Well, this is all part of the argument.
So at the moment, average Sunday attendance is sitting at about 35-40 people (nb. We are really not viable). We have two services, at 8am and 10am, which are substantially the same except 8am has no music.
It is my view, and the view of some others in the parish, that it would help us to grow if we had an evening service, perhaps in quite a different style, something which would draw people who don't find our current offering appealing.
But, it is also my view (less so that of others in the parish), that if we split our current attendance across three services, we might well end up with a situation where no service ever has more than a dozen or so people in attendance (at least, before we see any real growth). And that that is bad for the parish in all sorts of ways; you dilute the sense of community, lose a sense of critical mass, etc etc.
So what I would like to do is have one morning service - let's split the difference and say 9am, although I'm open to negotiation about the time - and one evening service at, let's say 7pm.
And this is why everyone is so angsty, because if we do anything that might change morning services, we might upset someone. What frustrates me about this is that if we do nothing to morning services we might be closing our doors inside ten years...
It's a bit of a no-win situation, I think, but that's being a vicar for you!