Growing Faith Learning Hubs

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Growing Faith is the movement that exists to change the culture of the Church of England so that everyone instinctively puts children, young people and families at the heart of all the mission and ministry of the Church.


It comes from the vision set by the House of Bishops and endorsed by General Synod in 2019. It involves churches, schools and households working together to help children, young people and families have life in all its fullness.


The Growing Faith Foundation seeks to benefit children and young people, helping them create the world they want to live in, specifically through the lens of the Christian faith. In the short term, this will mean focusing on 0-16 year olds but in the medium to long term it will include 17-21 year olds.


The Growing Faith Foundation is seeking to resource 12 Learning Hubs across the country to further its impact in these areas. They will act as strong developmental communities of practice from which other school and church leaders (both regionally and nationally) can learn.


The Learning Hubs will become centres of innovation, where schools/churches are resourced to further embed creative practices that build the strategic partnership between school, church and home. Hubs will be creative spaces where people are encouraged to try imaginative approaches as we seek to double the number of children and young active disciples in the Church of England by 2030. The Learning Hubs will be funded with an annual grant, which we hope will support Hubs' further development in placing children, young people and families instinctively at the heart of their mission.

 

Learning Hubs will:

  • help change the culture of the Church of England so that we all place children and young people instinctively at the heart of our mission together.
  • help grow the Church of England younger and more diverse, by committing to make young active disciples of Jesus.
  • be innovative and creative spaces that model Growing Faith in the intersections of church, household and school.
  • inspire and encourage other leaders on their Growing Faith journey through sharing learning and outcomes.
  • be a key point of contact for the Growing Faith Foundation to gather stories and working models to share more widely.
  • participate in research projects being completed as part of the work of the Growing Faith Foundation.

Application

If you would like to put your community forward to become a Growing Faith Learning Hub, please complete the following form. We recommend that you complete this in collaboration with others who will be part of the Hub. 


Before you complete this form please read and consider the supporting documents:


Hubs Introduction


Evidence Base


Please note the date for applications has been extended to 18th November 2022.








Your idea

Please provide evidence of the following (50-100 words per box. Please note the Evidence Base document as you complete this section).
Your context






Further information


What would you hope to achieve by becoming a Hub?
Please identify three key people/groups of any age who will be part of your Hub and ask each to answer this question for themselves in 50-100 words:



Grant Funding




Please submit applications by 18 November 2022.

All applicants will be notified of the outcome by 13 January 2023.


For any questions, please contact cheryl.govier@churchofengland.org | 07848 028620

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