Front page in a local paper in west Wales is the story of the priest who has published plans for a major re-ordering of the church, in the face of opposition from many on the town, some on the local council, and even a number of his own church council. Brave, brave man. It's one thing to take on bureaucracy and the media, but quite another to have to watch your back too. One church members comment was "Numbers are falling, so I don't see why this development is necessary!" The priest was jeered in a public meeting recently.
I have visited a remarkable town centre church in the West Midlands a number of times. A superb re-ordering, with everything one could wish for for a modern worshipping environment, except ... the priest who had the vision and battled to bring it in. He had a breakdown and left the ministry before it was finished.
BUT ... I have an Escape Strategy, and these posts will henceforth be more about that, and less about the stuff I shall enjoy leaving behind.
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