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The Church needs to take a scythe to the administrative burden which currently demotivates volunteers. As a Church Times leader this week observed, “The Church’s strategists really do have to…
Critics say the volunteer shortage comes as wardens face mounting workloads and bureaucracy as they struggle to support overstretched vicars who increasingly have to represent more than one congregation. Read…
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There are two institutions: the Rev Dr Jekyll of parish volunteers and clergy, and the Rev Mr Hyde at the top. Read the original report here
Even in the bad times through which we are living, the chances of a terrorist attack in rural England are vanishingly low. Charles Moore asks whether churchwardens should really be…
Campaigners hailed the grants as ‘very good news’ – but warned there was still muchwork to be done Read the original article here
We need ministry, not management. Localised priests working on the principle of subsidiarity are essential. Read the original article here
Sadly, there is a loss of nerve in our episcopal leaders, who have lost faith in their own practices and who believe that an embrace of centralised management techniques will…