Daily Telegraph letters: Welby gets given more advice about diocese costs
Archbishop Welby is not part of the elected UK government and should put his own house in order before lecturing others.
Archbishop Welby is not part of the elected UK government and should put his own house in order before lecturing others.
“Church leaders could be appointed to full-time cabinet-style roles such as “Brexit bishop” or Covid bishop” under proposals seen by The Times for the biggest overhaul in centuries of how the Church of England is run.”
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…
Read the original article here The Truro diocese reiterated and defended its position on restructuring parishes in Cornwall. Local campaigners suggest that difficulty in recruiting clergy might be that priests…
Rather than being ‘difficult’ the parishioners are trying to tell their bishop that his plans will not work locally. Separately, the Church’s own research (two different reports) tell the Church…
‘The Church of Scotland has already closed a number of churches under a “prune for growth” strategy, which it said had led to it losing a third of its membership…
How can one oversight minister grow 35 churches in one minster; even with the help of lay staff?