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Episcopally led — and synodically sidetracked? | Rebecca Chapman, Church Times
“The 2021 Governance Review Group report recommended “a new piece of work to explore the reform of the General Synod and Synodical government”. Even if reform is what it takes, I long for us to move away from decisions behind closed doors — for the Synod to be able to discern openly together the common will for the Church as we look to the future. Then we can all agree to put our money where our mouth is rather than find that money has already been promised, and our part as elected representatives is merely to welcome it, whether we want to or not.”
More are escaping to the country | Extract, Church Times, Brian Castle
“THE first challenge is recognising that each rural area is distinctive. Central church bodies tend to view rural churches through urban or suburban lenses. This is to the detriment not…
The Church is on the brink of revolt | Fr Giles Fraser, UnHerd
“A quiet but unmistakable rebellion is taking place within the Church of England, a groundswell of anger bubbling up from that most British of institutions: the Parish Church. And support…
Church says social media risks making people more stupid
Social media risks making people stupid, according to a Church of England report.
Prospect: Can Britain’s churches still be saved
Philip Rutnam argues the case Read original article here
Times Juliet Samuel: Decline of Christianity should be mourned
As faith wanes , other structures arise to fill the vacuum with conspiracy theories, political tribalism or health fads. We’re spending growing amounts of time in ‘non-places’ Read original article…
