The new Archbishop of Canterbury has taken control of his work diary after Lambeth Palace officials presented him with a “monster” list of engagements for his first few months in office.
The scaling back of commitments by Justin Welby is in marked contrast to his predecessor Dr Rowan Williams, who ran a packed schedule.
Dr Williams diary for March last year contained 15 events, sometimes two in the same day…
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When I was in full time parish ministry I tried to keep scheduled appointments to half the day to leave time for pastoral care, study, and prayer – and rest.