Www.churchofengland.org © Strategy and Development Unit, Church of England Church Growth Research Programme: Where are we at and where are we going? Kevin.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Research & Statistics An authentic fresh expression will start by listening to those whom it is called to serve outside church.
Advertisements

Bishops Mission Orders. Purpose and scope The three-stage process: –Exploration –Consultation –Action Accompaniment and review.
GATHERED FOR GROWTH SEMINAR Growing within the local community: making local networks work Caroline Pinchbeck and Archdeacon Stephen Taylor.
Module 4: Establishing a Data-based Decision- making System.
Diocese of Bristol | National Deaneries Conference 2012 BISHOP SACKS AREA DEANS.
CENTRAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION A Strategy for Mission…..Reviewed.
Web: Journeying from Anecdote to Evidence to Action: - Update.
Faith in Research: From Evidence to Action Attenders Survey Strand 3b follow-up research.
Treasurers’ Day 19 September 2014 Diocesan Budget Process.
Parish Share and Common Fund. Where does our Parish Share go ? The Parish Share of just under 500 parishes Amounted to £9.5 million (2014 Budget) Other.
From Evidence to Action Score card templates These templates can be used alongside the worksheets contained in the From.
#EvidenceToAction From Evidence to Action 4 th December 2014 Canon Dr George Lings Director - Church Army’s.
© Strategy and Development Unit, Church of England Church Growth Research Programme: An update on progress at the 12-month stage.
#EvidenceToAction From Evidence to Action 4 th December 2014
City Deals 7 th June 2013 Laura McGillivray & Jerry Massey Norwich City Council.
Mission – Development Plans (a tentative suggestion) Mission: The Diocese of Lincoln is called by God to faithful worship, confident discipleship and joyful.
Findings from the Church Growth Research Programme From Anecdote to Evidence to Action Stewardship.
From ‘Anecdote to Evidence’ ‘Key graphs and tables’ From Evidence to Action
The Church Commissioners Who we are and what we do.
Breakthrough in church apathy Two tools for health and effectiveness subtitle.
Diocesan Strategy & Ministry Share Paul Glover. Overview of Diocesan Strategy Our strategy is focussed on mission and underpinned by prayer It has evolved.
Tracing The Connections Chaplaincy, The Church of England and the Common Good March 1st 2014.
Bishops’ Mission Orders Enabling the mixed economy church.
A NNUAL C ONFERENCE O RIENTATION. Christian Churches (U.S.) 350,000 churches in America 4 out of 5 are either plateaued or declining 66% - 75% of congregations.
Planning Evaluation 1 Planning evaluation An example - ERDF Berlin Dr. Oliver Schwab IfS Institut für Stadtforschung und Strukturpolitik.
2 Resources to help you grow: Foundations for Ministry Authorised Lay Ministry Course.
Foundations for Ministry. What is Foundations for Ministry? 27 sessions over three terms. Designed to help people find and grow in ministry. Developed.
Ambition for Mission Paul Winstanley Stewardship Adviser Diocese of Ripon & Leeds.
Run the Race. Spiritual journey 40 Parishes 50 schools 3,500 children.
COMMUNITY Needs Assessment Overview
Liverpool diocese day Reflect learn change adapt 1 Church Army’s Research unit Seeing and sharing what God is doing in mission With lessons from 2 parishes.
Priests Priests Priests Priests Archdeacons, Incumbents, Curates, Pioneers Peterborough Diocesan Board of Finance Priests.
Welcome. Defining Reality.
HOW TO WRITE RESEARCH PROPOSAL BY DR. NIK MAHERAN NIK MUHAMMAD.
Buzz! Chat about… examples of Fresh Expressions of Church you know of and why they are Fresh Expressions of Church.
Faith in Research Young Vocations. The Problem Research and statistics have shown us a variety issues that needed addressing:
EU Code of Practice Peer Review 2006 – 8 :A Peer’s Perspective Frank Nolan Office for National Statistics UK.
Children’s Services Policy Early Years & Getting it Right for Every Child.
The Diocesan Budget Explained 2016 Supporting the mission and ministry of the Diocese of Rochester
Nick Hutton Diocese of Sheffield Christian Giving Director.
Facts and stats about the Church of England
Churchwardens’ Training Day 2015 Sheffield Diocesan Advisory Committee.
Stronger as One? Amalgamations and Team Ministry Fiona Tweedie, Church of Scotland From Evidence to Action 4 th December
About Forward Together in Hope ‘The purpose of Forward Together in Hope is to help us discover how to be more committed disciples of Jesus Christ.
Resourcing Growth 1 Renewal & Reform Update. Resourcing Growth 2 Renewal and Reform is a multi-faceted response to a commonly held need and a set of diocesan.
Budget 2016 Funding Ministry and Mission in our diocese.
DIOCESAN SYNOD July 2013 Parish Share Review. What’s the problem…?? Problem Collection Rates Renegotiations Complex Formula “Tax”; Unpopular Key Data.
DIOCESAN BUDGET MEETING September 30 th 2013 Parish Share Revision.
Torbay Council Partnerships Review August PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Date Page 2 Torbay Council Partnerships Background The Audit Commission defines.
Day 1 Quality control methods and practice Kees van Berkel Mariëtte Vosmer Jerusalem, July 2013.
Mission Shaped Church Some of the working group Ch 7: An enabling framework for a…
Common Fund and Parish Share.  Common Fund is the sum of all Parish Shares  We anticipate raising £9.5 million in 2015  80% of budgeted DBF income.
Review of Social Marketing South East Region Presentation to Department of Health South East 5 August 2009 Hannah Corbett (South East.
COMMON PURPOSE Survey Results and the way forward.
Church Growth: FRESH EXPRESSIONS Canon Dr George Lings
fresh expressions of Church
Catherine Forsyth Project Manager Diocese of Chelmsford
Diocesan Synod 12 November 2016
fresh expressions of Church
Growing Vocations Summary.
LIFE: Diocese of Gloucester Vision Developed to guide our common work in going out and sharing the transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ.
2 Resources to help you grow:
IN THE DIOCESE OF BRANDON
The Diocesan Budget Explained 2014
Charter - Engaging Steering Group
THE PAST.
Can we operate a share scheme which is fair for all?
CARLISLE DIOCESE VISION AND STRATEGY 2010 – 2020
Parish Share What is it and how does it work?.
Catherine Forsyth Project Manager Diocese of Chelmsford
Presentation transcript:

