roman catholic,safeguarding,same sex,same-sex relationships,sexuality,youth,youth work

accountability,disability,discernment,disciples,discipleship,evangelism,gospel,human sexuality,lgbt,marriage,mental health,mission,next generation,prayer,safeguarding,scripture,sexuality,tradition,transparency,witness,young people

affirming,catholic,climate change,curacy,disability,discernment,ecumenical,gay,gender identity,inclusive,intersex,justice,lesbian,lgbtqia,liturgy,mental health,neurodiversity,ordination,poverty,prayer,queer,roman catholic,safeguarding,sexuality,trans,vicarage,working class,young people

affirming,benefice,burnout,chaplaincy,disability,discrimination,gender identity,inclusive,inclusive church,justice,lgbtqia,mental health,mission,net zero,ordination,safeguarding,scp,sexuality,young people

church growth,curacy,dioceses,human sexuality,mission,ordinands,ordination,retirement,sexuality,tradition,transparency