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Friends, Family Or Foe? Fostering Good Relationships Between Lay Leaders and the Newly Appointed Ordained Leaders of Anglican Congregations ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY FRIENDS, FAMILY OR FOE? FOSTERING GOOD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LAY LEADERS AND THE NEWLY APPOINTED ORDAINED LEADERS OF ANGLICAN CONGREGATIONS. ELIZABETH JORDAN A thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Anglia Ruskin University for the degree of Professional Doctorate. This research was carried out in collaboration with the Diocese of Chelmsford. Submitted: June 2015 Acknowledgements I would like to thank the following people: The lay and ordained leaders of the churches I visited, for their welcome, willing participation and stimulating conversation. My colleagues, both within the Diocese of Chelmsford and in wider professional and research networks, for critical and encouraging comments. My supervisors, Dr Zoe Bennett and Dr Helen Cameron, for their patience, wisdom and guidance. My family, who have demonstrated, in word and deed, the meaning of love and support. ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY ABSTRACT FACULTY OF ARTS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE Friends, Family or Foe? Fostering good relationships between lay leaders and the newly appointed ordained leaders of Anglican congregations. ELIZABETH JORDAN JUNE 2015 Traditional patterns of leadership in the Church of England are changing. The demands of mission in post-Christendom, and renewed attention to the theology of social trinitarianism have focussed attention on the health of the local congregation as the place where the future of the church will be determined. Aware of the damage that disharmony can cause, the Diocese of Chelmsford has supported this research which examines how good relationships between lay and ordained leaders may be fostered, as a contribution to the equipping of congregations for mission. A process of facilitated conversations was held with lay and ordained leaders at the end of a ministerial vacancy, after an appointment had been made. These were analysed in the light of both theological and sociological perspectives on the nature of priesthood and of the local church, and of my own experience as a parish priest and training officer in the church. The process of facilitated conversations enabled differences of attitude and understanding to be articulated. Of particular note was a strong preference for, or reaction against, the use of familial language to describe the local congregation. These differences could be categorised as a contrast between the views held by those who had received no academic training in theology and those who had. A revised pattern of meetings is proposed in the light of these results and the feedback received. The conclusion is that relationships between the lay leaders and the newly appointed priest will benefit from facilitated conversations at the outset of this new period of ministry about the nature of the priestly role and the local church. A good relationship, marked by improved mutual understanding and respect between leaders, will better enable the parishes of the Diocese of Chelmsford to re-envision the missionary task. Key words: congregation, lay-clergy relationships, family, social Trinity, ecclesiology, ordinary theology. ii Table of Contents Chapter One Structure and Context ...................................................................... 1 The Structure of the Research ......................................................................2 The following table demonstrates how I arrived at the conclusions and recommendations that I make in the final chapter. ......................................2 Setting the scene - The national and diocesan context. .................................6 My personal context ....................................................................................... 8 Clergy and laity - a confusion of role. .......................................................... 10 The theoretical background: literature on ecclesiology, priesthood and congregations ............................................................................................ 12 The literature relating to clergy-lay relationships ........................................ 16 A Gap in Knowledge: Improving clergy-lay relationships. ............................ 18 This research as practical theology ............................................................. 20 Summary ................................................................................................... 22 Chapter Two The Theoretical Framework ............................................................ 23 Introduction .............................................................................................. 23 The Purpose and Nature of the Theoretical Framework .............................. 23 The Local Congregation ................................................................................. 24 The Partners in the Research ........................................................................ 26 Conversations between Partners .................................................................. 33 Summary: .................................................................................................. 43 Chapter 3 Research Strategy and Methods ......................................................... 44 iii Introduction .............................................................................................. 44 The research process: contact with people, arrangements for meeting. ...... 44 Theoretical basis for methodology ............................................................. 47 The Pilot Church St Peter .................................................................. 50 Context .......................................................................................................... 50 Narrative of research .................................................................................... 51 Lessons learned ............................................................................................. 51 The Methods of Analysis ............................................................................ 52 Analysis of Narrative ..................................................................................... 56 Analysis of Conversation ............................................................................... 57 Analysis of Practice. ...................................................................................... 60 The reflective process. .................................................................................. 61 Theological Conversations. ........................................................................... 64 Verification .................................................................................................... 65 Summary ................................................................................................... 65 Chapter Four The meetings with lay and ordained leaders. ................................. 67 Introduction: ............................................................................................. 67 Context of Fieldwork: ................................................................................. 67 Table of Churches .......................................................................................... 69 List of Participants in Research ..................................................................... 70 A The United Benefice of St Agnes and St Anna ......................................... 71 iv Context .......................................................................................................... 71 Narrative of research .................................................................................... 71 PROCESS: What have these meetings permitted the participants to say to each other? ................................................................................................... 72 CONTENT: What have these meetings revealed about clergy-lay relationships at the time of transition at the end of a ministerial vacancy? 74 Personal reflections: ..................................................................................... 78 B. The Churches of St Brigid and St Benedict ............................................... 79 Context: ......................................................................................................... 79 Narrative of Research: .................................................................................. 79 PROCESS: What have these meetings permitted the participants to say to each other? ................................................................................................... 80 CONTENT: What have these meetings revealed about clergy-lay relationships at the time of transition at the end of a ministerial vacancy? 83 Personal Reflections: ..................................................................................... 86 C The Church of St Chad ............................................................................. 87 Context .......................................................................................................... 87 Narrative of Research ................................................................................... 87 PROCESSS: What has this process enabled the participants to say to each other? ............................................................................................................ 87 CONTENT: What have these meetings revealed about clergy-lay relationships during the time of transition at the end of a ministerial vacancy? .......................................................................................................
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