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The SPIDIR network, supported by the Diocese of Southwark, currently includes more than 150 trained 'directors' (see our History page and our Referrals page). Membership of SPIDIR is open to all - see our Membership section within What's On Offer The SPIDIR Committee is elected at the Annual General Meeting to administer the affairs of the network. The Course Leaders are responsible for planning and delivering training programmes. Committee Members and contact details at present are:
Chair: Revd Tony Lucas
Referrals Secretary:
Rita Briscoe Southwark Diocesan Link: Revd Canon Michael Hart Webmaster: Catharina Stibe Hickson Members: Revd Milly Broome, Revd Caroline Clarke, Revd Jeanette McLaren, Revd Canon Nicky Tredennick, Revd Mike Wood Introducing Your Chair Tony Lucas took over as Chair from Lyndon van der Pump in 2009. He was previously on the SPIDIR Committee and edited the Newsletter during the 1990s. In 2006 he retired after 41 years of parish ministry, most of it in Southwark Diocese. He was in Stockwell through the 80s, then spent 15 years as Rector of St George the Martyr, Borough High Street, dealing with a portfolio of ailing buildings. Along with this, he was able to maintain an engagement with spiritual direction and has been glad of the opportunity to see more people as a director recently. Tony originally trained as a historian, rather than a theologian, and completed an MA in Medieval History ten years ago. His other principle commitment has been to writing, and he has published poetry in magazines and anthologies for many years. Three collections of his work have been issued by Stride Publications. He sees both the historical dimension and the creative, imaginative areas as being of continuing relevance to our exploration of spirituality today. He and his wife continue to live in inner south London, where he helps out sometimes at Holy Trinity, Rotherhithe. Having learnt much in the past from the founding figures of SPIDIR, he is conscious of the rich inheritance of experience that has been accumulated, and hopes to be able to help secure the continuation of so much valuable work done by others over the years. |
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