“It is a part of wider changes in ecclesiology: the elevation of the diocese over the parish, the loss of local connection, the attempts to turn bishops into enforcers of top-down polity, and the subsequent current moves to coerce parishes into diocesan schemes that will rid them of their agency and reduce the clergy to puppets.
Withdrawing resources from local communities results in loss of trust and confidence, argues Alan Billings DURING the past few years, the police service in England has had to learn something…
GOVERNANCE reform is necessary, but on its own will not overcome a culture of mistrustwhich is harming the mission of the Church, a new report on governance warns. “The levels…
There is no excuse for the continuance of the interregnum for stipendiary clergy. Read original article here
How can one oversight minister grow 35 churches in one minster; even with the help of lay staff?
Sadly, there is a loss of nerve in our episcopal leaders, who have lost faith in their own practices and who believe that an embrace of centralised management techniques will…
Archbishop Welby supported Rev. Vennells for the position of the Bishop of London shortly after she had overseen the disaster at the Post Office despite her lack of parish experience….