STP Spring Conference Panel Discussion
A summary of the panel discussion from the STP Spring Conference.
-
-
Church Times: Letters regarding Wigan restructuring
Sir Tony Baldry, the second Estates Commissioner from 2010 to 2015 suggests that the Church cannot ‘buy’ attendance and asks who or what is going to revitalise the Covid induced…
-
The Critic: The Road to Wigan’s tears
Wigan’s restructuring has shown that the C of E’s current plans to create super-benefices do not work as intended.
-
CT: The restructuring of Wigan has been a disaster
Wigan review reveals that after six parishes were given only one paid stipendiary priest, attendance fell by 40% between 2015-2016. Read original article here
-
CT leader comment : Peer review: Lessons from the Wigan evaluation
Thanks to the report, we can list lessons that ought to be learnt by diocesescontemplating similar actions. A sense of place should never be underestimated. Children in schools rather than…
-
CT article: Independent report shows Wigan restructuring fails to meet expectations
The evaluation of a project to transform Wigan into a “missional powerhouse” — which entailed the grouping of 33 churches in a single benefice — has reported mixed success after…
