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Do you remember those “spot the difference” pictures you used to do as a child? Two similar pictures with a number of differences, some of which were fairly obvious and usually two or three which took a while to find. Here’s an updated version of one of those, except that we have two ordinands instead of [...] Last week at General Synod there was a discussion on clergy pay, conditions, disciplinary procedures, performance management and so on. Issues which have dogged public sector organisations for the last 10 to 15 years. In the NHS the conversation was called “Agenda for Change” while in higher education it was called “Role Evaluation” and a [...] There’s a well known phrase about those who can not organise parties in breweries. The observant amongst you might have noticed from earlier posts on this blog that I have formed a less than favourable opinion of the ability of certain parts of the Church of England to manage anything. So it was with great [...] Imagine a Tesco supermarket fifteen years ago, or maybe Gateway, Hinton’s, or Fine Fare. Now think of yourself next to the sausage counter. You might have found two or three different varieties, maybe thick or thin, and maybe 6 or 12 in a pack. But that’s about it. Now think about what’s [...] I have left VIT at home with the family to come away with our company to a remote part of Scotland. We are having what would normally be called a retreat, but since Michael Wolff, one of our facilitators, does not do “retreats”, this is a Company Advance. We are here to work out “Who [...] When VIT and I got married she promised to Love, Honour and Obey me. (Yeah, don’t laugh but she did, wearing her red shoes and looking fabulous.) I had just promised to Love, Honour and Worship her. Whether or not you like the idea of a woman promising to obey her husband, there is a [...] I’ve been trying to write a blog about vocation, interference, arrogance, uninformed decisions relayed by third parties, complete lack of negotiation on the part of someone who does not know all the facts and can’t be bothered to find out. And then I gave up since saying what I actually think at the moment would [...] Just a short one this morning. Excellent article in yesterday’s Observer on the noises emanating from the Vatican re disaffected Anglicans. Today, VIT posted a note on her Facebook status expressing dismay at the Statement by the Bishops of Ebbsfleet & Richborough on the Apostolic Constitution on a Personal Ordinariate for former Anglicans. This, of course, is about Women Bishops and the battle royal that appears to be raging in the Church of England over whether [...] Ever since I’ve known the Vicar in Training (VIT for short) she’s wanted to be a priest – no, more than that – she’s felt this inexplicable “call” to priesthood. It won’t go away. If she’d been applying for any other job she’d have told the Church of England to get stuffed long, [...] |
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