You can find the articles on baptisms and christenings here and on funerals here - in each case, scroll down to find the relevant research summary.
Yesterday's Faith in Research 2015 event highlighted some useful recent research on baptisms and funerals by the Church of England. On christenings, key findings included that most parents bringing their children for baptism were on a faith journey themselves, and two in ten started attending church regularly following the christening. There also seems to be several things that churches could do to build upon this: nine out of ten parents were happy for the church to keep in touch with them following the christening, but only three in ten expected the church to do so. One church I know built a very strong community of young families through very deliberately keeping up with those who came for baptism - not with a hard sell but simply with invitations to attend events throughout the year, a party to mark the anniversary of their child's baptism and such like. On the other hand, there was also a clear message that churches could do more to make their environments friendly for small children, and encouraging parents that they need not try (as if it was possible!) to keep their children quiet during the service.
You can find the articles on baptisms and christenings here and on funerals here - in each case, scroll down to find the relevant research summary.
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Long time, no post (things have been so busy!) but news of a dementia training day for churches later this year has spurred me back into action. The day will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. The day is organised by a number of people connected with some of the larger denominations in the WM region, but is open to all. Contributors and a few workshop themes shortly to be announced - more details will be posted here in due course.
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AuthorsIan Jones is Director of St Peter's Saltley Trust. Archives
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