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Further Commentary on the ‘Vision and Strategy’ from Bishop Guli’s lecture
Here are some more comments on the ‘Vision and Strategy’ from Bishop Guli’s lecture
CofE’s crisis is about more than money | Paul Hackwood, Church Times
In a diverse and highly distributed organisation such as the Church, purpose can be thick, but it needs to be both inclusive and clear. During the past few years, we have seen the C of E’s purpose shift to a very specific and narrow understanding of discipleship which is very Protestant, highly confessional, confident, metropolitan, and self-perpetuating. Sociologically, it comes from a place that is both wealthy and privileged.
Extracts from Address by Bishop of Chelmsford | Diocesan Synod, June 2022
“I won’t be launching any new initiatives… I’m committed to supporting and empowering, as best we can, each local context to discern for yourselves how you are to be God’s people in your bit of the world, always facing outwards to the needs of the community in which you are based and working in partnership with others.”
DT letters: The CofE is no longer prioritising its buildings
In fact, when the buildings/land are sold the money goes into diocesan coffers and not to the local parish who, more often than not, financed them in the first place….
The Critic: The failure of Anglican managerialism
Gerry Lynch looks at managerialism and the employment of managers in the CofE. ”The most high-profile of these “Ministers in Secular Employment”, as they are officially termed, is now undoubtedly…
Churches need our prayers | Country Life
“Over the past decade, the number of churches in use has fallen from about 42,000 to 39,800, according to The Bierley Research Consultancy. With no support from central authorities, it’s…
