Don’t abandon the Church of England
An article by Bijan Omrani which was published in The Critic.
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Emma Thompson on Prayer
Emma Thompson writes about the difference prayer makes
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Enjoy Anglican priests while you still can
In the Spectator, Quentin Letts writes about how front-line clergy will become oversight ministers and area deans, managers of lay and unpaid ‘focal ministers’.
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Understanding young adult journeys to faith
This research, carried out by Theos on behalf of the Church of England’s Vision and Strategy team, explores the journeys of 30 young adults aged 18–30 who began attending Anglican…
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Wishy-washydom of Church beats strident alternatives
If the Archbishop of Canterbury abstains from too much hectoring about the sins of the past or the present, and encourages the faithful few in the parishes, then her six years in the post will not have been wasted.
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Next Archbishop of Canterbury must be pro-parish churches
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.
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Proposed merger of three churches halted after objections
From the Bournemouth Echo THE PROPOSED merger of three churches in Southbourne has been halted after objections by members. Church members of St Katharine’s, St Nicholas and All Saints were…
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Shrink grants in favour of funding parish clergy, Bishop of Hereford urges Church Commissioners!
The Bishop of Hereford, The Rt Rev’d Richard Jackson, has been speaking to the Church Times about the recent three year funding announcement by the Archbishops’ Council. “Bishops would prefer…
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Save The Parish hopeful of more money for parishes in upcoming budget announcement
Emma Thompson writes in The Times about how The Church of England must rebalance their spending to pay priests a better wage.
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Parish funding could be cut
In Emma Thompson’s column for The Times this week, she reminds us of the core purpose of the fund now managed by the Church Commissioners and its theological underpinning, in light the General Synod debate this week to reform how funding is used.
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Synod, seize chance to refund poorest parishes
The National Church Governance Measure presents a chance to redirect money where it is needed most, says Marcus Walker
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New report concludes that churches which offer more services grow strongly
This New in the North report was commissioned to give a sense of developments with new worshipping communities in 2023 and to inform discussions about helpful next steps. They found…
