‘The Church of Scotland has already closed a number of churches under a “prune for growth” strategy, which it said had led to it losing a third of its membership who refused to go elsewhere.’ Vicar feels that the Kirk in Scotland is ‘walking away from the poor’
Below are some examples of the way in which bullying has become embedded, and which is, in fragmented and generalised ways, experienced by most clergy.
“[The archbishops] must also follow up on their commitment to consider what I think is fundamentally wrong with the parish system: there are too many dioceses. It is impossible to justify the present 42 when, 200 years ago, in the Church’s heyday, there were 26.”
“The parishes- the backbone of the Church of England- are now regarded as little more than milch-cows providing through the Diocesan Share a crippling tax which allows the centre to experiment with more and more alternative models which are simply failing to deliver new worshippers.”
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…
When Channel 4’s Cathy Newman summed up the Church of England’s John Smyth scandal as showing that ‘the church had neither process nor kindness’, Justin Welby agreed. The Makin review into the church’s handling of the abuse allegations against Smyth shows what happens when things aren’t done by the book.
How a diocese can destroy a parish in a very short time. Read original article here