If any CNC members are reading this, could you hurry up a bit please.

I see the government have achieved their stated ambition - “one out”. Can we move on from this now?

Are we treating the data behind the “quiet revival” claims the same way we would treat negative data about church attendance? I don’t think so.

🚨New on The Church Mouse Blog | The Quiet Revival under the microscope. 🚨 Mouse takes a closer look at the data behind the claims. www.churchmousepublishing.co.uk/2025/08/the-...

Apologies for the delay - finally got round to my second blog post on the data behind the Quiet Revival research and why I don't trust it. Will be up on Monday.

Hard to think of a worse model for peace than to try to imitate the situation in the West Bank.

Bishop of Fulham interrupts concert in his dressing gown. news.sky.com/story/this-i...

Thank you @CommonsCMS, for recognising in your letter to @DCMS the importance of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, need for a clear future beyond 2026, and the role played by churches as hubs in their community. #Church @thechurchmouse.bsky.social @churchofengland.org @synodnews.bsky.social

The World Population divided in two equal parts

Trying to keep calm. Only another 1,305 days.

It is laughable and utterly nonsensical.

It seems Anglican Ink has copied and pasted an entire blog post of mine and labeled it an Op Ed without asking me. They do link and attribute but still…

Makes sense to me

I often think of Alexander the metalworker from 2 Timothy 4.

Really interesting writeup in Tim Wyatt’s newsletter about the Quiet Revival figures (using @thechurchmouse.bsky.social’s work) along the lines of the scrutiny I’ve already seen from @selvaratnam.bsky.social. The sums don’t add up, but there’s a bigger question worth asking. Well worth a read

Brexit Britain

Well this is all ABSOLUTELY FINE isn't it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fej... @samcoatessky.bsky.social

Not the most remarkable prediction but I was spot on …

Lovely story of a baptism in a pub. www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2521437... @thechurchmouse.bsky.social @revmichaelcoren.bsky.social

No thanks. I’ll read the document.

The Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) for the Archbishop of Canterbury held its first meeting in London this week. Read more at cofe.io/CNCFirstMeeting.

Listen up guys - be kind, talk and laugh. It’s sexy!

My take on claims of significant church growth in recent years >>

Huge congratulations @leahvs.bsky.social. Sending you a big pile of good wishes and praying for your new ministry. Such good news! www.archbishopofyork.org/news/latest-...

Great work here.

This is excellent. My feeling - celebrate the anecdotal stuff, the individual encounters with faith. If you're a natural cynic like me, they're a much needed antidote. But Christians too easily turn our brains off because we only want to hear the stats which support the narrative we like. Let's not.

This is well worth some attention simply for the close data analysis. My anecdotal experience is having seen a number of ‘new’ people coming to church over the past year outside of advent/holy week, only a handful of those have return. We have new members but mostly joining from other churches.

God bless a bit of proper data analysis. (From my perspective on a couple of parishes on the outskirts of York, we have seem some new faces in church over the past 2 years, from a mix of ages. But not enough to counter the drop pre-pandemic and general decline due to ill health.)

🚨Confessions of a ‘Quiet Revival’ Sceptic. Why the numbers don’t add up. | New on The Church Mouse Blog 🚨 www.churchmousepublishing.co.uk/2025/05/conf...

Mouse is a sceptic that a 'quiet revival' is underway in the Church in Britain. Blog post up soon to explain why.

It has been a little while since Mouse’s last blog post, but I’ve got one coming out tomorrow. Confessions of a Quiet Revival Sceptic.

As a non-expert it feels like a long-shot, doesn’t it.

Anyone know where I can find the Catholic Church in England and Wales official data on mass attendance?

Shout out to the i newspaper for this last minute front page change on the Vatican story. Probably for the best.

A prayer following the death of Pope Francis. 🙏

A very consequential papacy and a charismatic Pope. May he rest in peace.

@tswyatt.bsky.social hey Tim. Been reading your Critical Friend piece on the “quiet revival” which is excellent. Have you seen the actual YouGov data? The report has highlights and I feel the need to check the actual tables.

Bishop Pierce, 84, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday, after admitting five counts of indecent assault on a male child under the age of 16

Temptation on a @thameslink.bsky.social train during #Lent and #Ramadan, with reference to Elizabeth Gilbert (and Julia Roberts). @thechurchmouse.bsky.social

This has been my experience too

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You’ve likely heard the Serenity Prayer − but not its backstory theconversation.com/youve-likely... #religion #religionnewsblog

Does anyone have access to the data behind this story? @kayaburgess.bsky.social

An hour and a half debating bishops, in the House of Lords tonight. People who are against bishops still are, those who aren't, still aren't. More news as we have it.

Blown away that some people organise their books alphabetically

I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that Trump is using the presidency to tout for business, but this really is an appalling abuse of power.

Like any blagger, Trump has no plan whatsoever for peace in Ukraine. He said he knew exactly what to do and would bring peace in 24 hours, but reality seems to be hitting a bit harder now.