A Response to Richard Giles
RESPONDING to the imperative to re pitch the tent and thereby refresh worship, I have been given the task of identifying certain issues specific to the Church of Ireland which certainly increase the challenge of all this. I do not wish to make excuses for ourselves; simply to be realistic about some of the likely obstacles we may face. My thoughts arise particularly from my experience of the church in rural areas of Ireland over many years.
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Michael Burrows
Is Bishop of Cashel Ferns and Ossory and chair of the Church of Ireland Commission on Ministry.