Losing Faith: The Anglican Churchs Struggle for Relevance, ENDEVR Documentary

God s Business: Anglicans Rebranded, Losing Faith: The Anglican Church s Struggle for Relevance in a Modern World, ENDEVR Documentary from 2007 The Anglican Church has become increasingly marginalised in British society; seen by many as an echo of the lost imperial order, from the days when Britain ruled the world and Anglicanism was the creed of the British Empire, the Church now suffers from everdeclining congregations and everincreasing bills. We examine the efforts of the Church to respond to a new world in which, in the words of the Bishop of London, the new God is the economy. The film explores the Alpha Project, which has spread from one London church to 160 countries and a membership of 8 million people, by exploiting the techniques of advertising, marketing and networking. Despite its troubles in the home country, the Anglican Church is becoming an increasingly international enterprise; it is growing rapidly in Africa and is second in size only to the Roman Ca