Continuing the Journey is not run by any single organisation and continues its journey only because conference participants give the mandate to a planning group to investigate the next stage. It is a ‘trans-denominational’ conference, supported by a number of Christian trusts and counselling centres.
Meet the planning group
Mogs Bazely (worship and small groups)- is a counselling trainer for Church Army evangelists and for the Institute for Pastoral Counselling. She also works two days a week for BACP as an accreditation assessor and has a small private practice. She keeps chickens in her garden in Norwich and hopes to develop a specialism in post trauma psychotherapy for movie car chase poultry.
Andy Butler (liaison with conference centre) - is the longest serving member of the planning group. He first attended the conference in 1988 when he was working as a community social worker for a Baptist Church in South West London, where he was also an Elder - he has been on the planning group ever since! Andy is a qualified Social Worker and has worked for Surrey County Council for over 17 years. He is currently a Senior Practice Development Manager working on a number of local, regional and national policy developments relating to Adult Social Care. Andy lives in Petersfield, Hampshire with his wife and four children and is also a local Justice of the Peace.
Giles Charrington (workshop co-ordination) - a counsellor, business consultant, Franciscan tertiary and occasional (but really quite sociable) hermit.
Sue Colman (small groups) currently employed in lay pastoral ministry in her local church. If describing her churchmanship she calls herself a charismatic contemplative evangelical. She has led courses and taught on Inner Healing, Prayer Ministry, and Spirituality. She is particularly interested in issues around adoption, children and adolescents in the care system and mental health and is passionate about seeing how the unique healing gifts of the church can be used in conjunction with the rich and broad range of therapies. Family and friends, painting and cycling are greatly enjoyed!
Ruth Dormandy (chair of planning group) is a UKCP registered psychotherapist, a supervisor and trainer having qualifications in pastoral counselling, psychosynthesis psychotherapy, supervision and teaching. She has worked in various settings for over 14 years and been the director of a community counselling agency and currently works in independent practice. Ruth's work also includes tutoring and supervising on the diploma course at the Psychosynthesis and Education Trust. In addition she facilitates workshops and training events for churches and counselling organisations. Her particular interests include the interface between personal and spiritual development, resourcing Christians and church leaders psychologically and belly dancing.
Kim Gooding (secretary to planning group & publicity)- a UKCP registered psychotherapist in independent practice. Kim has managed a community counselling service, worked as a counsellor in a GP setting and had a former existence as a community development worker. Kim's work has focused on building community in the inner city and making counselling accessible to the marginalised. She is particularly interested in cross cultural work, facilitating ministry and 'whole' person care. Kim is part of the leadership of an Anglican church, where her role focuses on building foundations. In her spare time she loves to walk, bird watch and explore places without people!
Lynette Harborne - the new kid on the block at CTJ who works in private practice in Buckinghamshire as a psychotherapist, supervisor and spiritual director. She is also a supervisor at the Oxford Christian Institute for Counselling and teaches Human Development in a Roman Catholic Seminary. She is particularly interested in the supervision of spiritual direction and is currently exploring models of good practice and developing training materials.
Hugh Jenkins - a psychotherapist in independent practice and Senior Tutor at the Institute of Psychiatry. He was formerly Director of the Institute of Family Therapy and was awarded the medal of the Hungarian Family Therapy Association in 1996. He is currently working with Areopagus, a Christian organisation in Timisoara, Romania, running training programmes and developing a new institute for family therapy and systemic practice. When time allows, his passion is water colour painting.
Sara Kenyon (administrator) - runs the CTJ office
Ruth Layzell (worship & publicity) is the Director of the Institute of Pastoral Counselling. She is a BACP accredited counsellor with a particular interest in working with those in ministry and has a mentoring role with some clergy. Previous jobs include social work (generic and then in adoption and fostering) and being Director of Counselling training at St John’s College Nottingham. Her interest in making links between theology and psychology has issued in a number of short articles, a Grove booklet about adoption, a chapter on religious abuse in a book entitled Clinical Counselling in Pastoral Settings and co-authoring the Beta Course. She has recently discovered Pilates, rediscovered swimming and she maintains her interest in all things French with regular visits to Brittany.
Sarah Watts (treasurer) -Has been working as a counsellor in private practice for over 10 years, but has recently wound up her practice to give more time and energy to her work with the African Medical and Research Foundation where she looks after the finances and other aspects of running a busy charity fundraising office. Sarah values the input of the CTJ conferences through the years and the community of like-minded souls that gathers bi-annually in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside. In her spare time she enjoys (or is that endures?!) training for and competing in triathlons.