It seems that one out of three Church of England Bishops feel that half of their diocesan clergy, as many as 6,000, are not equipped to cope with the demands of ministry, according to last weekend's Sunday Telegraph and this week's Church Times.
Not only is it amusing to think where the Bishops' new policy of encouraging congregations to ask questions of their clergy might lead - perhaps, to people daring to ask questions of their bishops too! As ever, the bishops' collective "wisdom" is baffling; proposed solutions include help with breathing exercises to improve delivery, a pay review, and a look at clergy housing. Hardly a root and branch reformation! Would it not be better to tackle the root problems of lack of gospel convictions with a robust theological and practical training for contemporary ministry (for which, go here).
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