Meet Church Growth Trust’s trustee
How did you first hear about Church Growth Trust (CGT) and what were your first connections with CGT?
Dave Foster
What areas do you feel you contribute most to as a trustee of CGT and what have you enjoyed about being involved?
I was a trustee of The Midland Evangelization Trust, which due to a lack of trustees and the increasing complexity of running a charity, decided to pass the properties we were responsible for to another trust. In looking for a suitable trust, CGT stood out, for a number of reasons. Not only because of the way they dealt with the initial enquiry, but also the name, Church Growth Trust; it shows the intent to assist with the growth of churches.
Not having qualifications in the main areas of expertise for the running of the Trust my main contribution has been as a church leader, from a background similar to the churches occupying CGT’s properties. Also, I have an overall appreciation of the needs of these churches without being too influenced by a particular expertise. Working with a group of Christians with the same aims and being able to discuss issued openly to come to an agreed decision has been a highlight of my time as a trustee. What changes with CGT have you seen since you became a trustee?
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There have been many changes in my time with CGT, including with trustees, staff, premises and working practices. They have not all been easy, but have been worked through very well mainly due to the excellent staff. One thing that does standout as a change that has proved so helpful in the time of the pandemic was moving to a cloud-based office structure which made the transition to home working much quicker and easier. Fortunately, as I will be retiring soon,
