In association with this, there are also a number of training events for those who take funerals, taking place around the country. Here at St Peter's Saltley Trust we're doing a small piece of research on clergy and congregations' confidence in funeral/bereavement/end of life ministry, in partnership with the Transforming Communities Department in the Diocese of Lichfield. Watch this space for further details!
Within the Church of England, there's a lot of thinking going on about funerals, bereavement care and end of life issues at present. You might want to take a look at the C of E's new funerals website, and share it with anyone you know who might find it useful.
In association with this, there are also a number of training events for those who take funerals, taking place around the country. Here at St Peter's Saltley Trust we're doing a small piece of research on clergy and congregations' confidence in funeral/bereavement/end of life ministry, in partnership with the Transforming Communities Department in the Diocese of Lichfield. Watch this space for further details!
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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. |
AuthorsIan Jones is Director of St Peter's Saltley Trust. Archives
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