About

 

Tony Nolan is a member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart a religious order within the Roman Catholic tradition whose motto is 'To be on Earth the Human Heart of God. Tony has more than thirty  five years experience working reflectively with groups and individuals. For more than thirty years   he has been involved in ecumenical ministry development partnerships including having spent 8 years as an ecumenical university chaplain.

 

Tony is an experienced group facilitator, consultative supervisor, trainer, spiritual director  and supervisor of supervision.  He holds a Masters degree in Celtic Christianity, a Post Graduate Diploma in Consultative Supervision, a Post Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution Skills as well as professional certification in Mindful based Supervision. (UKCP), as well as professional certification in Group. Facilitation and Professional Mediation Skills. He is a senior accredited Pastoral Supervisor (Association of Pastoral Supervisors and Educators), a full member of the Supervisors Association of Ireland a founding member of the Institute of Pastoral Supervision and Reflective Practice. and a member of the Independent Superiors Network.

 

He lives near Bridgwater in Somerset where as a freelance facilitator he specialises in the ministry development,  spiritual adult formation and clergy support.  An experienced story teller, retreat director and group facilitator he has  worked extensively in the UK and Ireland with laity, clergy, religious and those in training for ordained ministry.  He is actively involved in promoting supervision and reflective practice in a wide variety of contexts including Group Facilitation, Coaching, Education, Chaplaincy, Church Leadership, Pastoral Work and Spiritual Direction. And is interested in the use of supervision across modalities within the helping professions.  He  works all over the  South West and is the author of ‘Supervision as Courageous Conversation’ in Enriching Ministry: Pastoral Supervision in Practice (SCM 2014)