DT A lopsided Church of England
Reverend Barry A Orford supports Charles Moore’s view on the theological bias of the current batch of bishops in the Church.
Reverend Barry A Orford supports Charles Moore’s view on the theological bias of the current batch of bishops in the Church.
Will the Church of England follow the Welsh Church into oblivion if they follow the current trend into Monster Parishes? The BBC investigates with MPs and the Bishop of St….
“Considerable resources have been extracted from the parish system since 1976 to fund the current diocesan system. No wonder that so many parishes are struggling
to continue their ministry. After the National Institutions Measure of 1998, which gave to the Archbishops’ Council control of spending the funds produced by the
Church Commissioners, one significant loss was the Commissioners’ ability to make direct grants to benefices.”
On 4th Aug Radio 4 ‘Sunday’ programme discussed the Diocesan Finances Review. Here is a transcript of the discussion.
Leaders understandably wish to project confidence to their followers, butthe leader/follower pattern is out of place in a Church where Christ spoke merely ofbrothers and sisters. A bishop with the…
Virginia Stourton highlights the problems with ‘House for Duty’ parishes for the Church of England in the 21st Century Read original article here