How can the work of local churches be made more manageable? Myles Dunnett gives an update on the Church Life Review

How could a URC-wide shared services portal work? That was the question addressed by the latest event in the Church Life Review (CLR), the Shared Services Consultation in Milton Keynes in November.

General Assembly in 2023 agreed to the development of a portal offering support to local churches in areas such as finance, property, health and safety, HR and safeguarding. The November consultation worked through the practicalities of that proposal. The meeting included synod moderators, clerks, treasurers, trust company convenors, legal and trust officers, and representatives from Church House…

Myles Dunnett is Programme Manager of the Church Life Review. He was talking to Stephen Tomkins

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This is an extract from an article published in the Issue 1 – 2025 edition of Reform

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