Good Church Governance Training

Thank you for attending the Church Governance training. This page contains the schedule for the meeting today, as well as all the documents to which we will be referring during the training.

After the meeting, a recording will be made available here.

Schedule

10:00 Welcome and Introduction

10:10 What is ‘good governance’?

10:20 The role of a Parish Councillor

10:35 The role of a Treasurer

BREAK (10 minutes)

11:05 The role of a Churchwarden

BREAK (5 minutes)

11:35 The role of the Chair of Parish Council

Resources

The main Statute applicable to Parish officeholders is the Church Administration Statute 2020. Other Diocesan Statutes (Legislation) and Policies and Procedures (Regulations) are available through the menus up the top, or at:

https://www.anglicandnwa.org/legislation

https://www.anglicandnwa.org/regulations

Other documents referenced during the training are available below.

Parish Councillors

• Draft Governing Groups Charter

Churchwardens

• Property Inspection Checklist (Church & Hall)

• Property Condition Report (Houses, from DEMIRS)

• Faculty Application Form

• Bushfire Risk Management:

  • Guides

  • Fillable Risk Management Plan

  • At-Risk Parishes

• Flood Risk Management

  • Guide

  • Fillable Risk Management Plan

  • At-Risk Parishes