Francis, Leslie J.. (2008) Rural is different: rural is special. Reader, Vol.105 (No.3). pp. 12-13. ISSN 0300-3469

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Abstract

Those of us who live, work, worship and minister in the countryside know all too well that rural is different, that rural is special. Yet for us country folk there remain so many frustrations that secular policies may be driven by an urban agenda and shaped by urban perceptions. Health care provisions, public transport, post offices, and retail distribution, to name but a few vital areas, so often seem to be planned with the urban economy in mind. It is tempting, too, to imagine that even the church may be driven by an urban agenda, say in terms of emphases in recruitment, selection and training for ministry, in terms of the design of liturgy, in terms of theories about lay leadership, and perhaps even in terms of reader ministry.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Rural churches -- Great Britain, Rural development -- Great Britain, Sociology, Rural, Rural-urban relations
Journal or Publication Title:	Reader
Publisher:	Church of England
ISSN:	0300-3469
Date:	July 2008
Volume:	Vol.105
Number:	No.3
Page Range:	pp. 12-13
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/2893

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