A TRANCHE of new reports was issued this week with the aim of turning around the Church of England's slow decline.
The week began with the issuing of a preparatory statement by the two Archbishops, in which they emphasise the urgency of the task, the Church's numerical decline, and the ageing of its congregations and clergy, and called for a "major programme of renewal and reform". This reform includes an overhaul of funding, to seek to ensure that it reflects "a bias to the poor and a commitment to spiritual and numerical growth".
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