Super time meeting the generous giving advisers at Newcastle Diocese (CofE) today and discussing giving and generosity and plans for the future. And helpfully the train is delayed so I get to spend a bit more time in the great city of Newcastle.

Really enjoyed my time in Diocese of Truro discussing giving and generosity. Great to see such enthusiasm and commitment. The sun has shone gloriously (by and large), and Truro Cathedral looked magnificent last night.

Crossed the Tamar for another stimulating meeting, this time with colleagues from Diocese of Exeter. And the train ride to get there was amazing.

Inspiring conversations with giving advisors from the south west at their conference at the beautiful The Ammerdown Centre today.

Great time with colleagues in the Midlands yesterday, and got to pop in to the beautiful Worcester cathedral too.

Really looking forward to 'leaping into the future of giving' with Diocese of Manchester today. Amazing to think this venue is going to be packed in an hour, should be a cracking day.

Meet Jonathan de Bernhardt Wood., one of our 2021 Lay Canons. Jonathan has been the National Advisor for Giving and Income Generation for he Church of England since January 2019. He's worked in fundraising and managerial roles within the charity sector for over 30 years...

Setting up Lambeth Palace for the national giving conference. Really looking forward to us all being together for the first time in 3 years.

The sun is out Lambeth Palace and the palace is looking splendid.

That was a great day, so good to be back together and to learn from each other (and laugh with each other) at the national giving conference. So much food for thought too, and inspiration and hope for the future.

Call out for The Church of England churches. I'd really like to know about your income generating activities, things like hall rental, cafes, concerts... Please could you take ten minutes to fill in this survey to help impact future support - forms.office.com/r/EAHcw06Zhs Thanks!

Beautiful sunny day for the National Giving Conference at Hinsley Hall in Leeds. Really looking forward to learning together and encouraging each other as we work to grow generosity in the church.

Generous Giving Team on tour at the National Giving Conference in Leeds. Lovely to meet colleagues and share ideas whilst learning new information. Plus Jan won a heated cushion!! #generouschurches Diocese of York

A really excellent national giving conference, so wonderful to be back together again and to learn from and inspire each other. Very grateful to all those who contributed to it in so many ways.

It has been so good to work with RightNow Media on a series of short films on living generously. I am really looking forward to them being released on Feb 6th, and here's the trailer that tells more of the story. vimeo.com/907435556

Looking forward to speaking at the online #FundraisingNow conference run by DSC today, I'll be speaking about faith- based fundraising.

Really enjoyed making these with the excellent RightNow Media , and great to see the whole series available for people to watch.

Really pleased that my Living Generously series for RightNow Media has been turned into a reading plan on the YouVersion Bible App bible app. And saw the advert for the bible app on the tube yesterday and burst out laughing, top marketing that.

Glorious weather here at @CCT_Conferences High Leigh for the The Church of England National Giving Conference. Really looking forward to a time of inspiration and encouragement.

It was a real pleasure to be interviewed by Ruth Jackson for an episode of the Active Generosity podcast series from Stewardship. There was a nice bit of reminiscing about the generosity I have received from others amidst talking about how we grow generosity in the church.