Who are we?

Collaborative history

“so we can activate our own research that will

benefit our communities and be part of a partnership that is meaningful real and faith based “

“…doing this enables research that we think needs to happen, and the value added is that we identify the research that needs to take place rather than [researchers] coming to us and saying, ‘we are doing research on this’;

“...there is value in matching conversations to congregants interests that leads to education”;

“..informed congregations lead to greater levels of health awareness and education”

Why Research Ministry?

To support a newly developing community

academic partnership through the establishment of a Research Ministry Advisory Board and Network

To develop mechanisms that enable the Research Ministry Advisory Board to engage in partnership with local faith based communities and identify health research priorities

Project Aims

Develop GLUE for Research Ministry Advisory

Board and faith based community members of research ministry network

Collaboratively design and deliver an event for faith based communities

Sustain the newly developed partnership by launching the Research Ministry Network

Ask faith based community representative attending event to prioritize health issues for research

Objectives

501c3 status for Pastors4PCOR: GLUE

Research Ministry Mission Statement, Research Ministry Advisory Board Terms of Reference/ MOU for partners : GLUE

Recruitment of Research Ministry Advisory Board and MOU for members : GLUE

Eugenie Washington grant proposal: SUSTAINABILITY

Research Ministry Advisory Board norming and storming – full meeting – with full documentation and planning for event : MECHANISM

Outcomes to date

Collaborative partnership

Forming

Storming

Norming

Performing

Five stages of Project Team Development

Meetings to discuss project aims/objectives, journey of engagementnorms for working

Transitioning decision making to board. Working through and developing roles

Partnership rules for working together are in place. Board is self directed.

Focus on reaching goal as a group –delivering an event

Research Ministry Network MOUs for faith based community partners: GLUE

Launch event of the Pastors4PCOR Research Ministry Network: SUSTAINABILITY

Identification of health priorities within faith based communities: SUSTAINABILITY

Outcomes to come

Faith based communities engagement

Things we have learned together

Successes Open lines of

communication

Working relationships

Complement of skills and personalities

Finding funds to sustain project

New partnerships

ChallengesTime Getting to know each

others processes and infrastructure

Mapping the geography of faith based communities

ARCC online directory: Accessed 30 December 2014

Nass, P., Levine, S. and Yancy, C. Methods for Involving Patients in Topic Generation for Patient Centered Comparative Effectiveness Research: An International Perspective.

Berman, R., Iris, M. 2012. Building a Caregiving Ministry. A Toolkit for Faith Communities. Age Options

Three resources we have found invaluable

Thank you !