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…
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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….
‘Rural Life and Faith’ was a major project of the Arthur Rank Centre to develop training and resources to support discipleship, ministry and mission in rural churches. Trust funding enabled initial research into barriers to learning and training. Case Study…
In 2009, St Peter’s Saltley Trust helped recruit participants to the pilot of a Certificate in Faith Community Development. A dozen Christian, Muslim and Sikh chaplains were recruited to the pilot course, devised by NIACE on behalf of DCLG. In…
In 2008 the Trust undertook research into the learning and training needs of inner urban churches for Birmingham Churches Together Training, involving interviews with local church leaders and denominational representatives. In 2008 St Peter’s Saltley Trust was commissioned by Birmingham…
Faith Guides are volunteer/staff tour guides in places of worship across the West Midlands, training on a programme devised jointly by the Faith Encounter Programme and the Institute of Tourist Guiding. The Trust supported the evaluation of the inaugural course….