[Magdalen] "Failing" parishes--Canada vs. USA

[Raewynne Whiteley]

Re yoking parishes, my observation is that it is doomed to failure, because
it tends to prioritize building over ministry - they keep the buildings and
the administrative structures, but expect a single priest to serve 2 or
more parishes, and in most cases parishioners expect to get everything they
had before for half the money.  Which is a recipe for burnout for the
priest, and doesn't encourage the parish to be realistic about their life
and ministry.

On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Clarissa's prayer request led me to wonder about the varying position of
> TEC vs. the Anglican Church in Canada regarding what are considered
> "failing" parishes. Marion's recent experience, too, has made me wonder. I
> realize it varies from diocese to diocese, but ISTM that the Canadian
> church, at least in these instances, is behaving far more like the RCC in
> abruptly closing these churches or pretty much setting them up to fail (in
> the case of Marion's) rather than encouraging them along or "yoking" them.
>
> Am I seeing things correctly, or is this a misperception?
>