Bp of Maidstone: we cannot afford church as it is

As we look to 2009 and beyond, Graham Cray, incoming leader of the Fresh Expressions team in the UK, gives his thoughts on the future of the church:

“I think the church over the next few years is going to hear the word of the Lord through the credit crunch. A former diocesan secretary in Canterbury used to say: ‘The Church of England as it is now structured cannot afford the Church of England as it is now structured.’ And my guess is, that is true for almost every historic building with plants and churches and manses and so on. Read more
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