Transforming the resourcing of christenings in the Anglican diocese of Liverpool
In order to improve the engagement and retention of families in Anglican churches nationally, the Church of England sought to improve support and resourcing of ministries amongst baptism families. Sharing this vision, the Liverpool Diocese partnered with the National Church in order to explore the i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Practical theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 224-241 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Training
B Liverpool diocese B resource B Action Research B Christening |
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| Summary: | In order to improve the engagement and retention of families in Anglican churches nationally, the Church of England sought to improve support and resourcing of ministries amongst baptism families. Sharing this vision, the Liverpool Diocese partnered with the National Church in order to explore the issues, needs and opportunities within the Liverpool Diocese. This project became known locally as the ‘Three Steps to Christening’ initiative. Participatory action research was adopted, enabling the core team to continually and simultaneously research and equip the 14 participant parish churches over a three-year period. The approach generated a rich data set, facilitating development and trialling of a wide range of resource materials and training opportunities. This paper describes the key findings and reflections, including summaries of the macro scale data and abstracts from the in-depth qualitative data pool. The continual cycle of research and resourcing has resulted in the transformation of the Christening ministry within many of the participant churches. Furthermore, a plethora of resources and materials have been generated, which could be utilised further afield. |
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| ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2020.1816409 |