The Venerable Julian Hubbard
became Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council in October
2011. He leads a team responsible for developing policy and
delivering support to those in lay and ordained ministry throughout
the Church. The Ministry Division is responsible for the training
of more than 900 new clergy, lay Readers and others admitted to
ministry each year.
Julian was Archdeacon of Oxford
and Canon of Christ Church from 2005, responsible for an
Archdeaconry which included the city of Oxford and the county of
Oxfordshire, with communities ranging from urban centres with
significant diversity to small rural villages. In addition to
responsibility for developing diocesan pastoral strategy and the
allocation of resources, he also chaired the diocesan committee for
interfaith work and was a founder member of the Oxford Council of
Faiths. As a member of the University of Oxford, he was widely
involved in the colleges on behalf of the Diocese.
He was previously a tutor in
Church History at Wycliffe Hall and Chaplain at Jesus College
Oxford. After six years as Vicar of The Bourne in Farnham, Surrey,
he was Director of Ministerial Training in the Diocese of Guildford
and a residentiary canon of the Cathedral. He was also Senior
Selection Secretary at the Advisory Council for the Church's
Ministry, a predecessor body to the Ministry Division, from 1991 to
1993.