Is General Synod just a talking shop? Should its members be discussing the general direction of the Church of England rather than being asked to listen to the latest trends that the Archbishops want to follow? Has General Synod actually discussed the programme Vision and Strategy in depth and approved its implementation?
Jonathan Baird asks why if, as David Lamming points out, the Patronage (Benefices) Measure of 1986 allows bishops to start looking for a new priest, do dioceses insist on a…
Sir James Burnell-Nugent writes in The Times this week of his hopes that the Crown Nomination for the next Archbishop of Canterbury will be pro-parish.
GS1312 is the report by the CofE on the consultation to the Church Closers’ Charter (GS2222). Read/download it here, and leave your comments.
This letter was sent by a STP supporter to make the point that those who care about church buildings can be prepared to fund a renaissance in church activities. In 10…
“Like the Trust, the CofE seems to specialise in making things soul-destroyingly difficult for volunteers. Churchwardens and PCC members, like my mother, are expected to bear much of the local…
“Christianity in general is under threat, but the CofE has exacerbated this by “leaning in” to secular managerialism and politically divisive issues, moving counterculturally away from localism and underplaying its…