Latest News
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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.
Parish Stories
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A cautionary tale about hanging onto your PCC
From spirited church family to empty church building – what went wrong with the diocesan processes in Liverpool?
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A parish success story from the North West
From a church in the North West – Fight to keep your own parish and involve your local community and your congregation will grow.
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A Tale of Parish Ministry
A curate shares his parish story and concludes that a parish priest with a degree of energy, a smidgen of awareness, a willingness to roll their sleeves up and a desire to see their church grow can do great things if given time and focus on a single parish.
Essays
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In praise of vicarages
In praise of vicarages stresses their special importance as homes-cum-workplaces, reflecting the unique insider-outsider status of a parish priest, and suggests that dioceses should view them differently.
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How can we save England’s churches from closure?
Emma Thompson has written this piece for The Rectory Society to help those who value the parish system and want to keep it.
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Can a Diocese make threats using Parish Share?
For example, can a diocese say that a parish or benefice will not receive a priest unless they pay a certain amount of parish share, or if it does not…
