Radio 4 - Archbishop's Council finance head promises new investment in frontline ministry
A splendid piece on BBC Radio 4's Sunday programme at 720am today (you can catch up on BBC Sounds). Carl Hughes, Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Archbishop's Council Finance Committee said; "I fervently believe that the thing we need to be investing in is frontline ministry. Every study shows that not having a priest does not lead to growth." This comes after some years of a policy of reduction of local parish priests at Diocesan level. Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent spoke later about C of E finances. All in all it was a great way to mark Save The Parish's third anniversary. Click here to read a letter by Marcus Walker, who set up STP three years ago, and mentions Save The Parish Cornwall - "Save the Parish Cornwall is the first local group to be set up and is very active. Rather than just accepting their fate, and rather than just moaning about proposed changes, they have put their money where their mouths are and made a serious prop