MDR is an essential part of Common Tenure. Aimed at helping ordained ministers to reflect on and grow in their role, the MDR process provides confidential feedback from those who experience their ministry first-hand, and seeks to encourage and develop them in ministry.
The MDR is a development tool designed to provide ordained ministers with a broad view of how their ministry is experienced and to clarify what they should be concentrating on. God has given us gifts for ministry – MDR is intended to stir them up and release them.
The MDR process is a two-year cycle. 
The first year (Year 1) consists of a Review meeting and participation in an Action Learning Set. The Review meeting uses information provided by the ministers and six people nominated by them. Working with a trained Facilitator the Review meeting helps ministers to identify areas which would benefit from development. Ministers take these forward to an Action Learning Set, working with peers and a Facilitator to provide mutual support and clarify aims and actions to be taken. In the second year (Year 2) Ministers meet with a Bishop, Archdeacon or the Dean to reflect on their development.
MDR is administrated by Rachel Williams at Church House. Rachel can be contacted on
0117 906 0100, or by email:
rachel.williams@bristoldiocese.org
Ministry Development 
Pastoral Management 
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