tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post3394179256583106603..comments2023-12-24T20:48:11.634+00:00Comments on Opinionated Vicar: Church reorganisation plans - what happens next?David Keenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-83474056378665402512012-10-24T16:09:10.707+01:002012-10-24T16:09:10.707+01:00Anglican experience on this is a mixed bag - some ...Anglican experience on this is a mixed bag - some bishops are 'pushing change through' as far as Anglican structures allow them, others are doing very little. As a missioner I'd love to have a Diocese pulling in the same direction, and occasionally cast envious looks elsewhere (Sheffield, Liverpool, Chelmsford). What are the pluses to a lack of central authority/leadership? It strikesDavid Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-2067535837814335512012-10-24T13:29:41.021+01:002012-10-24T13:29:41.021+01:00Hmmmm....not so sure that having "no authorit...Hmmmm....not so sure that having "no authority to push change through" is actually a "problem". It is actually something that makes the Baptist way of doing church quite appealing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-38863850442371738172012-10-24T11:47:35.911+01:002012-10-24T11:47:35.911+01:00The restructuring of the Union may all be for the ...The restructuring of the Union may all be for the good, but the Union isn't an institution in the anglican sense. The problem with us Baptists is that there is little to no authority in the centre to push change through. Any change must therefore be done at a local level in individual churches.<br />Only when the local congregation with the leaing of it's minister realise the need for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com