Welcome! Further and Higher is a new 4 session introductory training course for Further and Higher Education chaplaincy. The course has been developed by Nigel Roberts and Sarah Holmes, through a partnership between iCYM (Institute of Children, Youth and Mission)…
Plaque to George Cosens, recently unveiled at South Street Baptist Church, Brierley Hill The Birmingham Baptist Churches exploring their Black History research project aims to help churches re-narrate their church histories in order to acknowledge the largely overlooked experiences and contributions of…
A project looking at faith in ‘edgy’ and marginal places, and how that faith develops, changes and grows – from the University of Roehampton, in collaboration with St Peter’s Saltley Trust, the Susanna Wesley Foundation, and the Church Mission Society….
In March 2020, churches across the nation were forced to close their doors due to Covid-19 Lockdown restrictions. Even now, many are unsure of when they will be allowed to fully re-open, and what the practical implications are likely to…
You’ve heard of Messy Church, but what about Muddy Church? Trust funding has enabled the second phase development and trialling of a new outdoor approach to church for children and families. In September 2018 Wendy Coleman (Children and Families Minister)…
Ministry training in an environmental emergency There is an urgent need to include teaching on environmental issues in ministerial training and formation. This is the conclusion of a recent ecumenical consultation initiated by environmental specialists Martin and Margot Hodson of…
How might chaplaincy contribute to the lives of students and staff in a Further Education college? How could you be involved? Five short films commissioned by West Midlands Churches’ FE Council, and filmed in three local colleges, give you a…
In October we were excited to be involved in facilitating a fascinating consultation day on the future of Christian engagement in the world of work/workplaces, co-organised with Deacon Dr David Clark of the Kingdom@Work project. Over a dozen of the…
Christians in Practice explores how community activity and Christian learning feed each other. Based on interviews and surveys with 30 Anglican churches in the Dioceses of Birmingham and Lichfield, the project sought to help congregations Understand better what drives the practical…
‘Effective multi-church ministry is the greatest challenge facing rural churches’ – so argues the Arthur Rank Centre, the rural church resource centre based in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. This Trust-funded project aims to research and compare models of leadership and identify training…