Category - clergy

Archbishop of Canterbury meets with Anglican LGBT clergy

staff writers — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:46:12 +0000

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has attended a confidential meeting of the Clergy Consultation - an ongoing support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and intersex clergy and their partners.

Being agents of transformation

Giles Fraser — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:00:23 +0000

What we need in the Church is not less ambition, but more, argues Giles Fraser. We are charged with the most ambitious calling of them all: to be agents of God’s all-transforming love to the world.

Dog collars go with danger, says safety advice group

staff writers — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:59:23 +0000

Clergy who usually wear dog collars in public are being advised by a safety group to take them off when they are on their own, to reduce the risk of being attacked. But others believe security consciousness should not undermine the character of Christian service.

Risk-taking is 'part of the job', Bishop tells clergy after recent killing

staff writers — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:24:18 +0000

The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds will call clergy tomorrow to renew their commitment to 'insecurity and risk', and tell them that risk-taking is part of their job.

Clergy say government has acted like Pontius Pilate

staff writers — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:00:00 +0000

The Chairman of the clergy and churchworkers branch of the Amicus union, has said that the Government has acted "like Pontius Pilate" by failing to give rights and protections enjoyed by other workers, to members of the clergy, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Clergy outsourcing to India

staff writers — Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:00:00 +0000

As US and European companies outsource hi-tech work to India to benefit from low-cost and abundant skilled labour, the clergy is doing likewise seeking to compensate for the acute shortage of priests in the West reports Sky News.