This year deaneries are being left to organise their own recruitment at a local level after the government suspended the centrally-run arrangements.

BBC: RELATED BBC SITES

Both supporters and opponents view the elections to the local synods in the Church's 718 deaneries in spring 2014 as the next key date.

BBC: News

She said the first step would be to encourage people to get on their church electoral rolls - because the numbers on these rolls determined how many representatives a parish had on the local synods in the Church's 718 deaneries.

BBC: Women bishops: Backers look to new general synod election