For Individuals
Theology and Practice Research Assistant | Viva - Together for Children
If you are passionate about how good research can have a Kingdom impact - Lucy Kajidori, Viva’s Theology and Practice researcher, invites you to apply for the position of volunteer research assistant, to support her doctoral research on child participation in theological reflection.
Viva inspires, equips and connects networks of churches and community-based organisations to work together to make a bigger, better and longer-lasting impact in the lives of children.
We are passionate about empowering children. To this end, Lucy is currently working on doctoral research into how to encourage better child participation amongst the Viva Partner Networks, and beyond. We are delighted to offer the opportunity to see this pioneering research up close - working as a volunteer research assistant to Lucy.
This is an opportunity to build up your skill set and get some hands-on experience in the charity sector and analysing data. Experience in analysing qualitative and/or quantitative data is essential. Knowledge of how to use a data analysis tool like Nvivo could help too or being an Excel Spreadsheet wizard! A key task would include support in producing reports on the data.
We're looking for someone who could offer at least 3-4 hours a week to this volunteer position, for the rest of this academic year, through remote working or being Oxford-based.
Recruitment would be in line with Viva's standard volunteer recruitment process and will include an informal interview. Acceptance would also be subject to receiving a satisfactory reference.
Please submit your CV below, along with a brief cover letter stating:
Why you would be a good fit for this role and
What experience you have in data analysis
Love the Stranger podcast | Welcome Churches
A podcast delving into the practical implications of Christ’s command of love of the stranger for today’s Church. Hear stories from churches and individuals welcoming refugees into communities across the UK!
Share your learning with others in your Just Love group or start a podcast club to learn together!
It is brought to you by Welcome Churches, a UK-wide network of refugee-welcoming churches working towards the vision of No Refugee Alone. They train and support churches to work proactively, building refugee ministry to be an integral part of their expression of church.
Get involved! | WAVE for Change
At WAVE for Change, we're all about encouraging and enabling mixed-ability friendships and gatherings. The WAVE approach is that everyone should have the chance to join in with community life and be valued equally. For us, it’s all about doing things with and not for each other. We support people in their journey to create groups and opportunities for all to mix in a genuinely inclusive way. 3 ways to get involved: - Join a local group: London, Darlington, St Neots, Leicester, Hull, Ilkey, Ballyclare - Become an ambassador - partner with us through your church (uni or home!) - Invite a speaker for an event If you have a heart for inclusion and want to see more opportunities for people with and without learning disabilities to make friends and have fun, then please get in touch!
Internship | Engineering Ministries International
Begin the adventure of using your technical skills to serve people through an EMI Internship!
We are a global network of Christians working in the built-environment, including architects and engineers, who serve the marginalised and share Christ’s love through design and construction.
This is a journey of professional and spiritual discipleship that will challenge you to apply your faith, education, and skills to serve the body of Christ worldwide.
Join us for 3-12 months to use your technical design skills to help design a world of hope. Internships are ongoing with new cycles three times a year.
Be Still Series | 24-7 Prayer
Explore the simple, transformative practice of a daily quiet time with God.
These five free videos and discussion guides on Encounter, Scripture, Wonder, Hiddenness and Mission will equip you and your community to learn how to develop a regular rhythm and deeper daily relationship with God. Each session takes an hour, and includes:
A video session with teaching
A small group discussion guide with questions to work through
A practical challenge to develop your daily quiet time, and extra resources for going deeper
Live Justly Resource | Tearfund
If you’re wanting to deepen your personal understanding of justice and theology, work through this excellent resource created by Tearfund.
Live Justly is series of in-depth scriptural and practical studies to help people live justly in six key areas of life: advocacy, prayer, consumption, generosity, relationships and creation care.
These studies are designed to help you and those in your community in your pursuit of biblical justice both in understanding and in practice. Each study includes an in-depth but easy-to-read exploration of the theology related to a certain issue, encouragement to pray and a suggestion for group and individual work in response.
Rose Reconciler Hub | RCF
The Rose Castle Foundation (RCF) is a Christian peace and reconciliation charity, working to equip people in the skills of reconciliation to cross religious and societal divides and putting faith at the heart of this work.
RCF has developed a digital platform, the Rose Reconciler Hub, for all with an active interest in peace, reconciliation, interfaith work. The Hub is designed to help support people on their journeys as reconcilers.
RCF therefore warmly invites anyone with an interest in growing in these areas to join the Hub and benefit from the content, events and training available through the Hub. They also have brilliant, and very frequent, Open Workshops you should check out.
The RCF helped Just Love to form some of our thinking about our 2022 Alumni National Gathering - Blessed are the Peacemakers!
Nazarene Theological College Courses
Nazarene Theological College (Manchester) have two new post-graduate courses that they are offering: Ecology and Community Development and Social Change. Check out the website if you want to find out more, and if you have questions, ask your staff worker to connect you up with Mick Kane, Chaplain at NTC.