Purpose: To increase racial diversity in our church leadership and enable churches to break down barriers that prevent them reflecting the diversity of our region.
Scale: Funding provides for staff to work to:
- Increase diversity in our lay and ordained leadership positions by dismantling the barriers to entry and promotion.
- Create missionally focussed initiatives that dismantle specific historic barriers to faith, creating broader places of safety and welcome.
- Develop a learning toolkit for church leaders to be equipped to welcome greater diversity from their local communities and raise up diverse leaders in church communities.
Timing: Structured programme 2025-2031.
Access Criteria: Structured support available to identified communities. Support available to all leaders to enable their churches to welcome a greater diversity from their communities.