Rev Dan

The Church of England has just been told it is running out of priests. Full-time stipendiary parish clergy have fallen to around 6,295 — down 28% since 2000 — and on the Church's own projection the number falls to 5,400 by 2033. Last year 379 clergy resigned. 278 retired.A report launched at the House of Lords this month by Save the Parish says the crisis isn't only numerical. It's theological. We have lost a confident account of what a priest is actually for.In this podcast, I go through the evidence — the Church's own Living Ministry wellbeing research, the 2014 growth study, the Commissioners' finances, and the decision on Kerrier Deanery in Cornwall that I covered back in the spring. Then I ask what Scripture actually says about a shortage of shepherds, and what faithfulness looks like for ordinary Anglicans in the pew.Substack: https://monoingles.substack.com/Website: www.btrministries.orgLinks: www.monoingles.comEmail: revdan@btrministries.orgESV Bible Study Bible - I have used this for years, it is excellent.UK - https://amzn.to/3Q7SqlyUS - https://amzn.to/3i5QeymSOURCESParish Ministry: Addressing the Crisis in Stipendiary Clergy Numbers (Save the Parish / St George's House, Windsor, March 2026)Lord for the Years: Clergy Wellbeing 2017–2025 (Living Ministry, Church House, December 2025)From Anecdote to Evidence (Church Growth Research Programme, 2014)Church Commissioners' hearing papers, Kerrier Deanery, MPCP(26)21Save the Parish General Synod Manifesto 2026


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The General Synod of the Church of England is about to debate a motion on same-sex relationships. But the most important thing about this debate isn’t the motion itself — it’s the papers behind it.
GS 2455A, written by Professor Helen King of Oxford, openly names the 1975 precedent it’s modelled on — the same motion that began the forty-year process leading to women deacons, priests and then bishops. And GS 2455B, the Secretary General’s official response, describes in plain English the only two ways this can end if the motion passes.
They didn’t hide it. They cited it. In this video I walk through both documents carefully, show you exactly what they say, and explain why a sentence that technically changes nothing could matter enormously.


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The internet exploded this week over a line in the Sovereign Grant Report claiming King Charles has redefined his role around a "multi-faith nation." Christians claimed the Coronation Oath had been broken. Almost none of it was true!


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Sunderland Minster in the Diocese of Durham has put a transgender flag on its women's toilet door and offered to chaperone any woman who feels uncomfortable using them. In this video I look at what actually happened, whether the law was broken, and what it reveals about the Church of England right now. I also give one piece of plain pastoral advice for any discouraged believer trying to find a faithful church.


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This July, the General Synod of the Church of England will debate a single sentence. Just one. And it could undo what the Church has taught about marriage and the body for two thousand years.It's a Private Member's Motion brought by Professor Helen King, affirming that same-sex relationships can be "entirely compatible with Christian discipleship." It doesn't change a single doctrine. It doesn't rewrite the marriage service. It asks something quieter than that — and that's exactly why it matters more than it looks. In this podcast, I want to give you three things: clarity on what's actually happening (and what isn't), the biblical ground to stand on while the Church debates, and a reason to be steady rather than shaken. Because this is the last Synod before the autumn elections — which means the vote in July is not the last word. The real question is whether the faithful will be as awake as everyone else.


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