In a recent edition of the Church Times, the Rev Alan Billings (Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire) perceptively commented on the need for the Church of England, like the police service, to reaffirm its commitment to the locality if it wants to be true to its historic calling. In the article, he rightly observed that the ‘the Church (of England) is territorial and institutional… It is not a missionary movement - which is why the Methodists broke away.’
CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons 