Every church and church organisation is subject to a range of public law, and Anglican churches are also governed by canon law. The language in which laws are written are often intelligible to legal specialists only, and so this simple, jargon free guide to understanding key legal requirements will be widely welcomed. This useful reference volume covers a wide range of common situations including: child protection, health and safety, employing staff, working with volunteers, appointing church officers, data protection, marriage and the law, funerals and graveyards and much more. It outlines the basic and essential knowledge that is needed in each area and includes. It includes Frequently Asked Questions and real-life scenarios.
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DAVID PARROTT is educational adviser to the Ecclesiastical Law Society and Continuing Ministerial Education for the Barking Area in the Diocese of Chelmsford
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This should be required reading for all Anglican ordinands, clergy, churchwardens, PCC members and, indeed, anyone else with an interest in how the church functions.
David Parrott's easy, eminently-readable style belies the fact that this is a detailed and accurate guide through the quicksands of the law as it applies to churches. Want to know about how to appoint a vicar? It's all here. Need a Faculty? He tells you all about it in understandable terms. Worried whether you're complying with the law on protecting children, or health & safety, or the Charities Act or a host of other legislation? Worry no longer; this book has it all covered.
I shall be recommending this book to all my clergy and wardens. It could halve the number of phone calls I receive, and do the same to the levels of anxiety in those with responsibilities in our parishes.
David Parrott's easy, eminently-readable style belies the fact that this is a detailed and accurate guide through the quicksands of the law as it applies to churches. Want to know about how to appoint a vicar? It's all here. Need a Faculty? He tells you all about it in understandable terms. Worried whether you're complying with the law on protecting children, or health & safety, or the Charities Act or a host of other legislation? Worry no longer; this book has it all covered.
I shall be recommending this book to all my clergy and wardens. It could halve the number of phone calls I receive, and do the same to the levels of anxiety in those with responsibilities in our parishes.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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David Parrott's book is a must for any priest, church warden or member of PCC. As he entitles it, it is a simple guide, but not simplistic! He clearly takes a difficult and complex subject and makes it relevant and with the use of humour navigates the reader past the countless pitfalls in church law and brings them to a safe understanding.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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David Parrott has written an excellent practical guide to the subject of how the law - both ecclesiastical and civil - applies to the Church of England. It is thoroughly readable and well organised. Having already had several occasions to refer to it since I bought it, I can vouch for the ease of finding information, and the genuine usefulness of Mr. Parrott's answers. Often his answer is all that's needed, but he also provides thorough references to further sources of information should these be needed. This book will definitely be the first place I look in future on church law questions, and I recommend it highly for anyone connected with the functioning of the church.
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Your Church and the Law: A Simple Explanation and Guide
This is a really useful and practical book and I can recommend it to anyone who would like an introduction into the Church of England's system of Canon Law. Read more
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A must!
This is a must for any person with church responsibility. It is informative, easy to read - and funny!
Published on 9 Dec 2008 by Fiona Newton
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