The Revd David McCoulough

Direct Line 01636 817987   E-mail davidmcc@southwell.anglican.org

I have previously been a parish priest in inner city Manchester, in urban areas of Bury and Bolton, College Chaplain, the Diocesan Workplace Chaplain and an Associate Priest in the city centre of Nottingham.  Presently I combine my role as Associate Director:Partnerships with being Priest in Charge of two rural parishes.

The purpose of my role:

• To ensure the diocese works well with other people, other churches and other agencies outside the church
• To facilitate parishes and deaneries in joining with the mission of God by joining in the wider patterns of service to the community.
• And by the development of new projects and initiatives in response to changing demographics and social structures.
• Serving community - a connection point with other agencies and churches working together.
• Enabling change - engages wtih regeneration at individual, local, district, county/city and regional levels 

Areas of Priority:

• Engagement with Local Strategic Partnerships (LSP's) and encouraging local/deanery activity with the implementation of Local Area Agreements.
• Celebrating chaplaincy work as good models of partnership activity across the diocese.
• Focus on work with New Communities (Migrant Workers) and community cohesion - pssible project with City Council, NDC and Faiths in Action Hyson Green
• New Housing and Regeneration Links - Nottingham Regeneration Ltd, Newark Future, Nottingham Business Venture
• Voluntary Sector Positioning - NAVO, NCVS, Nottingham Infrastructure Consortium
• Championing the diocese as an umbrella organisation for Third Sectory Activity
• Encourage strategic projects e.g. Worksop Priory, Retford, All Saints NG7, Workplace Chaplaincy, Arimithea Trust, Nottingham Community Prison Chaplaincy
• Assess resourcing of other areas of partnership e.g. Tourism, arts. leisure and sport
• Support the Deaf Chaplaincy