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Parish mergers not enough to save a shrinking church
Consolidating parishes by staffing numbers addresses the symptoms, but real renewal asks something deeper of communities facing decline.
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When parishes pick maintenance over mission
Reflection meetings reveal real comfort with stewardship and clear reluctance toward mission, a pattern that could spell trouble across post-Christian Britain.
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The courage to be unremarkable
In a culture that prizes visibility, true worth comes not from standing out — the real challenge isn’t accepting ordinariness.
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Women’s Synod report longer with less to say
Drawing on Acts 10-15 and real testimony, one Synod group offered open questions and discernment rather than closing the door with a pronouncement.
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Rethinking how we respond to grief
Clichés meant to make sense of the senseless often backfire, leaving grieving people questioning whether they were ever truly okay.
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Restoring kneelers!
Sydney clergy must now restore kneelers everywhere, treating contested history as fact and recasting decades of reverent standing as a deficiency.
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Being heard
In a saturated media landscape reaching beyond shrinking parishes means embracing fresh tools that carries the Message further.
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When life seems unfair
Clinging to a sense of being wronged narrows our world. Letting go of resentment isn’t weakness — it’s the first step toward growth.
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Tend the flame
Valuing tradition means keeping its living fire alight. A dynamic tradition fosters maturity and freedom.
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TikTok theology — garbage in, gospel out?
Attention is increasingly being recognised not as a private commodity, but as a strategic resource shaping democracy, public debate and social stability.
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