Using the Shared Outcomes Framework
How to understand and measure change across SMMI-funded programmes
THE SHARED OUTCOMES FRAMEWORK CREATES new opportunities to bring together learning from evaluation reports across different programmes, helping to build a richer picture of impact over time.
Emerging research is already exploring results across multiple funding streams, enabling dioceses to reflect on their initiatives and project outcomes. As more parishes receive SMMI funding, this picture will continue to grow, creating greater opportunities for shared learning and evidence-based decision-making at both local and national levels. The charts below, for example, illustrate how church plants and grant funding have changed over time across the national Church.
Average growth in the worshipping community following revitalisation
This chart shows the growth in the worshipping community of church plants and grafts across England in their first five years. The red line shows the mean (commonly referred to as the average) and the blue line shows the median, tracking the growth of the church that was in the middle of the group.
Average growth in the worshipping community following revitalisation
This chart shows the growth in the worshipping community of church plants and grafts across England in their first five years. The red line shows the mean (commonly referred to as the average) and the blue line shows the median, tracking the growth of the church that was in the middle of the group.
Unchurched and dechurched over time
This chart shows the changing numbers of people who are new to church or returning to church, in plants and grafts in England. The dotted line shows the trend over time.
To find out more about the Shared Outcomes Framework and how it can be used to measure change across SMMI-funded programmes, visit the About the Shared Outcomes Framework page.
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