Bishops leave questions unanswered as On The Way roadshow continues: next stop St Austell
Next stop for our Cornish Bishops' On The Way Roadshow is St Austell on 18 March from 4pm to 6pm. On Saturday afternoons during the Six Nations rugby championships, the Bishop of Truro, the Rt Rev Philip Mounstephen, and the Bishop of St Germans, the Rt Rev Hugh Nelson have been touring Cornwall's deaneries following the 'approval' of On The Way plans. The curious timing of these meetings means that attendance has been confined to keen churchgoers - excluding people with young families, sports fans and in fact anyone with a busy weekend diary. The carefully choreographed events are intended to constitute consultation. Those who have managed to make the meetings have found that less than less than a quarter of the time (only 25 minutes) is allocated for questions, the balance being used for ministry and sharing good news stories. Key questions unanswered concern the Diocese's hastily written booklet “Next Steps On The Way Frequently Asked Questions” : • The secti...