“In a diverse and highly distributed organisation such as the Church, purpose can be thick, but it needs to be both inclusive and clear. During the past few years, we have seen the C of E’s purpose shift to a very specific and narrow understanding of discipleship which is very Protestant, highly confessional, confident, metropolitan, and self-perpetuating. Sociologically, it comes from a place that is both wealthy and privileged.”
‘Friendless’ churches that are abandoned or have fallen into disrepair find help against the odds “An ancient and beautiful church fulfils its primary function merely by existing,” he (Ivor Bulmer-Thomas) believed. “It is, in itself, Read more…
To resurrect the Church, try the gospel truth. Faith thrives when worshippers are given Chrisianity in the raw rather than the liberalism of the CofE hierarchy. Read original article here
Should religion be kept ‘raw’ and ‘deep’ ? Read original article here
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