The Bonar Trust Grantee Feedback Form

A key principle for awarding a Bonar Trust grant to an individual is the rigour of the local church training programme. This is a responsibility we have not only to those training, but also to those who give financially to support the work of the Trust. Rigour is not related to the size of the church or programme; rather it is a reflection on the thought, intentionality and focus of the programme.

All training churches where people applying for Trust funding are looking to train are being asked to complete this questionnaire. Can we encourage you to do so in consultation with Apprentices on your programme? We hope that completing the questionnaire will itself be a helpful exercise. Looking ahead, we ask you to review this each year.

Please submit this completed questionnaire by 30 April in the year of application. This is to coincide with the deadline for grant applications. Thank you.

Name of Training Church*

Name of person completing the questionnaire:*

First NameLast Name

E-mail*

example@example.com

1. What is the duration of the programme? *

2. What is the overall vision of the programme? *

3. What are your criteria for appointing Apprentices? *

4. How long has the programme been running? *

5. How many people have completed the programme? Please include those who will finish this Summer. *

For those who have completed the programme, including those who will finish this Summer:

6. (a) How many are/will be in vocational ministry roles?*

(b) For those who are not currently pursuing vocational ministry, how many are likely to do so in future?*

(c) How many will not be pursuing vocational ministry roles? *

Based on our understanding of the purpose of an Apprenticeship Programme, our expectation is that, over a period of time, a training church will have people in all of these categories.

7. For those in further ministry training or in vocational ministry roles, can you provide more detail, e.g. where they are training or working? *

8. Who leads the programme and takes the main responsibility for training? Please include their email address. *

9. How many Apprentices will be on the programme in the coming academic year? *

10. What is the regular pattern of meeting with Apprentices for mentoring/supervision?*

11. Recognising the importance of godliness for life and ministry, how are Apprentices discipled? *

12. What opportunities to teach the Bible/read the Bible one-to-one are Apprentices given? *

13. What arrangements are in place to provide Apprentices with input and feedback on their preaching or Bible teaching? *

14. How are Apprentices equipped for and given opportunities in personal evangelism? *

15. What leadership experience are Apprentices given? *

16. What pastoral experience are Apprentices given? *

17. What exposure to the breadth of church life and the different groups that make up a church family are Apprentices given? *

18. Aside from input and feedback on Bible handling and teaching, what other local church-based training do Apprentices receive? *

19. How much practical serving is expected of Apprentices? *

20. What external training provider do you partner with? *

21. How are you seeking to integrate the local church-based component of training with the external training component?*

22. What contact/liaison is there between you as the training church and the external training provider? Are there ways you think this partnership could be improved?*

23. What is the average weekly time commitment you expect from Apprentices in terms of their church-based work/training? *

24. How do you ensure that Apprentices have a balanced workload between church-based work/training and external study/training? *

25. What procedures are in place for appraisal and development of Apprentices? *

26. What procedures are in place to ensure appropriate safeguarding for Apprentices? *

27. What is done to help Apprentices discern next steps after the programme is completed? *

28. What procedures do you have in place for ongoing review and development of the programme? *

The Bonar Trust Apprenticeship Programme Questionnaire