CRES is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Jones as CRES administrator. Mike has taken over from Lynda McKeown, who has now retired. We very much hope that Mike will enjoy working for CRES. Mike writes: Mike Jones was a Borough Council administrator with 35 years experience, and is now semi-retired, working as a Parish Council Clerk and Civic Attendant, whilst leading an Eco Church team. Here he is pictured with his wife Cathryn.
At our September 2026 residential, we wished a happy retirement to Lynda McKeown, our very long-term, faithful CRES administrator. The McKeown family have been with JRI since its inception in the late 1990’s. Lynda’s husband, John, did a lot to establish the JRI and CRES websites. Lynda came in gradually to help with JRI administration, but it was in 2014 that she became the CRES administrator at the time she and John moved to Cornwall. …
CRES is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Rachel Bathurst as CRES Principal Tutor. The retiring Principal Tutor, Dr. Martin Hodson, will conduct a handover of the role, which will be completed by the end of 2026. We all wish Rachel well in her new role. Dr Rachel Bathurst has a Master’s degree in environmental biology, a PhD in theology and sustainable development, and is drafting her first book. Having published an early paper …
CRES (Christian Rural and Environmental Studies) is a distance-learning course usually taken over two years. If you are interested, probably the best place to look first is our CRES Certificate page. Then you might have some questions. If that is the case, try our Frequently Asked Questions page first! If you still have questions, then Contact Us. Then, finally, if you would like to apply, fill in an Application Form and send it back to …
We’re recruiting for three key roles to support the Christian Rural and Environmental Studies (CRES) distance learning course. Principal Tutor (voluntary role) Conference Organiser (voluntary role) Administrator (paid role) CRES Principal Tutor The Principal Tutor leads the course. You’ll be familiar with course administration and management, and have the vision to lead the course in new directions over the coming years. Reasonable knowledge of environmental theology and ethics, environmental studies and rural studies would be …
The Physical Environment (Module 5) is one of our original modules that was first introduced over 20 years ago, and has remained very popular. The module was last updated 10 years ago, and we are pleased to announce that it has now been further updated in 2025 by Dr Geoff Fishpool (Atmosphere and Climate) to incorporate findings of the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC, by Mrs Hannah Gray (Water), and by Dr Martin Hodson …
