MDR (Ministerial Development Review) is for personal development and operates on a two yearly cycle.

Year 1 – new appointments / change in role

• At appointment - three objectives are agreed with the Archdeacon in line with the SOP, the role description and the Mission Community profile.
• Six months after appointment one of the Bishops visits.

Year 1 – cyclical

• Meeting arranged by the Archdeacon’s EA.
• MDR by the Archdeacon, Archdeacon’s EA sends the reports, where available, from previous two years to the Archdeacon. The MDR review report should be completed in draft and returned to the Archdeacon’s EA one week prior to the meeting.

Year 2 - Episcopal Review

• Episcopal Review, appointment made by the Bishops’ Offices, who sends the reports, where available, from the previous two years.
• The Bishop’s Office sends MDR Episcopal Review Questionnaire to be completed and returned one week prior to the meeting.

Ministerial Development Review Administration

Archdeacons' cycle:

• Archdeacons North and West - pauline.cleasby@carlislediocese.org.uk
• Archdeacon South - danielle.henshaw@carlislediocese.org.uk

Bishop’s cycle:

• Bishops - sarah.marshall-ellison@carlislediocese.org.uk