The Vestry Handbook was first published in 1988 and a revised edition was published in 2000.
Other minor spot revisions and updates throughout the book.. 8.
Technology The current edition is markedly out of date, with no references to websites, cell phones, Facebook, Twitter, etc., and their use in parish communications. 7.
Dealing with conflict The material provided is in terms of local issues but new material needs to be provided on the current tensions in the Anglican Communion: how to handle tensions in the congregation and how to be sure property decisions are properly made in terms of national canons. 6.
Continuing Education The new canons and diocesan emphasis on this subject are a development since the current edition.
Safe Church Training There is only a brief discussion of "sexual misconduct" and no direct reference to "safe church training." 5. 4. given are in relevant amounts for 2000 and need to be updated.
Update financial information The illustrations for salaries etc.
Update the resource list 3. 2.
Canons are often referred to in the text and these need to be checked against the latest edition of the Canons. 101-102, have been revised and renumbered.
Update the Canons Many of the Canons summarized in Appendix I, pp.
Following is a partial list indicating the kind of revisions needed: 1.
The author is consulting diocesan administrators, other clergy, the Church Deployment Office, and the Church Pension Fund concerning changes that need to be made.
The Canons of the church change and new issues confront Vestries.
Inevitably, such a working guidebook becomes out of date if not revised at regular intervals.
Over that span of time it has sold nearly 90, 000 copies and continues to sell well.
The Vestry Handbook was first published in 1988 and a revised edition was published in 2000
