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…
Our best wishes to you if you are reading this – we hope and pray you will stay safe and well during this challenging time. With pupils now working from home, schools and subject support organisations are putting together more…
Integrating SMSC within Teaching and Learning in Further Education is a resource for FE and Sixth Form College teaching staff, offering ideas and guidance on drawing out the Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural implications of their curriculum area. Created out…
Green Christian’s Joy in Enough project: the Plenty! resource John Daniels of Green Christian writes about this new initiative which has just received a small grant from the Trust: ‘Joy in Enough is a campaign for a fair and sustainable…
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…
God and the Big Bang is an innovative education programme focusing on the relationship between science and religion, working with schools. Developed by the Diocese of Manchester and involving professional scientists, the programme offers day workshops for schools covering a…
How, in practice, do Church of England schools endeavour to create cohesive communities which respect both their Anglican Christian ethos and the diverse, often multi-faith demographic of their student bodies? This is being explored in Birmingham in case study research…
