tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post1394235710980841188..comments2023-12-24T20:48:11.634+00:00Comments on Opinionated Vicar: Fresh Expressions of Vicar: can we do better than 'the Eucharistic prayer and volunteer management'?David Keenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-39805686394095357212015-07-01T17:36:06.388+01:002015-07-01T17:36:06.388+01:00David, thank you for hosting the conversation.
Ja...David, thank you for hosting the conversation.<br /><br />Jan, thank you for being the first to speak up.<br /><br />You point to three key questions:<br /><br />1. Should church be ordered, with seemly unchaotic leaders? My answer is: probably. But although I'm a paid incumbent - with a Living - and I went to college with Dave Keen, for goodness sake, so I must be educated! - you will getAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-62354058722059444902015-07-01T16:15:52.423+01:002015-07-01T16:15:52.423+01:00Churches are human organisations - all too human -...Churches are human organisations - all too human - and the rules that apply to human organisations apply here. A church, like any successful body, needs one strong leader, allowed with a minimum of interference from denominational authorities or peers to get on with the task of leadership. If we have too few leaders of this calibre, I'm afraid we have too many churches and need to close Jan Fonnoreply@blogger.com