The Synod (e) encourage each parish and diocese to support a process of local missional
discernment (Mission Action Planning) to enable greater effectiveness in parochial
mission and put a plan in place to meet the discerned missional outcomes to be
reviewed annually.
The Rev’d Matt Beer: ”It was not enough to sustain numbers of ordained and lay leaders,” he said. “We need to increase them exponentially.”
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WE require a wider purpose and a broader vision. A rethinking of cura
animarum — the cure of souls — provides a good foundation. Although it has an
ancient and archaic ring, it is a surprisingly contemporary idea. Its origins are
Roman and about authority in a particular place; but its expression comes from the
Saxon idea of the Church’s underpinning the formation of the nation, as a function
of the spiritual, moral, and material welfare of the people.
Next week the Church of England’s General Synod will be presented with a report that explores ways of restoring trust in the church.