The book that everyone's been talking about ...

• A manual of accessible, specific, practical, realistic guidelines
• For the purpose of reducing clergy stress, sickness and ill health retirements
• Keeping the focus on practical solutions rather than problem analysis
• Providing a benchmark to spread good practice
• Addressing issues relating to the person (including family), the roles and tasks of clergy, and the system as a whole (church as organisation)
  
  This is a serious attempt not just to re-iterate the problem, but to develop solutions which really work. Not just sticking plaster for the wounds, but helping to make the church a safer place to work. We don't believe it to be the last word on the subject, but we hope it sets out a genuinely useful agenda for discussion and action.
  
  To see the contents pages (3 pages of section headings) click here
  To see a handful of sample pages from the published manual, click here

People who formed the "Consultation Group" to assist the Sheldon Community in the production of Affirmation and Accounability.

Group Chairman:
Major General Sir Christopher Airy

Group leaders:
Carl Lee, Warden of the Society of Mary and Martha
Dr Sarah Horsman, MBChB, Administrator of the Society of Mary and Martha

Group Members:
Rev Lynda Barley. Head of Research and Statistics for the Archbishops' Council
Rev Canon Robin Brown. Training Incumbent, Rural Dean, Marriage Counsellor, Diocese of St Alban's Local Ministry Officer.
Rev Professor Leslie Francis. Professor of Pastoral Theology at University of Wales, Bangor.
Mrs Marian Gilpin. Bishop's Visitor in Exeter Diocese.
Mrs Margaret Jeffery. Secretary to the Deployment, Remuneration and Conditions of Service Committee for the Ministry Division of the Archbishops' Council.
Mr David Kemp. Canterbury Diocesan Secretary.
Rev John Lee. Archbishops' Clergy Appointments Adviser
Rev John Ruffle. Adviser in Pastoral Care and Counselling for the Diocese of Bath & Wells.
Ven Ian Russell. ABM Bishop's Selector. Vice-Chairman Pensions Board. Former Archdeacon of Coventry.
Rev Colin Travers. Chelmsford Diocesan Ministry Consultancy Scheme, and former tutor on North Thames Ministry Training Scheme.
Rev Jonathan Williams. Team Rector and Rural Dean.
Mrs Mary Wilson. Psychotherapist. Lichfield Diocese experience: Chair of Diocesan Board of Ministry, training of training incumbents, work consultant, initiator and co-ordinator of diocesan counselling network.
Rev Canon Tim Yates. Experience: Derby Director of Ordinands, diocesan and national ABM selector, General Synod, residential clergy training.