Rose Luxford - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 04 Oct 2021 06:53:11 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Rose Luxford - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Moderator identifies challenges https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/10/04/moderator-identifies-challenges/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 06:52:10 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=141065 The Rev Rose Luxford of Oamaru, 30 September, was elected moderator designate at the Presbyterian General Assembly. For the first time the Assembly gathered online. Among the challenges Luxford identified are aging, shrinking congregations, and increased compliance issues for churches run largely by volunteers. "Our Church needs to be realistic about how things are, and Read more

Moderator identifies challenges... Read more]]> The Rev Rose Luxford of Oamaru, 30 September, was elected moderator designate at the Presbyterian General Assembly.

For the first time the Assembly gathered online.

Among the challenges Luxford identified are aging, shrinking congregations, and increased compliance issues for churches run largely by volunteers.

"Our Church needs to be realistic about how things are, and make hard decisions, yet we also need to nurture and give oxygen to those things that are healthy, life-giving and surprising. We have amazing, gifted and creative people in the Church and they need to be valued and celebrated," said Luxford.

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