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Bishop calls for shorter church services

Church leader says weekly attendance will increase if service time is cut
14/07/2011 01:41 PM

REDUCED: Anglican leader says church services should be cut

AN ANGLICAN church leader has said that more people would attend church if the services were shorter.

Speaking to a group of clergy in the diocese of London, The Rev Jonathan Gledhill, the Bishop of Lichfield claimed that worship services have become too long and should be no longer than 50 minutes.

He said “One of the reasons for our recent decline in churchgoing is we are not making the occasional worshipper feel welcome. You have got to be quite tough to come to some of our services if you are not a regular attender. We're praying for longer and we're singing for longer."

Rev Gledhill stated that clergy need to make sure that their sermons aren’t too long, claiming that people's “attention spans aren't what they used to be."

Posted on: 14/07/2011 01:41 PM

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Maybe that's the reason why

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andyel

Maybe that's the reason why people opt to choose Catholicism because it has a shorter mas than any other else. It is not the time spent in mass that matter. What matters most is our faith.
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Dillard Mike

Wed, 2011-11-16 12:26

Is it God's Chruch of man's

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andrew

Is it God's Chruch of man's chruch?? If its man chruch then man can change it as they please and shorten services as they please cause one thing for sure God is NOT there. God will onlt dwell in HIS order not mans order.

Fri, 2011-11-04 01:52

Maybe those habitual

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Anonymous

Maybe those habitual latecomers need this!

Thu, 2011-08-18 19:12

That's not an Aglican church

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Anonymous

That's not an Aglican church that's the old KICC building, I know I used to go there lol

Wed, 2011-07-20 14:50

Is that picture really of an

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Anonymous

Is that picture really of an Anglican church service?
It looks far more energetic

Mon, 2011-07-18 17:52

I like the one in the

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Anonymous

I like the one in the polka-dot dress!! lol!!

Sat, 2011-07-16 07:48

haha Church lasting

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Anonymous

haha Church lasting 50min....attendance would be ZERO as half the black folk aren't arriving until at least one hour in.

Thu, 2011-07-14 14:28