The Church of England’s volunteering crisis
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…
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DT article: The Church of England is treating its volunteers abominably
Emma Thompson thinks that the CofE is facing an existential crisis, manifesting itself in fewer bums on seats and a chronic lack of volunteers. Many dioceses are compounding and accelerating…
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DT article: CofE is treating volunteers abominably and they choosing to walk or operate under the radar.
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…
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DT article: Church volunteers and church wardens are disappearing
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…
