Lay Ministry Data Project: Final Project Report Church of England Research & Statistics Unit November 2020 Research and Statistics Church House Great Smith Street London SW1P 3AZ Tel: 020 7898 1547 Published 2020 by Research and Statistics. Copyright © Research and Statistics 2020 All rights reserved. This document is available on line at https://www.churchofengland.org/researchandstats Any reproduction of the whole or any part of the document should reference: Church of England Research and Statistics, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @cofestats The opinions expressed in this booklet are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the General Synod or National Church Institutions of the Church of England. 2 Contents Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Overview of existing data sources .................................................................................................................................... 5 Primary data collection (dioceses) .................................................................................................................................... 5 Primary data collection (partnership organisations and mission agencies) .............................................................. 7 Secondary data analysis (CMS) ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................ 9 (1.1) Aims of the project ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 (1.2) Scope of project ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 (1.3) How is lay ministry understood in the Church of England? ........................................................................... 10 (1.4) Lay Ministry Framework ......................................................................................................................................... 12 (1.5) Project Workstreams .............................................................................................................................................. 13 2. Overview of existing data sources ................................................................................................................................. 14 (2.1) Readers or Licensed Lay Ministers (LLMs) ......................................................................................................... 14 (2.2) Religious Communities ............................................................................................................................................ 14 (2.3) Children, Youth and Family workers or ministers ........................................................................................... 15 (2.4) Pioneers ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 (2.5) Chaplains ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 (2.6) Outreach and Community workers ..................................................................................................................... 17 (2.7) Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................................. 18 3. Primary data collection ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 (3.1) Diocesan data collection: Methodology .............................................................................................................. 19 (3.2) Data quality ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 (3.3) Results ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 (3.4) Recommendations .................................................................................................................................................... 43 (3.5) National data from partnership organisations and mission agencies: Results ............................................ 43 4. Secondary data analysis (CMS) ........................................................................................................................................ 47 (4.1) Contact Management System (CMS) ................................................................................................................... 47 (4.2) Methodology .............................................................................................................................................................. 47 (4.3) Results ......................................................................................................................................................................... 49 (4.4) Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................................. 54 5. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................................................... 55 (5.1) Future Planned Work .............................................................................................................................................. 55 3 (5.2) Future Potential Work ............................................................................................................................................ 56 Appendix 1 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 58 Research & Statistics Research Unit Chaplaincy pilot survey: Executive summary ............................................ 58 Appendix 2 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 60 Key learning from the primary data collection ............................................................................................................ 60 Appendix 3 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 61 Data collection form sent to Dioceses (2nd round) ................................................................................................... 61 Data collection form sent to Cathedrals ...................................................................................................................... 63 Appendix 4 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 65 National Reporting Categories ....................................................................................................................................... 65 Roles currently being excluded from any analysis: ..................................................................................................... 73 Appendix 5 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 75 Contact Management System (CMS) user-group survey results ............................................................................ 75 Appendix 6 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 77 The Big Church Survey question .................................................................................................................................... 77 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................................................... 79 Acknowledgements This report contains information provided by diocesan and Bishop’s offices, cathedrals, partnership organisations and mission agencies, for which we are very grateful. 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