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Church of England national funding for features such as improved broadband and pooled administrative support have given rural parishes a boost.
COMMENT / The Church of England's Chief Education Officer explains what the Church is doing to address challenges for rural schools.
FEATURE / Head of digital, Adrian Harris shares about the first full year of digital evangelism at General Synod in February 2018.
The pandemic forced the community at Trelawny Benefice to worship outside – a move that has since developed into a fully-fledged outdoor ministry, complete with pet services, farmyard nativities and folk concerts.
A Devon vicar says the questions around human sexuality, gender and relationships covered by the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith course are as relevant in her rural parishes as anywhere else.
When Revd Danny Driver became the parish vicar at Christ the Redeemer, Barnwell, he used sport ministry to build new bridges between the church and the community.
COMMENT / The Church of England's Chief Education Officer warns that schools must not be run on the same logic as supermarkets, ahead of a symposium at Lambeth Palace.
By Jonny Baker
A rural benefice has used YouTube explanatory videos on Christianity filmed in beauty spots to encourage people in their faith during lockdown.
More than 100 churches attended the first Labs Learning Roadshow in Leeds, part of the Church of England’s programme to help dioceses and parishes spread the Christian message in the digital sphere.