Invaluable information

For keeping up with the national debate, I can't recommend too highly the weekly email digest published by Alan Spedding, RuSource. There's always something of interest and applicable to this area. In particular, he's very good at summarising reports which most of us will never get round to reading. His jokes are good too!

Further information from the Arthur Rank Centre.

Not a happy topic ...

but it's very much one of the moment. I have been told that there is much angst and pain in the towns and suburbs as reorganisation bites. But there is an impression that it is the rural areas (again) that are being asked to lead the way.

Progress?

With some conspicuous exceptions, the response to benefices being asked to perform a Mission Audit has been less than overwhelming enthusiasm. What exactly is the reluctance? Has anyone made useful progress? Any helpful suggestions?