Tag: 2018

The Rural Strand of the Newcastle Diocesan Vision & Strategy

March 26, 2018

On Saturday 24/3/18 Newcastle Diocese made available via dropbox their 12 page document on this subject.  Previously they had set out their vision for the future of their Diocese “growing church bringing hope”, along with 5 key strands of activity of which “reimagining the rural church” was one – now known as the rural strand. … More The Rural Strand of the Newcastle Diocesan Vision & Strategy

A Briefing on Seasonal Migrant Workers

March 5, 2018

Image copyright: Apple picking by Roger Davies. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 / image cropped. Summary Rural churches might consider what pastoral care they should be providing to the 80,000 (at peak) seasonal migrant workers – mostly from eastern Europe – and how that care might help local agricultural businesses attract such labour. UK agriculture, … More A Briefing on Seasonal Migrant Workers