Tag: Letters

The faiths and public-health policyFrom Dr Chris WildMadam, — Professor Raman Bedi (Comment, 27 February) provides many insightful observations about the positive part that faith groups can play in the implementation of the…

Springtime for interim ministryFrom the Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham, the Principal of Ripon College, Cuddesdon, and members of the Interim Ministry Practitioners’ GroupMadam, — After a long, wet winter, spring is in the…

Reform UK meeting in Church House, WestminsterFrom the Revd William HoggMadam, — I was surprised — shocked, in fact — to see the report (News, 20 February) with the photo of the Reform UK press conference in Church House,…

Responses to peers’ criticism of Bishop of GloucesterFrom the Bishop of GloucesterMadam, — I write in response to the letter from Baroness Deech and Lord Farmer (13 February).The move by senior church leaders to use the…

DBFs; St Andrew’s, Chorleywood; Soul SurvivorFrom the Chief Executive of the Charity Commission for England and WalesMadam, — Andrew Brown appears to doubt (Viewpoint, 30 January) that some bishops consider that their…

Strategic funding for Soul SurvivorFrom Canon Gareth JonesMadam, — I read with deep concern recent reporting of a substantial investment in the redevelopment of Soul Survivor as a missionary community and leadership training…

House of Bishops statement on the future of LLFFrom the Revd Richard StainerMadam, — I hope that I am not being unkind when I say that the expression of sorrow by our Bishops over the messy end to the Living in Love and Faith…

Is — and, if so, why is — the C of E ‘ailing and failing’?From the Bishop of BlackburnMadam, — Words have enormous power. If you speak anxious words over any body of people, that anxiety feeds itself and drags everyone down…