She pledged to work with churches to help they understand what those words would mean and how they should relate to the communities around them. And in a week where it was revealed that the number of people who call themselves a Christian is declining, the bishop-designate said that there is still a hunger for the spiritual.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t agree that society\u2019s getting more secular,\u201d she said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean that people don\u2019t have faith or curiosity or a gap in their lives where religion might be, that they aren\u2019t living with huge questions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that is an open door because the churches have got the tools and the ability to be able to connect with those people. That it\u2019s a big challenge; that\u2019s what we are going to need to be working on.\u201d<\/p>\n
And as part of this, she is keen to see the borough\u2019s churches get more involved in social action.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that 70% of our churches are involved in social action outreach,\u201d she said. \u201cThat means that 30% aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n ‘The Venerable Graham said that for her first year as bishop, she intends to visit as many churches as she can and encourage the people that she meets there.’<\/p>\n Read more via @phil_creighton<\/a> for @WokinghamPaper<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/xcCsVox3ik<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Church of England (@churchofengland) July 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n