Hants Rural - the on-line presence of the Hampshire Rural Group

Town and Country: Is rural ministry really different? Psychological Perspectives

Our next meeting is on Friday 26th February 2010, 11.30am to 3.00pm at All Saints, Braishfield new Church Room, SO51 0QH.

with the Revd Canon Professor Leslie J Francis, distinguished and prolific researcher on the rural church, things rural and personality type (among many other things), President of the Rural Theology Association, senior editor of Rural Theology, Professor of Religions and Education, University of Warwick.

Choral Evensong & George Herbert

Details of a Service of Choral Evensong with Canon David Scott preaching on George Herbert: Rural Parson & Poet at Froxfield on Sunday 14th February are here.

Keep up with Hampshire Rural Group

On-line Papers
Creation Worship	Open link page to samples of special Creation Services provided by members.
Mega-Parish Ministry Consultation	Open paper on Ministry in Mega-Parish (6+) Benefices.
Sustaining the Rural Spirit	Discussion papers on George Herbert, Gilbert White and the Book of Common Prayer.
Multi-parish Benefices	How two 9-11 parish benefices in Hampshire are organised.
Non-Stipendiary Ministers	Does the Church really value its ordained voluntary ministers?
The Parish System	Do parishes have a future in the 21st century?
Pastoral Reorganisation	What is the theology of reorganisation?
Rural Churchyard	The Rural Churchyard as a Parable of Planning

On-line Papers

Creation Worship

Open link page to samples of special Creation Services provided by members.

Mega-Parish Ministry Consultation

Open paper on Ministry in Mega-Parish (6+) Benefices.

Sustaining the Rural Spirit

Discussion papers on George Herbert, Gilbert White and the Book of Common Prayer.

Multi-parish Benefices

How two 9-11 parish benefices in Hampshire are organised.

Non-Stipendiary Ministers

Does the Church really value its ordained voluntary ministers?

The Parish System

Do parishes have a future in the 21st century?

Pastoral Reorganisation

What is the theology of reorganisation?

Rural Churchyard

The Rural Churchyard as a Parable of Planning

The complete on-line resource

to promote discussion and good practice in rural ministry of the churches of Hampshire.

Group meetings enable members to discuss rural issues and their experience as clergy or lay members of churches in rural areas of the county.

More details about the Hampshire Rural Group are found on these pages.

The Group is affiliated to the Rural Theology Association, and shares the same aims:-

To study the Gospel and develop theology in a rural setting

Raise awareness of the nature of rural ministry, worship and mission in the world at large.

Discover ways of living in the countryside which embody a Christian response to the world.

Join the discussion ...

Hampshire Rural Group runs an online blog (an open web discussion: to read an article on how to blog click here).

It is very easy to add comments - just use the 'comment' link on each blog posting. This offers an opportunity for interesting discussions and comments short and long.

Contribute a paper ...

If you would like to offer a paper on any rural issue for publication on this site, or make a more substantial reply to one already on-line, please email it to the convenor.

Hampshire Rural Group