Considering the importance of their role in the life of the Church of England and the Church in Wales, there is not much written about the role of archdeacons. In her recent article in the January 2019 issue of this Journal, Jane Steen focused on the legal aspect of the role of archdeacons, and reflected on how they play a key role in shaping the Church and its ministry, delighting in its beauty and rejoicing in its well-being. In this article, the recently retired training, development and support officer for archdeacons reflects on the nature of the role and, in the light of that, on the way in which it might best be carried out. Believing that process is at least as important as outcome, and that good processes lead to better outcomes, he argues that coaching provides a useful model to enable archdeacons to exercise their ministries most effectively and promote both the mission and the well-being of the Church. It is also, he argues, a better reflection of Anglican theology.

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成为副主教：教练模式

考虑到他们在英格兰教会和威尔士教会的生活中所扮演的角色的重要性，关于副主教的角色的文章并不多。在她最近发表在本刊 2019 年 1 月号上的文章中杂志, Jane Steen 专注于副主教角色的法律方面，并反思他们如何在塑造教会及其事工中发挥关键作用，为它的美丽而高兴，为它的福祉而欢欣。在这篇文章中，这位最近退休的副主教培训、发展和支持官员反思了这一角色的性质，并据此提出了最好的执行方式。他相信这个过程至少与结果一样重要，并且好的过程会带来更好的结果，他认为教练提供了一个有用的模式，使副主教能够最有效地行使他们的事工，并促进教会的使命和福祉. 他认为，这也是对英国国教神学的更好反映。