Colleges sought to take part in new project on religious literacy in Further Education! St Peter’s Saltley Trust is pleased to be partnering with researchers from the Open University and elsewhere in this exciting new project. The Project in Brief…
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….
Footsteps is Birmingham’s interfaith climate and environmental action group and part of the Birmingham Council of Faiths. Since its formation in 2015 Footsteps has been involved in over 100 events and activities with faith and values, Earth care, community, encouragement…
Calling Young Disciples is the Diocese of Worcester’s new initiative to strengthen its work alongside children, young people and families. Saltley Research and Evaluation working with the diocese to evaluate the initiative, capture learning from the work and understand 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…
Our initial findings on what helps disciples grow are now published! On 19th April 2016 over 100 friends and colleagues gathered in Birmingham for an celebration and exploration event to explore the findings. Read on for a link to the…
‘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…
Every church should become an ‘enabling’ church, including/involving those with deafness, disability and dementia, their families and carers. So advocated the 2014 ‘Enabling Church’ conference organised by Lichfield Diocese and Churches for All. Trust funding helped evaluate the conference’s impact….
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…
What is the impact of A-Level Religious Studies on students’ beliefs, values and worldviews? Involving research with a wide range of schools, this project is led by Prof. Leslie Francis (University of Warwick) and Prof. Stephen Parker (University of Worcester)….