© Strategy and Development Unit, Church of England Church Growth Research Programme: Where are we at and where are we going? Kevin Norris Resource Strategy & Development Unit

A robust, in-depth, study of the causes of church growth within the Church of England Inform resource allocation decisions / provide tools for diocesan & parishes leaders to support growth Church Growth The Church Growth Research Programme

The research project contains three strands… Data analysis Church profiling Cathedrals, Fresh Expressions, Church Planting & Benefice Structure

 Survey has been sent to 3,700 incumbents – though most of it could also be completed by a lay person.  Collecting church level data on a range of factors which the annual returns do not cover.  Data will be linked to other data sets.  Web based. Followed up with qualitative interviews.  Over 1,700 responses, 46% response rate.  Survey closed at the beginning of July, analysis will be undertaken over the summer. © Strategy and Development Unit, Church of England Church profiling survey…

Cathedrals…  Growth, though not across the board. Mid-week attendance seems significant…  2001 – 4,900  2010 – 11,600  Worshipper survey 4 cathedrals: some early headlines  49% of attendees over the age of 65  Highest proportion of worshippers had been attending for over 10 years  46% identified the cathedral as their home church  53% attended most weeks (7% once a month, 11% once a year) © Strategy and Development Unit, Church of England

Team ministries & amalgamation of benefices

Fresh Expressions…  An in-depth study of the sum and dynamics of Fresh Expressions of Church in 12 dioceses.  6 dioceses (Liverpool, Leicester, Canterbury, Derby, Chelmsford & Norwich) already researched.  For these dioceses, FX attendance accounts for 4.4% to 14.4% of diocesan attendance (average 9.5%).  Increase in attendance brought about by FX is greater than the prior AWA decline in each of these 6 dioceses in the period © Strategy and Development Unit, Church of England

Further findings from the Fresh Expressions strand…  Who comes to the fxC: 23% Christian, 35% de- churched and 42% are non-churched.  The investment ratio: sent to newcomers is for every 1 person sent, another 2.5 are now present.  Size of the starting team small: 75% of cases 3 to 12  Size of congregation: At least 1/3 rd quickly grow to a size (37 -50) and then plateau  Who leads them? 53% are lay lead, 41% are laity with no formal designation or training. © Strategy and Development Unit, Church of England

Church Planting…  In-depth study of 30 ‘Church Plants’ of various type.  Researchers spending 1-3 days which each plant.  Also interviews with experts in church planting and senior leaders (e.g. bishops, archdeacons, diocesan officers).  Will provide some in-depth reflection to complement the data collected by the church army team. © Strategy and Development Unit, Church of England

Outputs and outcomes... Findings from the various strands integrated. In depth report with academic integrity. Practical guides and tools to help people on the ground. Stimulate the church growth research field. Not definitive answers to all the questions – though some rich evidence to inform thinking. Widely disseminated.

© Strategy and Development Unit, Church of England

Discussion pointers…  Any questions about the research?  Key questions that you would like to see it attempt to answer?  How might this research be particularly useful for you?  What levers of change could this help you to push?  What sort of forms of dissemination are most useful for you? © Strategy and Development Unit, Church of England