Clergy School
Clergy School
Clergy School is a biennial professional development conference for all active and licensed clergy. It offers the opportunity to worship, study and fellowship together over several days as live-in guests at the same location.
Attendance at Clergy School is an expectation of the Archbishop and a ministry cost to be covered in full or in part by the parish, school or agency. Those who are unable to attend need to seek leave from the Archbishop.
Clergy School 2025
| Date | Monday 25 August - Thursday 28 August 2025 |
| Venue | Abbey Beach Resort, 595 Bussell Highway, Busselton It is the Archbishop’s expectation that all attending clergy reside at Abbey Beach Resort and to book through Church House. |
Hope in Christ
The Church is a community animated by hope for in “the power of the Holy Spirit we abound in hope.” (Romans 15:13). This year, the Church worldwide celebrates the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its creed, and the Anglican Church of Australia focuses on the theme of hope. So, we gather for our Clergy School to benefit together through fellowship and reflection on our Hope in Christ.
At this year’s Clergy School, The Rt Revd Dr Anne Van Gend (Diocese of Dunedin) will help us return to the core of what God has done and is doing for us, in order to help us “be ready to explain the hope that is in you” (1 Peter 3:15). Her scholarly work focuses particularly on the atonement, and Bishop Anne will help us to see this as truly good news.
Our second speaker, The Revd Dr Mark Garner (Diocese of Ballarat), will conduct daily Creedal Studies, reflecting on the meaning and significance of the Nicaean Creed for our lives and ministries today.
2025 Clergy School Brochure [PDF]
Registration
Please complete the online registration form and have your receipt or proof of payment ready to attach. Registrations close 12 July 2025.
Clergy may include 7 hours of Professional Development on their 2025 PD record for participation at Clergy School
For further information about Clergy School contact:
Fr Brett Gibson
clergyschool@perth.anglican.org