Clergy need to think about this!

This past week in "The Guardian" Newspaper here in the UK was an editorial printed where a recently survey was conducted; it was based upon faith, and for the first time ever, the vast majority of people in the UK regard themselves as "non-Religious"! The figure was 54%. I was actually suprised that it was not higher! The reason behind this not being higher is as a result of influx of East Europeans,who on the whole still practise their faith as Roman Catholics or Orthodox members. The number of Muslims are on the increase,so this has added to this, a good reason for concern by clergy,especially in cities such as London, where the non-white, non-British born are the majority!
If anyone ever visits a church in this country, regards of its Denomination, they will find it pretty empty.Some churches can accomplish 50+ worshippers, while others do not see this, other than at Christmas & Easter! One movement that has occured over the years, has got the different Denominations,mainly Anglican,Methodist & Baptist; of giving Priests & Ministers the responsibility of more than one church, some as many as eight!! This allows them to pay one salary, but obviously the congregations suffer, not have clergy always available.While we move into a time when money saving ideas have to be considered, the idea of using volunteers:Licensed Lay Readers,Permanent deacons, SSM,Volunteering Pastoral Assistants,etc... when the only cost is their training.In the non-conformist world, these are God-sent as there is no theological objections to them leading any kind of service, including the normal "cultural" ones! For Roman Catholics & Anglicans, they have caused a rod for their own back, where "clergy" are still in charge! But when a building sits in a community, where there is a service once a week or less & even then gets only a handful attending,no baptisms, a few weddings, and just the odd the funeral;how viable is this? You can argue that there is an ethical responibility to have the church available for the community, even if that community does not actually attend! While I recognise that here in the UK there is a Christian heritage that needs to exist, these historic churches are now costly to keep up when very few attend.If they were ruins, the church would not hesitate to hand them over "English Heritage" who have the resources,volunteers & connections to use them correctly.Time to do a practical survey of these buildings,but more importantly, you cannot blame society or lack of community for empty pews, but lay the blame at the clergy themselves,who for many take the attitude of doing little,which includes, no website, no Internet access,no upkeep of the building & grounds,pastoral visits being conducted by laity if at all & yet set up some moral standards when permitting weddings,getting most couples running to the nearest Registrar's office where they do not get robbed of £300!!
The time has come where clergy need to supply their own housing, car,etc... & if this does not help, increase the part-timers & reduce the fulltime unless they can support a congregation who financially support the church & the pastoral work is there! They all like to blames others, but it is their own fault!