In this episode, Chris speaks with Maria Pavey and Verity Yeates from the UK Church Administrator Network (UCAN) where they talk about releasing the gift of administration within staff and volunteer teams to serve the mission of churches better.

Maria:

Maria Pavey is an Operations & Network Manager for the UK Church Administrators Network (UCAN), specialising in development & systems. Maria has 17 years’ experience as a Church Manager, supporting a leadership team. She has spent most of the last 45+ years in an AOG church, serving in various ministries and has a passion for the gift of administration and helping churches to excel at being safe, missional communities.

Verity:

Verity Yeates also serves as a Network & Operations Manager for UCAN, specialising in communications & engagement. Verity formerly worked as an administrator for a large busy church in Devon for over 6 years and has over 20 years’ experience in administration. She’s passionate about supporting and equipping church administrators and helping church teams to thrive as they serve their mission together.

Suggested Links:

Join UCAN: https://www.churchadministrators.net/join 
UCAN Local Groups https://www.churchadministrators.net/localgroups 
UCAN Conference: https://www.churchadministrators.net/newsposts/2025/04/nationalconference 
UCAN Training: https://www.churchadministrators.net/training 
Church Workers HR Service: https://www.churchworkers.net/ 
Church Office: https://www.thechurchoffice.co.uk/ 
John Truscott: https://www.john-truscott.co.uk/Resources 
Stewardship Resources: https://www.stewardship.org.uk/resource-hub 
Ecclesiastical Resources: https://www.ecclesiastical.com/document-library/?q=&facet_audience=&facet_documentType=35531&facet_productService=&facet_dateMonth=&facet_dateYear= 
Wellbeing Support: https://thrive-worldwide.org/ 
ChurchSuite: https://churchsuite.com/
Expense Plus: https://expenseplus.co.uk/ 
Trust Advice – governance, Training, policies: https://www.trustadvice.org.uk/ 
ACAT – Finance support: https://www.acat.uk.com/ 
Thirtyone:Eight - Safeguarding: https://thirtyoneeight.org/ 

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