Church prays for a miracle of its own | the Times
“Some of Welby’s critics feel the church has slapped a “do not resuscitate” order on ancient parish churches…choosing to direct funds instead towards setting up more modern types of congregation…”
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Letters to the Editor | the Church Times
“Where is the accountability for such mismanagement? The Bishop of Grimsby is quoted as saying that Lincoln plans more clergy reductions, despite its being “the diocese that proved that cutting stipendiary clergy is disastrous”. Rather than embark on more restructuring of parishes, perhaps this diocese should be put into special measures, whereby (i) its bureaucracy is put into the hands of a financially competent diocese, (ii) all the ordained staff from Church House, including archdeacons, are put into parishes, and (iii) the space thereby made vacant in Church House is let out.”
CT letter: Is the Church focusing in the right direction?
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