Publications

The following publications will be of interest to PCCs:

CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES 2020 
Published by Church House Publishing, price £9.99. ISBN 9780715111901. The Rules deal with church governance at parochial, deanery, diocesan and national level. Of particular interest to PCCs will be Part 1 – Church Electoral Roll, Part 2 – Parish Governance and Part 9, Parish Governance: Model Rules. Please note that these Rules contain a number of amendments to and replace the 2011 Rules.

PRACTICAL CHURCH MANAGEMENT (3rd Ed. 2014)
By James Behrens. Published by Gracewing, price £20.00 ISBN 9780852448120. A book we recommend to PCCs, churchwardens and clergy. A very practical guide to many day to day matters, including finance, repairs, security, insurance, church meetings, child protection, services, food hygiene, data protection, copyright, employment law, charity law, VAT, etc.

CHURCH DISPUTES MEDIATION
By James Behrens. Published by Gracewing, price £30.00 ISBN 0852445784.

MEDIATION IN FACULTY APPLICATIONS
An article written by Richard King for the Ecclesiastical Law Society Journal, and reproduced here by kind permission of the Ecclesiastical Law Society.

AN ABC FOR THE PCC (5th Ed.)
By John Pitchford. Published by Continuum ISBN 9781906286078. Practical advice and information about the legal and spiritual duties and responsibilities of PCCs.

CHARITIES ACT 2011 AND THE PCC (5th Ed.)
Published by Church House Publishing, price £11.99 ISBN 9780715111123. This book, produced by staff of the Archbishops’ Council, provides important guidance for all PCCs in the preparation and scrutiny of their annual accounts and report.

THE PCC MEMBER’S ESSENTIAL GUIDE
By Mark Tanner. Published by Church House Publishing, price £6.99 ISBN 978715110935. This book is a thoughtful and concise guide to the role and function of a PCC, how to structure meetings and how to transact PCC business properly.

See also the list of publications under Churchwardens.