https://bsky.app/profile/madsdavies.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/madsdavies.bsky.social/post/3lgqms3os5k27A radical proposal before General Synod next month: to transfer £2.6 billion from the Church Commissioners to diocesan stipend funds, to fund parish ministry. It's been passed in seven dioceses https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/31-january/news/uk/church-commissioners-asked-to-transfer-billions-of-assets-to-fund-clergy-stipends27 Jan 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:ryul2eaz75bcxuj2fucxlbe7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqms3os5k27https://bsky.app/profile/madsdavies.bsky.social/post/3lffwtxqexc2gI have a long read this week, looking back at Justin Welby's time as Archbishop of Canterbury. Quite hard to summarise an eventful 12 years. I'm sure others would have different emphases or readings https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/10-january/features/features/justin-welby-his-time-as-archbishop-of-canterbury10 Jan 2025 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:ryul2eaz75bcxuj2fucxlbe7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffwtxqexc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/madsdavies.bsky.social/post/3lfdlsnboak2zReally interesting insights into the conservative Christian women who voted for Donald Trump https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/what-people-get-wrong-about-christian-women-who-voted-for-trump/09 Jan 2025 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:ryul2eaz75bcxuj2fucxlbe7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdlsnboak2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/madsdavies.bsky.social/post/3lfdidhb6zc2zI thought this was a more nuanced, interesting piece than the headline suggested https://unherd.com/2025/01/justin-welbys-hollow-legacy/09 Jan 2025 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:ryul2eaz75bcxuj2fucxlbe7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdidhb6zc2z