Growing Faith in the Diocese of Leeds is part of a movement that exists to put children, young people and families instinctively at the heart of all the mission and ministry of the Church by changing the culture of the Church of England.
Church, home and school are significant places of faith development and the Growing Faith initiative prompts us think about how these three places can work more closely together to enable children, young people and their families to encounter Jesus and grow in faith.
Growing Faith Hubs
We are developing hubs for strengthening connections between church, home and school. These will be based around different engagement methods and act as a place to share learning and encourage each other. See our current hubs below and links to join the learning communities:
- Seasonal Experiences - This hub focuses on using seasonal experience resources to engage with schools and planning future opportunities for faith exploration. Complete form here.
- Prayer Spaces - This hub will explore how to run prayer spaces in your local schools. Complete form here.
- Choir Church – This hub will explore how developing a choir in partnership with a local school can form a new worshipping community for children, young people and their families. Compete form here.
Want to explore what a Growing Faith project could look like?
- Have a look at the different Growing Faith Learning Hubs across the country.
- Listen to the Growing Faith Foundation Podcast.
- Join the Growing Faith learning community to gather with others wishing to explore Growing Faith.
- Contact Alex Burbidge, Growing Faith Lead.
How can we help?
- Helping to enable discussions and providing support to create new (or build on existing) church, school and home links.
- Providing workshops to support engagement with schools, exploring discipleship and supporting faith at home.
- Ongoing support and resources for school engagement, Forest Church and Choir Church.
- Offering support and guidance for brainstorming starting a Growing Faith project.
- Training for volunteers and leaders.
- Local learning communities and gatherings for a range of situations including Growing Faith, Employed Workers, Messy Churches, Toddler Group Leaders.
- Talk to us about what you would find helpful, email: childrenyouth@leeds.anglican.org.
Resources
- Schools Engagement
- The Growing Faith Foundation
- Diocese of Leeds Education Team
- Jumping Fish - collective worship resource
- Imaginor - collective worship resource
- Prayer Spaces in Schools
- Examen prayer worksheet - moving to secondary school
- What's the Story? - Otley Christian Resources Hub
- Easter in a Box - Bristol Schools Connection
- Christmas in a Box - Bristol Schools Connection
Regional Organisations
- Leeds Faith in Schools
- Zephaniah Trust
- Hand to Mouth
- Christian Links in Keighley Schools
- Christians in Calderdale Schools
- The Cross Project