The Mission Apprentice Scheme is an innovative project of the Church of England Birmingham, developing lay leaders in highly urbanised areas and exploring/building upon the experience of growing churches there. The Trust supported the learning and evaluation programme. Revd Rhiannon…
Restore Birmingham is an ecumenical initiative welcoming, assisting and integrating refugees and those seeking sanctuary from persecution. With Trust funding, Restore commissioned a film about their work to assist in training events in local churches, and also a redeveloped website….
What do churches in poorer and more affluent areas each learn about tackling poverty when they work together? This Diocese of Lichfield project (jointly funded by St Peter’s Saltley Trust and Church Action on Poverty) aimed to find out… The…
Justice Mail is an online platform enabling local churches to learn about and support campaigns related to peace and justice issues. Developed by a small team in Birmingham and elsewhere, Trust funding enabled the development of the Justice Mail website….
In 2013 the Diocese of Lichfield transformed the Bishop’s Lent Appeal into an exercise in helping congregations learn about participatory budgeting and work with their local communities to bid for funds. Trust funding supported the process… Practising Generosity, Lent Appeal…
How far are those who preach, teach and lead in church equipped to reflect on faith and work, and to enable others to do so? This research report by former Trust intern Hannah Matthews assesses the state of play. St…
What helps develop a sense of Christian discipleship as a lifelong enterprise, but one which is also attentive to the different challenges and opportunities of each age, stage and turning point in the life course? This project seeks to discover….
Can clergy in training be equipped to better facilitate Bible engagement within ‘traditional tabloid cultures’? This three year partnership project between the Christian charity Unlock, and the Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, Birmingham, seeks to address this challenge. A…
During Lent 2010, St Martin’s Arts and St Martin-in-the-Bull-Ring church ran a series of workshops to enable church and community to create a ‘Gethsemane Garment’ as part of an exhibition produced by artist Peter Privett. Trust funding supported the workshops….