Ordinands - a Growing Faith network

Growing Faith is a national commitment to achieve a culture change within the Church of England, so that every aspect of mission and ministry is considered by what it means for children, young people and families. It comes from the vision set by the House of Bishops and endorsed by General Synod in 2019. It concerns relationships between schools and churches, and how these are developed to resource and support households to grow in faith together. The Growing Faith Foundation has been created to support dioceses and parishes to do this even more effectively than they do at present.
Who are we?

The network is formed of ordinands from different contexts and stages of training and from a range of TEIs.


We meet in order to:


  • Increase our understanding of Growing Faith and the contribution our roles currently and potentially make – now and in our future ministries
  • Explore themes relevant to our work together and learn from others in the field
  • Provide peer support in a safe space, including encouragement, ideas, resource-sharing and prayer
  • Engage in critical reflections and challenge with one another

How do we connect?

10 x 60mins on Zoom over the course of a year, hosted and facilitated by the Foundation.

5 of these meetings address topics pertinent to the theme, and the 5 interim meetings are action learning sets, where we discuss challenges to embedding Growing Faith in our ministry and invite peer support in thinking them through.

What are our aims?

We hope that:

  • We will  gather regularly and build long-term, supportive relationships
  • We will understand the Growing Faith commitment and how and where we are contributing, and that this knowledge will help us in our work
  • We will share our knowledge, experience, resources and skills for the common good of the group, and ultimately the benefit of the communities we serve
  • We will learn together from others in the fields we have chosen to explore, and from our peers
  • We will increasingly see our wider studies and role through the lens of Growing Faith. 
WWorking together means we are joining in with the national work of the Church of England, as well as committing to helping the children and young people we encounter come to know Jesus, creating a church which is younger and more diverse. 







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