Information for Churchwardens on Clergy Wellbeing
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The Parish Support Team
The Parish Support Team at Derby Church House support parishes with practical advice, guidance and resources across a range of parish matters, including Safeguarding, DAC and Buildings, Finance, Property, Mission, Evangelism and Parish Revitalisation, Growing Younger, Ordained and Lay Ministries, Communications.
Please click on the link below to contact the relevant team:
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Good sources of a wide variety of information
Practical Church Management by James Behrens (Gracewing, 2014) - a very good guide to all aspects of church management.
The PCC Member’s Essential Guide by Mark Tanner (2015) – an informative guide about the role of the PCC (What is a PCC? What jobs does it do? How does it fit into the bigger picture?) also offers prayerful reflections.
Rules, Rotas & Rectors - How to Thrive Being a Churchwarden by Matthew Clements (2018) - written by an experienced churchwarden to give practical information for those new to the role or considering it.
Parish Resources - parishresources.org.uk - extensive links and resources on church administration, church governance, data protection, parish finance, employing and managing staff and volunteers, looking after church buildings.
Ecclesiastical Insurance - ecclesiastical.com - information on looking after churches and churchyards, making changes, insurance, health & safety, risk assessments and much more.
John Truscott - john-truscott.co.uk - organisation, leadership, management, administration, communication for churches and Christian organisations - very helpful information on a wide variety of topics.
Governance:
Derby Diocesan Registry website has a large amount of useful information. Churchwardens – Derby Diocesan Registry
The duties and responsibilities of Churchwardens are set out in Canon E1 of the Canons of the Church of England.
Section 49 of the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 2018 also sets out the duties of Churchwardens as to the recording of information about churches and Section 50 sets out the duties of Churchwardens as to the church fabric and articles belonging to the church.
Church Representation Rules Church Representation Rules | The Church of England
Online version of the rules governing churches.
Parochial Church (Powers) Measure - legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/Eliz2/4-5/3/contents - information on the law governing PCCs.
Copyright: CCLI - uk.ccli.com - information about copyright law and church licenses.
Diocesan provided training and courses - derby.anglican.org/lif - Bitesize modules for churchwardens.
Vocations
Diocesan website - derby.anglican.org/vocations - information on discernment, connecting with a vocations adviser.
Church of England website - churchofengland.org/life-events/vocations - discernment, exploring calling, roles in the church and whole life discipleship.
