“The number of worshippers will only grow if the Church recovers its understanding of its central purpose.”
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If the Church’s vast bureaucracy gets it wrong, as it so often has before, the consequences will be far-reaching. Let us hope that seriousness and wisdom prevail when Synod meets…
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…
What has been achieved in this year [by STP] is very inspiring and hopeful. People do care passionately about their local churches and local ministry based in the parish church…
CHURCHES are more likely to close in low-income areas than wealthier ones, a new report from Church Action on Poverty suggests. To reach more people in these communities, churches —…
The Church of England is increasingly dropping the word “church” in favour of “relevant and modern-sounding” descriptions such as “community”, a new study suggests.
Two recent articles have drawn attention to the crisis of dwindling numbers of volunteers in the Church of England. The first is by Patrick Kidd and is published in full…