I've just been doing my sums!
I never thought statistics could be exciting, but here are some good news numbers.
According to the latest C of E statistics (2006), women now make up 25% of the total number of clergy in Church of England. What is perhaps more surprising is that they now make up 22% of stipendiary clergy.
How does that compare to numbers of clergy leading the 540 churches where CPAS is involved in the appointment?
Four years ago, only 38 of those 540 clergy were women. The number now is up to 54 - that's 10%. What is even more encouraging is that in 74 appointments over the last 2 years where CPAS has been involved, 19 of the appointments have been women - that's 25%, which is slightly higher than the percentage of stipendiary women clergy!
So yes, there may be a long way to go - but women are being appointed to evangelical churches.
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