[Magdalen] New rector at my first Episcopal parish

Roger Stokes roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
Tue Nov 29 22:09:10 UTC 2016


On 29/11/2016 20:57, M J _Mike_ Logsdon wrote:
>>>> I should have read further...he'll be the priest-in-charge.<<<
> I imagine we all see this a lot.  (I do, anyway.)  My guess is that there's several clergy on staff, hence "rectorship" is a shared thing.
>
> (I disagree with getting rid of the title "rector", by the way.)

However many clergy there are on staff I think there needs to be someone 
designated as "top dog", either priest in charge or rectir. Not to do 
that can lead to all sorts of power battles.

Roger


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