Researching how children’s faith changes
Written by Dr Sarah Holmes
on 17th March 2025
Funded by the Durham Common Awards Seedcorn grant, and in partnership with Trinity College, Cliff College and Liverpool Hope University, we are researching how practitioners understand the changing faith of children and young people. Please take a few minutes to share your views.
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Press Release: Investing Together
What does it mean to invest together? To authentically and meaningfully work together – collaborating between ministry organisations and denominations, across generations, between geographic regions, amongst those of different ethnicities, backgrounds and contexts? For the sake of sharing the gospel with the children and young people around us.
On 14th May, there was an inspiring, pioneering, informative gathering of 70 ministry practitioners and academics to consider how research insights could be used to inform and shape ongoing ministry amongst children and young people across the UK. The gathering was organised by the Institute of Children, Youth and Mission (CYM), Youthscape, Churches Together in England and the Free Churches Group. The aim was to work together to co-create a research-informed collective charter for the UK church about their interactions with children and young people in 2026...
Dr Sarah Holmes - Director of Research
21st May 2025
Researching Racial Diversity in Youth and Children’s Ministry
We’re exploring how to enhance racial diversity amongst leadership of youth and children’s ministry? Do you have a story to tell? Any insights or experiences you’d like to share? Please tell us here. Funded in partnership with Westhill Endowment Trust and Liverpool Hope University.
Dr Sarah Holmes - Director of Research
17th March 2025
Grandparenting For Faith
In partnership with Parenting for Faith, and funded in partnership with the Benefact Trust, we are launching in May 2025...
A course for Christian grandparents (to equip & empower)
A course for churches (to support grandparents)
BUT, we need recorded stories, tips, and encouraging quotes from grandparents or about Christian grandparents.
Register here if you’re interested or can provide tips or stories.
Dr Sarah Holmes - Director of Research
17th March 2025